21 May 2008

COMMUNITY SAFETY

Make Me a Criminal: Preventing youth crime (15th May 2008)
This is an updated version of the report that was published in February 2008. This report makes the case for a more therapeutic and family-based approach to youth offending, as opposed to the present, more punitive, system. The arguments for the proposed approach appear persuasive – not only on humanitarian grounds, but also in terms of economics and efficacy.
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Community leadership approaches to tackling street crime (15th May 2008)
A review of whether the approaches taken to tackling street crime by a social enterprise in Manchester might be relevant to similar neighbourhoods in other areas. The United Estates of Wythenshawe (UEW) group in south Manchester is tackling street crime through its work with young people in Benchill, one of the UK’s most deprived wards. By converting a disused church into a community centre with a gym and many other activities, the group now has a base from which to work with young people. This study reviews their work in sharing their approaches with similar neighbourhoods in the Midlands and the North of England.
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