Crime Prevention and Related Links
Bolton
IEPBID
The Industrial Estate Partnership Business Improvement District website
describes the partnership between Bolton MBC and the businesses in the
BID area. It explains how the partners aim to create the right conditions
for investment, growth and competitiveness.
See also www.bolton.gov.uk.
Crime
Solutions
This programme is led by UCLan and the University of Portsmouth. A formally
sanctioned Centre for Knowledge Exchange for the anti-crime sector, it
focuses on four elements: detection, investigation, prevention and knowledge.
UCLan
Knowledge Transfer
This website has been created by the Knowledge Transfer Team at UCLan
as an information portal for all the projects and knowledge transfer activities
being undertaken by the University.
See also www.uclan.ac.uk.
North West Fraud Forum
The North West Fraud Forum, NWFF, is a not-for-profit association that is dedicated to raising fraud awareness in organisations within the North West of England and delivers a programme of activity focused on detecting, reducing and preventing fraud.
To further its aims, NWFF delivers seminars, training and risk reduction advice to stakeholders within the region, and encourages public and private sector collaboration to fight fraud and financial crime and to protect the North West economy. Its members represent a diverse range of organisations including regional police forces, firms of solicitors and accountants, banks, building societies and insurance companies, and local councils.
Bolton
Business Support Unit
BBSU offers free of charge counselling and training for local businesses
and can help to access grants for which companies may be eligible.
Cheshire
Constabulary
This site provides news, contact information and details of the latest
initiatives to combat crime.
Cumbria
Chamber of Commerce
The voice of Cumbrian business - representing both SMEs and larger corporate
organisations.
Cumbria
Constabulary
Information and advice about crime prevention, home safety, local issues
and other related news.
Eurofunding in the North West (including ERDF)
This site has been developed on behalf of the region's partners to provide
advice and guidance on the application of European Structural Funding
throughout the North West of England.
Greater
Manchester Police
News and appeals, an information centre and crime reduction advice.
Lancashire
Constabulary
Information about local initiatives, Crimestoppers, appeals for information
and advice about crime prevention.
Lancashire
Partnership Against Crime
LANPAC supports various crime prevention and community safety schemes
throughout Lancashire. The Partnership now allocates, on average, over
ten crime reduction initiatives every month.
Manchester
Crime and Disorder Partnership
The Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) is the union of several
key agencies in Manchester who are working together to tackle crime and
disorder across the city.
Merseyside
Police
Information about the work of Merseyside Police and crime prevention initiatives
in all parts of Merseyside, from St Helens to the Wirral.
North
West Fraud Forum
Dedicated to fighting the rising cost of fraud, it seeks to bring together
the private and public sector to share anti-fraud strategies and lobby
for effective responses to the problem.
Safer
Lancashire
Advice for general crime reduction and personal safety advice for the
public; Safer Lancashire gives details of crime reduction initiatives
and agencies in the area.
Action
Against Business Crime
AABC is the national organisation for business crime reduction partnerships
(BCRPs) and is also a partnership between the British Retail Consortium
and the Home Office to expand the work and impact of BCRPs.
Axa
Insurance Advice for Business
This site provides useful information, including a section dealing with
crime.
British
Crime Survey
The BCS measures the amount of crime in England and Wales by asking people
about crimes they have experienced in the last year.
British
Security Industry Association
The BSIA is the professional trade association for security companies
in the UK. The website contains news about security equipment and services
as well as best practice and legislative change.
Business
Improvement Districts
Home of the National BIDs advisory service.
Business
Link
A wide ranging source of advice for business.
Card
Watch
Card Watch is the UK banking industry's body that works with police, retailers
and organisations including Crimestoppers to fight plastic card crime.
The website is a useful source of information on payment card fraud and
its prevention.
Cleaner
Greener Safer Communities
The site brings together information and support to inspire individuals,
communities, local authorities, businesses and others to use, improve,
maintain and own their parks, green spaces and streets.
Communities
That Care
Communities that Care work across the UK and Ireland to support community
partnerships to prevent anti-social behaviour and youth crime.
Community
Justice
Community Justice is part of the Government's agenda to tackle anti social
behaviour and the crime associated with it, making life better for everyone.
Community Justice brings the justice system and the community together:
reducing crime and building confidence.
Crime
Concern
Crime Concern is a national crime reduction organisation and registered
charity.
Crime
Reduction (UK Government site)
This website is designed to provide information and resources for people
working to reduce
crime in their local areas.
Crimestoppers
UK charity which enables the user to provide anonymous information on
crimes. Works in partnership with the police, operating call centres through
30 UK regions.
Criminal
Justice System
Website provides detailed information on each stage of the Criminal Justice
System and related information.
Crown
Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service is responsible for prosecuting people in
England and Wales charged by the police with a criminal offence.
Designing
Out Crime Association
The aim of DOCA is to provide a forum for Crime Prevention Through Environmental
Design professionals and practitioners 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.
Federation
of Small Business
The FSB is the largest organisation representing small and medium sized
businesses in the UK.
Home
Office Crime Statistics
Crime statistics for England and Wales.
Identity
Theft
Offers advice to the public on how to avoid becoming a victim of identity
theft and what to do if you think you have been a victim of this type
of theft.
NACRO
The principal independent organisation in England and Wales working to
prevent crime and resettle offenders. NACRO works with partners at national,
regional and local levels to develop and implement effective strategies
for tackling crime.
National
Community Safety Network
The voice of community safety in the UK.
Prison
Service
This is the Prison Service website of England and Wales. The aim of Her
Majesty's Prison Service is to serve the public by keeping in custody
those committed by the courts. Their duty is to look after them with humanity
and help them lead law-abiding and useful lives in custody and after release.
Secured
By Design (SBD)
Secured By Design is a police initiative to encourage the building industry
to adopt crime prevention measures in development design to assist in
reducing the opportunity for crime, creating a safer and more secure environment.
Small
Business Service
The Small Business Service is the Department of Trade and Industry's expert
policy unit on small business issues throughout Government.
Youth
Justice Board
The Youth Justice Board was established under the Crime and Disorder Act
1998. The Board is responsible for advising the Home Secretary on the
operation of the youth justice system in delivering its aim to prevent
offending by children and young people.
