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All editorial content © CRP News, published by CRP Publications Ltd, Suite 210 91 Western Road, Brighton BN1 2LB Subjects) News) Police initiatives Police initiatives 3 May 2013 New scheme launched to reduce the market for stolen goods 2 May 2013 Commissioner proposes sponsorship of cars and buildings 29 April 2013 Police 'should focus more on preventing crime than catching criminals' 25 April 2013 Officers will use mobile app for tips on crime fighting 5 March 2013 Latest crime fighting initiative: knitted pom-poms 1 March 2013 Big Wing day sees crack down on crime throughout London 25 February 2013 British police should make fewer arrests to reduce crime 17 February 2013 New police project '8Ways' cuts reoffending and saves £400,000 14 February 2013 A single emergency service: one county leads the way 11 January 2013 INTERNATIONAL: USA - Compare and contrast new police intake: New York vs UK 9 January 2013 From Scotland Yard to community policing for 800 detectives 26 November 2012 CBI Report calls on PCCs to outsource admin to fund front line policing 12 November 2012 Police launch mugshots database to catch criminals who move around the country 12 November 2012 Police welcome faster way of dealing with offenders 1 November 2012 Predicting crime - a step towards a safer world? 23 October 2012 Police 'sell' anti-crime advice in Kidderminster 14 October 2012 Flagship crime map website 'less useful than a newsletter' 25 September 2012 Day of Action against online fraudsters 20 September 2012 'Predictive policing' on trial 19 September 2012 On-the-street police briefings help cut low-level crime 16 September 2012 Police Summer Camp leads to fall in crime 11 September 2012 Surrey Police pulls out of outsourcing project after G4S Olympics problems 8 September 2012 Police applaud 'Community Commitment' initative 30 August 2012 Cops play robbers in operation to highlight retail crime 24 August 2012 Police forge ahead with G4S plans 21 August 2012 High visibility street briefings trigger city centre crime reduction 14 August 2012 Better community engagement on two wheels 19 July 2012 Fidocam - puts criminals in the picture 2 July 2012 Over 300 captured in Met Police licensing crackdown 29 June 2012 Single police force to go ahead in Scotland 14 June 2012 An early Bath for travelling criminals thanks to successful Partnership working 2 June 2012 Police BlackBerry plan makes 'woeful' savings of £600,000 22 May 2012 Met police to take mobile phone data from crime suspects 18 May 2012 National police database to target unpaid fines 3 May 2012 New hi-tech 3D scanner showcased by police 16 March 2012 Fighting the flab not crime 11 March 2012 Cross border police operation against rural crime 5 March 2012 Police privatisation? 24 February 2012 Police and shops team up to fight crime 22 February 2012 G4S will ''run'' Lincolnshire police station 9 February 2012 Police gangbusters show how to cut violent crime by 60% in Hackney 31 January 2012 Crime hotspot website upgraded 25 January 2012 Fingerprints 'on the move' 23 January 2012 Car thieves let out of jail to show police 'how its done' 23 January 2012 East Midlands police sign collaboration agreement 20 January 2012 Essex police awards £32m crime management deal 16 January 2012 Backlash against new scrapyard rules 13 January 2012 Police stations declared 'out of bounds' in order to reduce crime 11 January 2012 The 'Tweet' Police 7 January 2012 New trial to help combat metal theft launched 29 December 2011 Police survey aims to combat trade crime in East Midlands 28 December 2011 New scheme to help prevent hate crime 21 December 2011 Early-morning police raids snare 77 riot suspects 18 December 2011 Rural crime crackdown 17 December 2011 Crime does pay - for charities 12 December 2011 The 'fashion' police declare war on Leeds criminals 9 December 2011 Swansea City Centre trials a Help Point over the Festive period 6 December 2011 Independent commission