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- Human Trafficking Action Plan
The Home Office and the Scottish Government have jointly published an update to the Human Trafficking Action Plan. Human trafficking is a serious and often highly organized crime in which people, including children, are traded as commodities, for sexual exploitation, forced labour or other forms of exploitation. The Action Plan set out the Government strategy to tackle this abhorrent practice.
In Publications > Other publications
- Crime and Communities Review - Engaging communities in fighting crime
A major review examining how to better engage communities in the fight against crime and raise public confidence in the Criminal Justice System was published today. 'Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime' is the result of an in-depth, eight-month study headed by Louise Casey, former head of the Government's Respect Task Force
In Publications > Publicity - The Tilley Awards
The sift results for the Tilley Awards has been announced. You can view a summary of the projects shortlisted here.
In Initiatives > Awards
- Tackling Gangs Action Programme (TGAP)
The Home Office has published two papers relating to the Tackling Gangs Action Programme (TGAP) programme. The first, Monitoring data from the Tackling Gangs Action Programme looks at the methodology and results from the programme while the second, A practical guide to tackling gangs, sets out some of the key approaches used.
In Research > Crime and communities - Fear of crime
A new study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council looks at whether fear of crime has been misrepresented and if it not so widespread as generally thought.
In Research > Crime and communities - Displacement of crime
A study of the New Deal for Communities looks at whether one effect of the scheme has been the displacement of crime, or if a diffusion of benefits has been seen.
In Research > Crime and communities - Crime statistics
The Home Office is considering options for extending the British Crime Survey to include children (under 16s) and people living in communal establishments.
In Research > Other publications - Effective Practice in the Night-time Economy
A new DVD from the Home Office presents 14 case studies on tackling NTE issues. You can view the cases studies on our new Night-time economy page.
In Publications > Crime and communities
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