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Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee (DCC)
Monday 4 December 2006
Meeting: Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee (County Hall, Durham - Committee Room 1a - 04/12/2006 09:30:00 AM)
Item: A6 Who's Afraid of Crime? Review of Fear of Crime Scrutiny Project
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| Report of Head of Overview and Scrutiny |
Purpose of Report
1. To update the Sub-Committee about progress on the ‘”Who’s Afraid of Crime?” scrutiny report which looked at fear of crime issues in County Durham.
Background
2. A Scrutiny Group, in April 2006, made recommendations about reducing fear of crime in County Durham. The recommendations were grouped around a number of themes:
· Improved communications (better publicity by those agencies involved in tackling crime of successes and promotion of “good news” on the crime and disorder front)
· Increasing understanding (breaking down barriers, overcoming hate crime and tackling social exclusion)
· More rigorous evaluation of performance and outcomes in relation to tackling crime and disorder and fear of crime
· More engagement with young people
· More support for initiatives to tackle anti-social behaviour
· Enhanced community engagement, capacity building and raised confidence in our local communities
· A greater role for members as community safety ambassadors
· More joined up working (greater involvement of other agencies in CDRPs)
· Other Policing Issues Progress against the Recommendations
3. Because of pressures on the scrutiny diary, it has not proved possible to convene a meeting of the Working Group to review progress against the recommendations. However, a schedule has been prepared showing the current position for consideration by members of the Sub-Committee.
4. Members will note that there has been progress in a number of areas, although for some issues, there had already been recognition at the
time of publication of the Working Group report by some agencies concerned of a need for improvements and in those instances actions were already underway.
Recommendation
5. That members of the Sub-Committee consider the progress made against the recommendations and, if satisfied with the outcomes, “sign off” the project accordingly.
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