Home Office Good Practice Seminars
Robbery and Street Crime Seminar
16 October 2003
Holiday Inn, Bristol
Aims
To provide good practice information on:
(i) a range of initiatives which will be effective in Robbery Reduction
(ii) how to draw up an effective action plan
To provide a forum for practitioners from around the country to share successful ideas, explore problems and barriers to success, and learn from each other's experiences.
Summary
Paul Rowlandson, Home Office Regional Director, Government Office South West introduced the day and three guest speakers.
Robbery: lessons learned from the Street Crime Initiative
Stephen Finer, Street Crime Action Team, Jonathan Smith, Research Development and Statistics, Home Office
Offender profiling & targeting
Tony Holt & Jon Spencer, Manchester University
Partnership: the Avon and Somerset experience
Ian Crawley, Director of Neighbourhood and Housing Services, Bristol City Council
Mike Roe, Divisional Commander, Bristol Central District, Avon & Somerset Police
Delegates then selected 2 out of the following 4 short workshops to attend:
Workshop 1
Partnership planning and contribution to reducing street robbery
Workshop 2
Resettlement and rehabilitation of offenders
Workshop 3
Young people and street crime
Workshop 4
Use of analysis, data and its exchange
Last update: Wednesday, November 01, 2006