Links to Relevant Sites
Government Agencies
Home Office
The Home Office is the government department dealing with internal current affairs for England and Wales. Its principle aim is to build a safe, just and tolerant society. Information on this site includes constitutional and community issues, crime reduction, criminal justice and policing.
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB)
The Police Scientific Development Branch of the Home Office evaluates and develops technical solutions to crime for Home Office departments, the ODPM, MOD, H.M. Customs & Excise and the police service. It has working links with law enforcement agencies in the US, Germany and the Netherlands.
http://scienceandresearch.homeoffice.gov.uk/hosdb
Communities and Local Government
Communities and Local Government's vision is to create great places where people want to live, work and raise a family. It supports the SBD project and the principles of designing-against-crime. The web address gives access to information on planning and building regulation. Significant documents are PPS/1 (Planning Policy Statement) and the guide Safer Places - The Planning System & Crime Prevention.
www.communities.gov.uk
