The Future of Policing: Speech by Jacqui Smith / Home Office, 7 November 2008
http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/Speeches/home-sec-speech-police-future
"This is a transcript of the speech by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to the Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Group on 5 November 2008. She talks about the challenges facing policing.

Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Areas / Home Office, 5 November 2008
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/police-reform/neighbourhood-crime-justice-area?view=Standard&pubID=592256
"This document lists the 60 areas across the country that have signed up to become new neighbourhood crime and justice pioneer areas."

Community support officers to be given the power to detain / The Independent, 17 October 2008
http://digbig.com/4xryb
"But under proposals outlined by [Jacqui] Smith, PSCOs would, in future, be able to detain suspects until a police constable arrives, impose a fine for those caught writing graffiti and allow them to disperse troublemakers."

Not in My Neighbourhood Week: Handbook for local agencies and police forces / Home Office, 13 October 2008
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/regions/regions017handbook.pdf
"This handbook is designed to support local areas that are taking part in this week of action. Its audience will include community safety teams, neighbourhood watch schemes, youth offending teams and the police."

Neighbourhood policing teams working with students to cut campus crime / 24dash.com, 1 October 2008
http://digbig.com/4xqmm
"For the first time, all students arriving to begin their university lives will have access to a local neighbourhood policing team that covers their campus and halls of residences from day one. "

Policing Green Paper / Home Office, 17 September 2008
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/police-reform/policegp/
"This page gives information on the policing green paper, which sets out the Government's vision for the future of policing and includes radical new plans to cut red tape and give the police more freedom to get on with the job of reducing crime. The paper also includes new measures to increase public confidence in the police and give the public a greater say about how their communities are policed."

Link to feedback form
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/police/green-paper-feedback/

Phase 2 inspections of Neighbourhood Policing and Developing Citizen Focus Policing / HMIC, 16 September 2008
http://inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmic/Inspections/neighbourhood-citizen-policing/
HMIC has inspected every force in England and Wales to assess their capabilities in delivering the Neighbourhood Policing and Developing Citizen Focus agenda’s. Reports for each of the 43 police forces in England and Wales are on this website.

Police to be drafted into schools to cut violence, minister says /The Guardian, July 30 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/jul/30/pupilbehaviour.schools?gusrc=rss&feed=society
"The schools minister, Andrew Adonis, called on police forces yesterday to permanently draft officers into schools to cut violent crime. He said constables could frisk pupils for weapons, drink and drugs and generally keep children safe.At least 450 secondary and primary schools in England already have a police officer permanently on site."

Neighbourhood policing programme: NPIA PCSO Review / NPIA, July 2008
PDF - http://www.npia.police.uk/en/docs/PCSO_Review_Final_Report.pdf

From the neighbourhood to the national: policing our communities together / Home Office, 17 July 2008
http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm74/7448/7448.pdf
Cm 7448

Home Office Research Report Nine: Analysis of police community support officer activity-based costing data - Results from an initial review /Home Office,17 July 2008
http://uk.sitestat.com/homeoffice/rds/s?rds.horr08pdf&ns_type=pdf&ns_url=[http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/horr08.pdf]

"This report summarises research on activities undertaken by police community support officers while on active duty and explores whether these activities match the Home Office guidance on the role of these officers."

A Policing Pledge /Home Office, 17 July 2008
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/police-reform/Policing_Pledge.pdf?view=Standard&pubID=568225

"This is an example of what a policing pledge might look like. It is a set of nationally agreed rights that will clarify what everyone can expect from the police. It will also ensure that the public’s voice will be heard by local forces."

[USA] Policing in Arab-American Communities After September 11 / Docuticker, 16 July 2008
http://www.docuticker.com/?p=21661
"Policing in Arab-American Communities After September 11 reports on a study examining how the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, affected relationships between law enforcement officers and residents in Arab-American neighborhoods. Four significant obstacles to improved relations between police and Arab-American communities were observed: mutual distrust between Arab-American communities and law enforcement, lack of cultural awareness among law enforcement officers, language barriers, and residents’ concerns about immigration status. The study reveals some promising practices for addressing these obstacles."
Report: PDF - http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/221706.pdf

Exploring the limits of collaboration in community policing: A direct comparison of police and citizen views / Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2008
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do;jsessionid=B800F31EE44439294AC6E706C0597D8B?contentType=Article&hdAction=lnkpdf&contentId=1728628&dType=SUB&history=false
John Liederbach, Eric J. Fritsch, David L. Carter, Andra Bannister
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management,Vol:31, Issue:2
p:271 - 291
"The purpose of this paper is to provide direct comparisons between the views of citizens and officers within a jurisdiction that has been largely influenced by the community-oriented policing movement. Comparisons between police and citizen views are specifically made in terms of: the relative importance of crime problems in the jurisdiction; the value of community policing programs; overall satisfaction with the performance of the department; and strategies designed to improve the performance of the department."

Best Practices To Address Community Gang Problems: OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model / NCJRS, June 2008
PDF - http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/222799.pdf
"The report provides communities responding to a present or potential youth gang problem with guidance in implementing OJJDP's Comprehensive Gang Model. It describes the research informing the model, notes findings from evaluations of several programs demonstrating the model, and outlines best practices derived from practitioners with experience in planning and implementing the model in their communities."

Successful Brixton dispersal zone expands to tackle drug crime / 24dash.com, 18 June 2008
http://www.24dash.com/news/Communities/2008-06-18-Successful-Brixton-dispersal-zone-expands-to-tackle-drug-crime
Jon Land
"Brixton’s last dispersal zone, which ran from November until May, led to positive reports from local residents and businesses who welcomed a reduction in crime and anti-social behaviour. Records show 254 cases of people being moved on while the zone was in place."

Crime Tops Neighbourhood Concerns in National Poll / 24dash.com, 23 June 2008
http://www.24dash.com/news/Communities/2008-06-23-Crime-Tops-Neighbourhood-Concerns-in-National-Poll
"Over a quarter of the public especially younger people think that the number one priority for councils should be helping to combat neighbourhood crime, which comes top in a list of neighbourhood concerns. Nearly three quarters (73%) would like to use council websites to post their own videos or photos of graffiti and other anti-social behaviour to enable councils to identifyproblem areas."

Responsibilities of CSOs set for change
Jane's Police Review, 23 May 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"Major changes are in the pipeline for community support officers after one force started using them to answer emergency calls and another said it would consider introducing voluntary CSOs. Thames Valley Police CSOs, who used to patrol and attend incidents only 'by arrangement', are now being sent to attend to 999 calls."
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Kensington and Chelsea council employee becomes special constable under new scheme / 24dash.com, 10 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wyxc
"Special constable John O’Sullivan has carried out his first patrol after becoming the first council employee to be recruited under the BoroughBeat scheme.John, 34, who works in Kensington and Chelsea Council’s finance department, spent his first night out in uniform as part of a disorder patrol."

Berecroft boys go fishing / 24dash.com, 9 April 2008
http://www.24dash.com/news/Housing/2008-04-09-Berecroft-boys-go-fishing
"The day trip was all part of an ongoing project to help create and build positive relationships between young people, housing association staff and the local police. Four police community support officers joined the young fishermen for the day, along with Rob Barrett, community development manager for South Anglia Housing and Alan Webb, part of the Respect team at East Herts Council. "