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Crime Reduction Through Technology: Two Years On.
Home Office Police Scientific Development Branch (PSDB)
This report has been written as an update of the “Crime Reduction Through Technology” report issued by PSDB in 1999.
It reports on the progress made over the last two years by PSBD and its partners to harness technology more effectively in the fight against volume crime, and the fear of crime. This progress relates not just to novel technologies but also to making better use of existing technology through training and spreading best practice.
The report also seeks to identify future, near market, developments which are likely to improve the capability to reduce crime.
Chapters in the report include:
Progress on:
The Home Office Chipping of Goods Initiative;
The Crime Reduction Website;
Setting standards for standalone alarm technology for the police service
Developing strategies for the use of digital imaging technology
Foresight Crime Reduction document “Turning the Corner”
Looking ahead at:
Rural Crime
Safer Schools
Safer Hospitals
False Alarm Study
Technologies for Improving Home Security
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for Alarms
Alternative Transmission Systems
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL)
Mobile Packet Radio
Hard copies of the report are from:
PSDB, Sandbridge
St Albans
Herfordshire
AL4 9HQ
Fax 01727 816397.
Please state publication required and full postal details.
Download the report Crime Reduction Through technology: Two Years On
Last update: Tuesday, September 09, 2008