Tackling and Preventing Violent Crime
Online Event 13 September 2022, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Learning Outcomes
- Assess the Government’s proposals for tackling serious crime, addressing the urgent issues and recent developments
- Discover the benefits of prevention and practical measures to combat violent crime
- Explore violence holistically, accelerating the development of programmes to deter people from committing crime through mentorship, collaboration, and community training
- Recognise the underlying causes of violent crime and how it is evolving in relation to technology, culture, and dangerous weapons
- Hear how to improve detection of crime and patterns of criminal activity to reduce public vulnerability and improve neighbourhood resilience
- Investigate how to reduce violent crime through efficient and effective early interventions
- Examine the connections between violent crime and drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
- Learn from case studies and evidence-based approaches on reducing violent crime and developing partnerships to improve safety
- Analyse methods for improving the effectiveness of violent crime reduction funding, building on the work of the Violence Reduction Units and Youth Endowment Fund