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roles in detecting crime and deterring offenders.
Recent developments in zero-tolerance policing
are likely to be most effective in high-crime areas,
where public support would be strong. Zero
tolerance is less likely to be effective in criminal
areas where the subculture of crime is pervasive.
Enforcement there needs to protect the law-
abiding while isolating, tackling or rehabilitating
offenders, and dealing with the root causes of
criminality through environmental and social
regeneration. In high-crime areas, the emphasis
would be on helping communities to help
themselves by enabling more effective protection.
There are new initiatives in restorative justice
aimed at harnessing community resources to
rehabilitate offenders by mediation and reparation.
The problems of hot spots are being tackled by
inhibiting offenders (curfews and restrictive
Plate 32.2
Reclaiming the streets. Rising crime rates have
forced businesses into protective measures that have
made city streets less attractive as a social milieu. Getting
people back into city centres is encouraged by community
safety initiatives such as CCTV that reassure the public
while increasing the risks for offenders
(photograph:
Norman Davidson).
