Crime Prevention in Britain

Question 1

What was Sir Richard Mayne’s view of the police’s main goal?

Answer 1

The prevention of crime, with detection and punishment as secondary.

Question 1

What triggered the ‘preventive turn’ in British crime policy?

Answer 1

Rising crime, limited police impact, and the shift from dispositions to opportunities.

Question 2

What did the Morgan Committee recommend in 1991?

Answer 2

Shift from police-led prevention to community safety involving multiple local agencies.

Question 3

What are CDRPs (later CSPs)?

Answer 3

Partnerships between local councils, police, and agencies to reduce crime and disorder.

Question 4

What was a key failure of CDRPs/CSPs?

Answer 4

Poor cooperation between agencies and dominance of police agendas.

Question 5

What was the goal of ASBOs introduced in 1998?

Answer 5

Control pre-crime behaviours that don’t yet constitute criminal acts.

Question 6

Why did the Crime Reduction Programme fail?

Answer 6

Unrealistic targets, poor agency cooperation, and tension with academics.

Question 7

How did austerity politics affect crime prevention post-2010?

Answer 7

Funding cuts and increased burden on police to handle complex social issues.

Question 8

What is the ‘vulnerability zeitgeist’?

Answer 8

Trend of viewing vulnerable individuals as subjects of early police intervention (Brown, 2015).