Crime Reduction - Helping to Reduce Crime in Your Area

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VAWI

Violence Against Women Initiative

Part of the CRP to identify the most effective and cost effective approaches to reducing domestic violence, rape and sexual assault by known perpetrators, and to disseminate good practice. 58 projects were funded over two rounds and independent evaluations commissioned to measure impact and effectiveness. www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime/domesticviolence/

VCRAT

Vehicle Crime Reduction Action Team

Established in 1998 to develop and implement a strategy to meet the Government's target of 30% vehicle crime reduction from 1999 to 2004. >> more detail

VIPER

Video Identification Parade Electronic Recording

VIPER is a centralised system for preparing video ID parades and supplying them 'down the wire' to remote sites across the country. A central bureau maintains a database of lookalikes of all ages, sex and ethnic backgrounds.
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VIVA

Value, Inertia, Visibility, Access

Acronym giving the four main elements that influence a target's risk of criminal attack.
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VYCRU

Violent and Youth Crime Reduction Unit

See POCIU - for violent crime see CRDT

VYP

Vulnerable Young People

WA

Welsh Assembly / National Assembly for Wales

http://www.wales.gov.uk

YIP

Youth Inclusion Programme / Project

YIP seeks to reduce offending, truancy and exclusion on disadvantaged neighbourhoods. The projects do this by providing targeted assistance and support to the13-16 year olds at most risk of offending, truancy or exclusion. Funding is provided by the YJB with matched funding from the project area. http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/youth15.htm

YJB

Youth Justice Board

YJB is a non-departmental public body established under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. It aims to prevent offending by children and young people. http://www.youth-justice-board.gov.uk

YOP

Youth Offender Panels

Established by Youth Offending Teams (YOT's) in England and Wales following the introduction of Referral Orders (Legislation: The Youth Justice & Criminal Evidence Act 1999 / Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000). Youth Offender Panels became live on 1st April 2002 last year. >> more detail

YOT

Youth Offending Team

YOTs were established under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to co-ordinate the provision of youth justice services locally and to carry out the functions assigned to them in the youth justice plan.
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YPADG

Young People's Aim Delivery Group