NCJ Number
160986
Date Published
1996
Length
12 pages
Annotation
Among the topics discussed in this issue of NACRO (National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders) News are a new NACRO initiative to increase the public's understanding about crime, cooperation with youth to prevent crime and the fear of crime, arts for youth, a police/community relations program, and other NACRO activities.
Abstract
A NACRO program entitled "Crime: A New Agenda" aims to bridge the gap between the high level of public concern about crime and the lack of rational debate about how best to use public resources to reduce it. In its early stages, the program has focused on bringing people together to share ideas and generate new ones, as well as recruiting people to support the initiative. NACRO is also working to build relationships with journalists. Internal NACRO meetings have addressed the consequences of antisocial behavior on housing estates as well as employment and crime from the perspective of those NACRO staff who are operating training and employment schemes for disadvantaged youth. Initiatives that work with youth to prevent crime, fear of crime, and victimization across Sheffield are being promoted and coordinated by a new NACRO project established to build on the work of the Safer Cities program in the city. An all-party European Parliament interest group concerned with the problems of crime and how to respond to them was launched at a reception. An "Arts Day" showcased a wide range of arts-related work by trainees from a number of youth facilities. Various other NACRO activities are briefly described, including an outreach program for youth not yet participating in education, training, or employment; lobbying for special-needs training; work with troubled youth in London; and police issuance of a leaflet that explains police powers and individual rights to all persons who are stopped and searched by police. New personnel on the NACRO management team are profiled.