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A burglary a day in Crouch End. Will Ian Blair's departure mean this will get better?
Submitted by: Londontowner | 11 votes for this..
0 comments | Topic: Crime |
No - doubt whether Ian Blair's departure will make a difference. He was doing a reasonable job on cutting crime - or rather it was more the financial investment by us the tax-payers into Neighbourhood... Show more »No - doubt whether Ian Blair's departure will make a difference. He was doing a reasonable job on cutting crime - or rather it was more the financial investment by us the tax-payers into Neighbourhood Policing that has made a difference. But he was the Commander on whose watch that expansion took place. Doubt whether his staying or going would make any difference. What would make more of a difference would be if the local force could set more local targets rather than have to reach the central ones which are not always appropriate to every location Show less »
In light of the successful ten year long Swiss experiment offering maintenance doses of heroin to addicts in clinical settings, isn't it time the UK considered adopting a similar policy here on a larger... Show more »In light of the successful ten year long Swiss experiment offering maintenance doses of heroin to addicts in clinical settings, isn't it time the UK considered adopting a similar policy here on a larger scale? Heroin maintenance therapy has been proven to improve the quality and length of life for heroin addicts as well as drastically cutting down acquisitive crime committed by them to fund their habits. Initiation of new users has also been drastically reduced as the policy of prescription de-glamourises the drug and reduces the demand for the substance illegally. This experiment has also been successful in the Netherlands and Germany has recently voted to extend the policy federally. Show less »
Submitted by: levent | 34 votes for this..
1 comment | Topic: Crime |
I understand the clinical success of the Swiss experiment and the relief it must offer to addicts. However, I am not persuaded of the case for it to become routine. I am concerned about the group dynamic... Show more »I understand the clinical success of the Swiss experiment and the relief it must offer to addicts. However, I am not persuaded of the case for it to become routine. I am concerned about the group dynamic among drug users and the incentive for the criminal fraternity that continually seeks to interest particularly young people to experiment with addictive drugs. Apart from the 'virtual or imagined' pleasures of drug use the real prize is for suppliers to have more desperate customers who will then destroy their lives and resort to criminality in order to feed their addiction. Knowing that the state will then supply drugs as last resort is unlikely in my view to tackle the underlying problems. I would like to see research to look for a cure to addiction - a treatment that would stop the craving and prevent the drug working in the body again. Perhaps that is wishful thinking but it would kill the industry. In the mean time I support the efforts of the police and army worldwide to block trafficking, cut off the supply and imprison all those involved in serious criminality. I also look to see projects to improve transport infrastructure in places like Columbia and Afghanistan so that other cash crops can be grown and marketed and the rule of law applied. Show less »
As President of the Howard League, what is your response to the growing view that prisons are now simply too soft on offenders?
Submitted by: stevenb | 6 votes for this..
Should third sector expertise be utilised more by the probation service in handling offenders and re-habilitation and would third sector organisations be given the freedom to carry on their good work ... Show more »Should third sector expertise be utilised more by the probation service in handling offenders and re-habilitation and would third sector organisations be given the freedom to carry on their good work independently, rather than effectively become an extension of the public sector through funding arrangements etc, as has so often happened under this government? Show less »
Submitted by: TheHawk | 11 votes for this..
I was a probation officer but it is thirty years ago - the world has moved on! We did however make a lot of use of the third sector and I believe they still do. Certainly I would expect probation to involve... Show more »I was a probation officer but it is thirty years ago - the world has moved on! We did however make a lot of use of the third sector and I believe they still do. Certainly I would expect probation to involve many different community groups to be involved - it helps the offender and society. Show less »