launched into the future of policing 29 November 2011 Ministers must share their vision for future police leadership 26 November 2011 London recruits special constables in battle against cyber-crime 25 November 2011 Community Intelligence used to target criminals 22 November 2011 'Restorative justice' record for Greater Manchester Police 19 November 2011 Faster justice under the new NPIA proposals 12 November 2011 Free beer for criminals leads to 19 arrests 3 November 2011 Met invests in system for surveillance for mobile phones 30 October 2011 Crime mapping website now shows shoplifting 18 October 2011 £0.5m report says police should reduce front-line activity 5 October 2011 Prolific offender crime figures fall dramatically 5 October 2011 Glasgow claims big reduction in violent crime 1 October 2011 Victims of crime to decide if police are needed 29 September 2011 The changing face - and place - of police stations 26 August 2011 Home Office invites public views on crime maps 16 August 2011 Crime in Scotland to be reported to police on Facebook 26 July 2011 Stickers introduced to cut underage drinking in Hartlepool 11 July 2011 Met Police launches 101 number for non-urgent calls 23 June 2011 Police Constable delighted at response of youngsters to driving course. 15 April 2011 Police forces combine to produce farm-theft video 14 April 2011 Police call for local ban on high-energy drinks 7 April 2011 Cuts at the top help preserve police front-line services 2 April 2011 Police help fund Identity Card scheme in Shrewsbury 24 March 2011 Plain-clothes police to check up on problem pubs 13 March 2011 New system could 'revolutionise' the way police work with neighbourhood watch coordinators 12 March 2011 Sussex police sign up for CCTV Euro-charter 10 February 2011 Taxis to display ID numbers on their roofs? 9 February 2011 Signs of progress in police service-sharing 5 February 2011 Police cadets deliver 'reassurance' through crime prevention surveys 14 January 2011 West Yorks police launch 'Faithwatch' 4 January 2011 Police to pilot new 'joined-up' approach to addressing anti-social behaviour 20 December 2010 Business-funded police station to open in the new year 19 December 2010 Surrey launches local 'Most Wanted' website 1 December 2010 New crime prevention and reduction guide for builders and architects 20 November 2010 Security staff join police in Leeds street patrols 17 September 2010 Police praise BCRP for help in handling 'counter-Jihad' protest 13 September 2010 Voluntary pub early-closing scheme fails 16 August 2010 Two forces to cut costs by sharing services 21 July 2010 Police: Don't bother us if theft is less than £20 17 July 2010 How Thames Valley's PR campaign raised confidence in local police 16 July 2010 Students work with community groups to make homes safer 6 July 2010 New police appointment system improves service and reduces costs 6 July 2010 Police increase presence in hot-spots - and reduce costs 1 July 2010 'Bait bikes' to be deployed after successful trials 30 June 2010 Police force can cut senior staff to increase Bobbies on the beat 30 June 2010 New police recruits volunteer to work with NEETs 9 June 2010 Norfolk drops 'Safest county in England' claim 7 June 2010 Met ad campaign focuses on domestic violence 3 May 2010 ACPO Lead on business crime confirms support for AABC standards 30 April 2010 Police prepare for World Cup disorder in the UK this summer 30 April 2010 Blackpool's 'Asbo cars' hailed success 27 April 2010 Crime Reduction as an Art Form 18 April 2010 Pro-active policing project reduces crime 2 March 2010 Scotland to deploy more civilians to investigate crimes 26 February 2010 Bobby turns to Twitter to reduce crime 16 February 2010 Government minister praises 'micro-beat' policing 12 February 2010 ASB legislation empowers communities - and PCSOs 11 February 2010 Police join gym classes to get crime message over to kids 27 January 2010 Police publicity stresses 'one foolish act' of shoplifting 20 January 2010 