Key topic areas covered include: Communities, Gangs & County Lines, Safeguarding, and Workforce & Leadership.
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In conversation: How the Surrey Checkpoint Programme has helped tackle the reoffending cycle
Breaking the offending cycle is one of the biggest challenges the criminal justice system faces. Organisations need to work together to support and engage with offenders and help prevent them from reoffending. We heard from Craig Jones of the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner’s office about how the Checkpoint Programme has helped reduce reoffending rates.
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In Conversation with Dr Lucian Tipi: How can the Public Sector be Better Equipped to Tackle Fraud
It is estimated that fraud and error during the pandemic will end up costing the UK Government between £1.3 and £7.9 billion, due to fraudsters exploiting faults in financial support schemes. We spoke to Dr Lucian Tipi from Sheffield Hallam University about ways that the public sector can strengthen their defences against fraud.
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Is Gang Crime a Result of Political and Social Environments?
What do we mean when we talk of 'gangs' and 'gang crime'? Dr Lambros Fatsis of the University of Brighton spoke to us about what these terms mean in political and social contexts.
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Preventing Gang Involvement Through Sharing Lived Experience
In this interview Hanif Mohammed, Operations Manager at In2Change, explains how lived experience can be used in education to deter young people away from gangs and criminal activity.
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Crime & Covid-19: A Q&A With Chief Inspector Jack Rowlands
Chief Inspector Jack Rowlands, of the Metropolitan Police, shares how Covid-19 has affected crime in London.
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