Links to other sites
Crime Reduction
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/crime-strategy-07/crime-stratgy-07?view=Binary
The Home Office's new crime strategy refers to Secured by Design (page 35) as promoting good practice in using the planning system to ensure that designers and builders consider crime prevention measures during the design stage of their proposals.
www.crimereduction.gov.uk
This major reference source is maintained by the Home Office Crime Reduction Centre and developed in partnership with the Home Office, ACPO, LGA (Local Government Association), NACRO, Crime Concern and other crime prevention organisations. Subjects include guidance, protocols, good practice, statistics, research references news and events.
www.scottish.police.uk
Provides information about the Association of Chief Police Officers for Scotland (ACPOS).
www.sbcc.org.uk
The Scottish Business Crime Centre is an official partnership between the business sector, police and government to reduce business crime in Scotland.
www.doca.org.uk
An open forum to promote safer communities and reduce anti-social behaviour by improving the quality of life through the concept, application, and practice of designing out crime.
www.crimereduction.gov.uk/securedesign12.htm
Research by Rachel Armitage, Huddersfield University showed significant reductions in crime on SBD estates compared with non-SBD estate in the West Yorkshire area. This link gives a summary and the Home Office assessment.
Contact mail@rachelarmitage.co.uk or telephone 01484 682799 for further information
www.suzylamplugh.org
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust promotes personal safety through research, education and training. It works with official bodies and agencies to provide practical solutions to aggression and violence in society. The Trust endorses Secured by Design.
Park Mark Safer Parking is a related initiative for the security of car parks. It is administrated by The British Parking Association (BPA). For further information contact the BPA, Stuart House,41-43 Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3BN. Tel: 01444 447300, Fax: 01444 454105, Email: info@britishparking.co.uk www.britishparking.co.uk
www.bristolregeneration.org.uk
The Bristol Objective 2 Neighbourhood Action Plan has been developed in order to effectively deliver part of the South West Objective 2 Programme, at a local level. The Bristol Neighbourhood Action Plan provides financial assistance to projects that aim to promote social and economic inclusion. In order to design out crime it is now mandatory for any new building/building refurbishment project which has obtained funding through the Bristol Neighbourhood Action Plan, to apply for a Secured by Design Award. In order to apply for funding under the Bristol Neighbourhood Action Plan organisations must first complete an Outline Application Form. For further detail, please visit www.bristolregeneration.org.uk.
www.hetccv.nl
New Dutch Centre for Crime Prevention and Safety, The Secured by Design project was adopted by the Dutch Police some years ago under the title Veilig Wonen - Police Marque Secured Housing. Whilst developed for local Dutch needs, the project remains similar to SBD and its management under ACPO CPI. The Dutch project has now joined the Dutch Centre for Crime Prevention & Safety which creates one central point where public and private organisations alike can find information and expertise on crime prevention and safety. Initially, the Centre will focus on the following five tasks:
- Gathering information and disseminating best practices on tackling crime problems and lack of safety at a local level and in specific areas of corporate industry;
- Signalling trends, developments and problems in practice and setting the agenda;
- Advising on and promoting the quality mark for secure entrepreneurship, the certification for the Policemarque Secured Housing, the certification mark for going out safely, tackling commercial robbery, the local safety policy, tackling violence on the streets;
- Support and facilitation of existing networks, such as in the area of integrity and shoplifting;
- Development of policy instruments and quality control to provide more coherence.
By setting up the Centre, the executive tasks of a number of organisations in existence are combined into one single 'agency'. In addition to the advice centres that provide information on local safety and drugs, a number of foundations and steering groups will also become part of the Centre such as the Stichting National Platform on Crime Control including its foundations on tackling vehicle crime, the organisation of the Policemarque Secured Housing on professional probity and crime prevention and Crime Stoppers as well as steering groups on robbery crime, insurance foundations, quality marks for secure entrepreneurship, certification marks for going out safely and information on technology & crime.