Midnight Football slashes ASB in housing estate 17 January 2010 Crime reduction theory to be tested on the streets 11 January 2010 'Nominate a neighbour' scheme to beat distraction burglars 6 January 2010 Bobby-in-the-Lobby deters shoplifters 3 January 2010 'Cop shop' helps cut retail crime in mall 26 December 2009 Police give out free mobile phones to vulnerable people 22 December 2009 Traffic wardens take over community policing role 22 December 2009 Rape: getting the message across to young men at Christmas 17 December 2009 Yellow Card helps steer kids back on track 16 December 2009 Gay crime too often goes unreported, say police 11 December 2009 Police promote 'Drunk and Disorderly Inn' 4 December 2009 Balloons get the message across: watch out for sneak thieves 2 December 2009 Traffic Light system for problem pubs extended to Welsh valleys 28 November 2009 Happy Christmas - and keep out of our shops 11 November 2009 Bingo sessions to reduce crime 31 October 2009 'Restorative Justice' system rolled out across county after successful trails 31 October 2009 Met chief backs down on armed patrols in gun hot-spots 27 October 2009 Manchester Police open third school-based community policing 'post' 20 October 2009 Manchester police go undercover to check on clubs 17 October 2009 Police to control street lights 4 October 2009 Police and Co-op team up to spread crime reduction messages 28 September 2009 Police warn businesses against ram-raiders as the nights draw in 28 September 2009 'Crime reduction bingo' helps spread the word among the elderly 9 September 2009 Dreamscheme rewards youngsters for Pro-Social Behaviour 27 August 2009 Police break into 3,500 homes 16 August 2009 Police appeal for 'street reps' to keep an eye on low-level crime 11 August 2009 Youth Club on wheels brings down crime 8 August 2009 Police encourage residents to vote online on local priorities 28 July 2009 Police offer volunteer roles to help unemployed 16 July 2009 Bells given to Somerset shoppers to reduce purse-snatches 8 July 2009 Operation Ride-and-Hide targets school rush-hour disorder 1 July 2009 Senior police hand-deliver warnings to prolific burglars 13 June 2009 Loud-hailers help reduce burglaries 11 June 2009 Community website for Lancashire's teens will improve service provision 8 June 2009 Item-marking service offered in pilot area 4 June 2009 Free USB 'Stick' gives school-leavers crime and safety advice 3 June 2009 Glastonbury website gives festival crime advice 29 May 2009 Big Brother will be watching your car... 17 May 2009 School kids recruited by police to catch speeders 11 May 2009 'Van of shame' and video recordings to counter binge drinkers 11 May 2009 Operation StaySafe takes kids off the street 10 May 2009 Street signs warn shoppers: 'you're being watched' 8 April 2009 Police Direct helps break information barrier between police and public 1 April 2009 Free leaflet highlights ways to reduce garden crime 1 April 2009 Police mount first-of-its-kind 'sting' to prevent bar staff serving drunks 16 March 2009 Police 'shocked' at high proportion of off-licences selling to under-18s 5 March 2009 'Thirst Class' awards to combat bad bars, and reward good ones 3 March 2009 On-the-spot rewards for kids in Torbay 25 February 2009 Derbyshires' Safeguard scheme extended to cover more businesses 24 February 2009 Crime-reduction Takeaways 24 February 2009 London prizes for community-based crime fighting projects 24 February 2009 Business crime reduced by 75 per cent in Norfolk town 19 February 2009 CCTV vans to keep an eye out for unsocial behaviour 11 February 2009 'Wanted' stand in local shopping centre 8 February 2009 Police boxing clubs help renaissance of British amateur boxing 30 January 2009 Manchester's gangs-and-guns project pays dividends through community engagement 15 January 2009 Police station set up inside primary school 14 January 2009 Gun swoops reveal numerous security lapses among clubs and bars 9 January 2009 Free skating sessions cut crime 