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Crime Solutions has been designated by the Higher Education Funding Council
for England as a Centre for Knowledge Exchange for the anti-crime sector,
operating around the four hubs of:
(1) Detection
Crime Solutions through detection involves the development of new technology and the application of advanced methods of evidence retrieval, investigation or detection.
Typical projects might include:
internet crime
evidence gathering
ageing of evidence
sensor development
preservation of fingerprints
new technology in community strategies
(2) Investigation
Crime Solutions through Investigation involves improving access to current methods and the sharing of good practice to reduce crime, as well as finding new improved approaches.
Typical activities might include:
working with offenders
public awareness meetings
identify problems and issues
working with disaffected youths
addressing drink and drug abuse
investigation into specific areas of crime, such as gun crime
(3)Prevention
Crime Solutions through prevention addresses ways of preventing, or disrupting, criminal activity. Typical projects might focus on:
target hardening
building design and layout
assessment of community space
new thinking on neighbourhood design and integration
technological development to prevent computer hacking
offender control and rehabilitation technologies and systems
facilitation design for partnership working in multi-agency approaches
(4) Knowledge & Understanding
Crime Solutions through knowledge & understanding involves sharing good practice, encouraging continuing professional development and developing networks. This holistic, multi-disciplinary approach creates new solutions to old problems.
Activities can include:
expert witness training
surveys of knowledge on the ground
evaluation and dissemination of best practice
magistrate & judicial training in forensic science developments
new thinking & practice on the role of ethnicity and gender in crime
breaking patterns and histories of criminal activities through early intervention in multi-agency approaches