Security, crime and justice

On 27 March 2007, the Home Office (HO) published a report (Building on progress: security, crime and justice) which sets out some of the future priorities for government policy direction on security, crime and justice over the next 10 years. It looks at crime, security, immigration and cohesion.

The wide-ranging report looks at how new technology, powers, service structures and ways of fighting offending will keep pace with an ever changing society. It aims to ensure victims and communities feel more secure while justice is effectively and efficiently done and seen to be done.

The report looks at three themes:

Prevention of crime. Proposals look at identifying and intervening with at-risk children as early as possible, targeting and gripping the most prolific offenders, and designing out crime.
Detection and enforcement. The need to ensure the police, courts and CPS can punish crimes and enforce sentences as rapidly as possible and that they have all the powers they need to seize criminal assets and punish breach of probation orders.
Reforming the criminal justice system. Making it work for the law abiding citizen by ensuring that it is responsive to local people. This includes involving the best service providers for the job and proposes expanding the role of the voluntary sector while giving well paid, properly supported and flexible workforces all the powers they need to do the job.

Building on progress: security, crime and justice

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