8 January 2009 Yellow Card scheme delivers Direction-to-Leave notices 18 December 2008 Police lay on free street entertainment in attempt to reduce disorder 17 December 2008 48-hour banning orders part of Xmas anti-booze drive 13 December 2008 Poster campaign warns of sex crime over holiday period 13 December 2008 Taxi business cards to promote safety message 13 December 2008 Pilot scheme helps reduce anti-social problems on Tyneside 9 December 2008 Alcohol safety message on milk cartons 8 December 2008 Pre-christmas dragnet to combat anti-social behaviour 8 December 2008 Fortune cookies help spread the crime-reduction message 8 December 2008 Free bottled water helps keep night-life peaceful 4 December 2008 Police offer cut-price handbag alarms to shoppers 2 December 2008 Pilot scheme will deliver drink advice to alcohol-related offenders 30 November 2008 Police to give drunks bubble blowers 19 November 2008 Eight arrests follow use of sniffer dog in pubs drug trawl 17 November 2008 'Cop Cards' and sticker album win PR award 14 November 2008 Scottish police project reduced teen drinking 12 November 2008 Bottle-and-can tagging will identify retailers and adults who supply kids with drink 10 November 2008 Stopping and Searching on London's streets 9 November 2008 Police use road-side signs to warn of fuel theft 31 October 2008 Head-cam footage to be shown to parents 31 October 2008 Cumbria police give out 6,000 personal attack alarms 30 October 2008 'Bluez & Zuz' throws record birthday party 28 October 2008 Mobile finger-print device will speed ID checks 28 October 2008 Ex-police riot van transformed into venue for South London kids 20 October 2008 Numberplate crime: police give out theft-resistant screws 18 October 2008 Police Facebook site offers 'No trick or treat' cards 16 October 2008 Police help to pay for anti-theft software for laptops 15 October 2008 Police distribute 1,000 family crime reduction guides 14 October 2008 We're stretched to the limit by late-night opening laws, claim police 14 October 2008 Leeds launches bottle-marking scheme to combat underage drinking 11 October 2008 Civilians given power to apply fixed penalties 16 September 2008 Polycarbonate glasses for Eastbourne pubs and clubs 13 September 2008 Police 'name-and-shame' policy aims to obstruct new licences. 12 September 2008 Police inspect schoolbooks to catch graffiti vandals 9 September 2008 Picture-cards help police interview non-English-speakers 5 September 2008 Met launches UK's first crime map 2 September 2008 One-in-three people buy booze for under-aged girl in police sting 1 September 2008 One third of Huddersfield pubs fail under-age test 28 August 2008 Redruth curfew to be extended 25 August 2008 Cardiff road closure helps reduce late-night disorder 22 August 2008 Weekend rowdies to be locked up in mobile cells 16 August 2008 Bradford Bulls team with police to tackle anti-social behaviour 11 August 2008 Police offer free loss-prevention course for retailers 8 August 2008 Kilburn traders call for more policing 3 August 2008 Police-per-school pilot works for Essex 1 August 2008 West Yorks police to increase use of 'Trojan' buses 31 July 2008 Coventry gets tough on knife possession - and sees crime fall 28 July 2008 Out at night with a Uniform Tasking Unit, South London 24 July 2008 Rewards offered to beat crime in Blackburn 24 July 2008 Offies take cheap booze off the shelves in local crackdown 15 July 2008 Teachers join nightclub door staff to keep an eye on their kids 14 July 2008 'SmartWater'-marking offered to householders in Pendle 11 July 2008 Scottish anti-booze groups applaud Edinburgh's 'Operation Array' 9 July 2008 Offenders with high-visibility vests will be stars of community clean-up scheme 9 July 2008 Police-run discos keep kids coming back for more 8 July 2008 BTP launch metal theft offensive in Wales 26 June 2008 Hampshire's crime website is a 'hit' 24 June 2008 Can cat bells cut pickpocket crime? 