Crime Reduction and Safety

CRIME REDUCTION
AND SAFETY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Describe how crime is recorded by the police.......................................................................3
P2 Explain how the Crime Survey for England and Wales offers an alternative method of
measuring crime..........................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P3 Describe the impact of crime and disorder on victims..........................................................5
P4 Explain the impact of crime and disorder on communities...................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P5 Outline the main legislation that sets out organisations’ responsibilities in crime reduction6
P6 Explain the role and responsibilities of a range of public services and related agencies in
addressing crime and disorder.....................................................................................................7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7
P7 Outline the factors that underpin crime reduction strategies.................................................7
P8 Describe a range of local and national strategies used to tackle crime and disorder.............8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
This report is based on the different methods which are used to record crime and help in
understanding work of public services which includes several obligations implemented to
address crime. This report help in understanding roles and responsibilities with regards to crime
reduction strategies and developing suitable model for the society in order to prevent from any
type of crime. This report focuses on how crime is recorded by police and how crime affects the
community. It includes several points to tackle crime and disorder as it is important to implement
suitable strategies for prevention of crime in society (Berlusconi, 2017).
TASK 1
P1 Describe how crime is recorded by the police
There are several points which are included in recording the crime by police and these
points are mentioned below which are included in process of recording the crime:
Incident reporting and recording
Incident or crime which are reported to police are related with safety of public and welfare of the
society. There are various ways by which crime can be recorded by police which are mentioned
below:
 Victims, Witnesses or other third parties can report to police officer or member of police
staff on the street or at the counter of police station.
 Victims and Witnesses can report crime by reporting at police control rooms
 Report of crime or incident can be reported by online mode
 There are social service agencies which can help victims and witnesses in reporting crime
to police.
All reports related to crime or incident which are reported by victims or witnesses should be
registered as an incident report by police whether it is related with crime or not. It should be
recorded on authenticated system which can be incident log or a record on crime system. When