NCJ Number
166337
Date Published
1997
Length
61 pages
Annotation
This kit of materials provides practical guidance to police officers in Great Britain on how to prevent repeat victimization, based on both research and police experience.
Abstract
The manual emphasizes that extensive research reveals that certain people and places experience repeated incidents of crime. Analyses of the British Crime Survey have estimated that 4 percent of victims account for 38-44 percent of all crime reported to the survey. Patterns of repeat victimization occur for both personal and property crime. The text explains how to identify levels of repeat victimization, discusses how to establish an organizational framework for addressing repeat victimization, and suggests ways to develop and sustain an effective response to victims, and offers ideas for evaluating the effectiveness of services. Additional materials discuss the prevention of repeat burglary, motor vehicle crime, domestic assault, racially motivated violence, school bullying, and crimes against small businesses; consider crime prevention performance indicators; and offer suggestions for a risk-management approach to crime. Chart, figure, case examples, and appended sample crime analysis and list of Police Research Group publications on crime prevention