22 June 2008 Police fund fight club to keep kids off the street 19 June 2008 Cut-out cardboard coppers can cut crime... 19 June 2008 Brixton repeats successful 'dispersal zone' scheme 17 June 2008 Police launch Neighbourhood Watch awards, 2008 16 June 2008 Theatre used to get over Asbo message to pre-teens 13 June 2008 Scotland's civilian crime-fighter pilot shows promise 12 June 2008 Local police and Transport Police combine in Scottish rural booze crack-down 10 June 2008 Police put Bluetooth to work at Donnington Festival 5 June 2008 Local journalists 'shot' in police anti-gun promotion 4 June 2008 Five-a-side tournament keeps kids of Essex streets 2 June 2008 Scottish police track young offenders through networking sites 31 May 2008 Police bosses threaten to boycott government targets 30 May 2008 Chatroom helps connect police with neighbourhood kids 27 May 2008 Bristol's graffiti team says council is sending out 'the wrong message' 24 May 2008 Merseyside police crime reduction: the man and methods 22 May 2008 Ban on police use of Civil Injunctions has led to renewed gang violence 21 May 2008 Youth engagement project kickz off in Tower Hamlets 19 May 2008 Half of on-the-spot fines don't get paid so Northants police start finger-printing 19 May 2008 Devon & Cornwall police launch 'Be Safe' drug advice cards 15 May 2008 S Yorks' local anti-Asbo tactics pay off 14 May 2008 Met police in major knives clampdown after growing death-toll 13 May 2008 Bradford police announce forecourt theft initiative 12 May 2008 20 Derby pubs and clubs given metal detectors by police 10 May 2008 Football policing tactics underpin success of Operation Leopard 8 May 2008 Doorstep crime exclusion zone pilot for Cardiff 6 May 2008 Norfolk accused of down-playing crime figures 4 May 2008 Gloucestershire police run horse security meeting 2 May 2008 Police target under-age drinking 'dens' 1 May 2008 Police in every Cumbria school by 2010 24 April 2008 Devon police spread the word on YouTube 21 April 2008 Spring brings 'shedache' crime 21 April 2008 Alcohol Diversion Scheme pilot: evaluation report 19 April 2008 Countrywatch scheme for rural Oxfordshire 17 April 2008 Hitting taggers early in Blackpool 15 April 2008 Credibility gap: Doncaster 15 April 2008 Hackney police host video games event to engage kids 15 April 2008 York targets 'proxy purchasing' with no-go area and stickers 15 April 2008 Police alert dealers to changes in air gun laws 14 April 2008 Sussex police launch new Community Safety Accreditation scheme 12 April 2008 Peterborough's anti-graffiti policy is paying off 11 April 2008 Scottish police to blitz noisy exhausts with new device 11 April 2008 Project reduces thefts from retailers 10 April 2008 Scottish police cells to be privatised? 8 April 2008 Carrier bags to trace under-age booze shops 4 April 2008 Notts Police and Neighbourhood Watch sign service level agreement 4 April 2008 Police urge shop staff to become special constables 28 March 2008 Roll-out footie pitch to reduce Asbos? 28 March 2008 Bike lock reduced theft by 90% 26 March 2008 Colwyn Bay street breath-test project could roll-out nationally 24 March 2008 Blackpool issues Incident Report forms to shop workers 21 March 2008 Irish police call for obligatory CCTV in pubs and bars 21 March 2008 Hucknall call for ShopWatch scheme 19 March 2008 Manchester off-licenses get police radio system to combat teen drinkers 18 March 2008 NorthEast conference to plan booze-reduction strategy 18 March 2008 Police to visit parents to shame teen shoplifters 16 March 2008 AABC CONFERENCE: ACPO creates working group on business crime to develop better links with Parterships 11 March 2008 Reading anti-graffiti programme bears fruit 10 March 2008 Government-sponsored local seminar on alcohol disorder 8 March 2008 Spectacular success for Doncaster's 'Trojan Bus' operation 8 March 2008 'Fast track' justice starts East End trials 24 February 2008 Police warning to Scunthorpe bars     Events . . . . . . . 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