NCJ Number
198205
Date Published
2000
Length
49 pages
Annotation
This document is the 1999–2000 annual report of the Thames Valley Police.
Abstract
In this report, the Thames Valley Police describe their activities and initiatives for the year 1999–2000. According to the report, the main goal of the Thames Valley Police is to cooperate with communities to reduce crime, disorder, and fear. The Thames Valley Police was founded in 1968 and is one of the largest police forces in Britain, with almost 3,800 police officers and 2,000 civilian staff members. They are responsible for a total area of 2,200 square miles and approximately 2.1 million citizens. The Thames Valley Police are also responsible for the largest stretch of motorways in Britain and for the safety of approximately 6 million tourists each year. This report offers information about major crimes in the area, including information about murders, drug cases, and burglary rates. There is a chapter on reducing hate crimes that describes the community and race relations initiative that was launched by the Thames Valley Police to tackle the problem of intolerance. The report also describes other police-community partnerships undertaken during the year. One of these initiatives resulted in the “Fighting the Fear” campaign that focused on reducing community fear of crime while highlighting successful police operations. Also in this report is information about how the Thames Valley Police promote restorative justice through the use of restorative justice units and the newly created Youth Offending Teams (YOTs), which are designed to prevent juvenile criminal behavior. Information about the Force’s Traffic Department is also offered in this report, as is information about the people who make up the police force. For those interested in joining the Thames Valley Police force, this report contains information about recruiting and about how to obtain more information on-line about careers in law enforcement. Finally, the report explains how calls to the police are handled and how crimes are recorded by the police. Statistical crime information is offered for notifiable offences that were recorded by the police.