Development and Practice Reports

Home Office Development and Practice Reports draw out from research the messages for practice development, implementation and operation. They are intended as guidance for practitioners in specific fields. The recommendations explain how and why changes could be made, based on the findings from research, which would lead to better practice.

• 48. Community engagement: practical lessons from a pilot project
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• 47. Identifying and exploring young people’s experiences of risk, protective factors and resilience to drug use
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• 46. Early Lessons from the Prolific and Other Priority Offenders Evaluation (27.10.05)
• 45 Strengthening Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPAs): summary of findings (27.10.05)
• 44. The resettlement of discretionary life-sentenced offenders (22.12.05)
• 43. Practical lessons for involving the community in crime and disorder problem-solving (24.11.05)
• 42. Rapid assessment of powers to close ‘crack houses’ (27.1.05)
• 41. Intensive supervision and monitoring schemes for persistent offenders: staff and offender perceptions (31.3.05)
• 40. The police recording of computer crime (3.12.04)
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• 35. Tackling Domestic Violence: providing advocacy and support to survivors from Black and other minority ethnic communities (24.2.05)
• 34. Tackling Domestic Violence: providing advocacy and support to survivors of domestic violence (24.2.05)
• 33. Tackling Domestic Violence: providing support for children who have witnessed domestic violence (6.12.04)
• 32. Tackling Domestic Violence: the role of health professionals (20.10.04)
• 31. Forensic nursing: an option for improving responses to reported rape and sexual assault (15.7.04)
• 30. Safety and justice: sharing personal information in the context of domestic violence – an overview (28.4.04)
• 29 - Tackling crimes against small businesses: Lessons from the Small Retailers in Deprived Areas initiative (26.11.04)
• 28. Indicators of Integration: final report (28.10.04)
• 27. Facilitating community involvement: practical guidance for practitioners and policy makers (13.10.04)
• 26. Defining and measuring anti-social behaviour (10.8.04)
• 25. Approaches to intelligence-led vehicle crime reduction (1.11.04)
• 24. Black and Asian offenders pathfinder: implementation report (6.10.04)
• 23. An evaluation of the phased implementation of the recording of police stops In response to recommendation 61 of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (2.7.04)
• 22. The views of the public on the phased implementation of recording police stops In response to recommendation 61 of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (2.7.04)
• 21. Crimes against students: emerging lessons for reducing student victimisation (22.3.04)
• 20. Alcohol audits, strategies and initiatives: lessons from Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnershipst (15.3.04)
• 19. The role of education in enhancing life chances and preventing offending (7.5.04)
• 18. Focus on female offenders: the Real Women Programme – Probation Service pilot (11.3.04)
• 17. Targeting the markets for stolen goods – two targeted policing initiative projects (22.3.04)
• 16. On-charge drug testing: evaluation of drug testing in the criminal justice system (27.2.04)
• 15. Delivering services to hard to reach families in On Track areas: definition, consultation and needs assessment (26.2.04)
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• 14. Preventative approaches targeting young people in local authority residential care (7.5.04)
• 13. Involving the public: the role of police authorities (4.11.03)
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• 12. Delivering On Track (26.2.04)
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• 11. Older victims of burglary and distraction burglary – recommendations for practitioners (30.6.03)
• 10. Citizenship: young people’s perspectives (14.4.04)
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• 8. The substance misuse treatment needs of minority prisoner groups: women, young offenders and ethnic minorities (30.7.03)
• 7. National evaluation of CCTV: early findings on scheme implementation – effective practice guide (7.4.03)
• 6. Guidance for local partnerships on alcohol-related crime and disorder data (13.2.03)
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• 5. Tackling personal robbery: lessons learnt from the police and community partnerships
• 4. The Reducing Burglary Initiative: planning for partnership (25.6.03)
• 3. Training in racism awareness and cultural diversity (25.2.03)
• 2. Probation offending behaviour programmes - effective practice guide
• 1. Fine enforcement in magistrates' courts

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