Useful references/further reading

The following publications contain invaluable advice regarding the exchange of information, either generally or specifically to Crime & Disorder Partnerships.

National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal PAT 18 Better Information
The Stationary Office
P.O Box 29
Norwich
NR3 1GN 

Tel. 0870 600 5522
Fax 0870 600 5533

Zeroing In -Geographic Information Systems at work in the community -Andy Mitchell . Environmental Systems Research Institute USA.

Crime & Disorder Act 1998. Statutory Partnerships, Pathfinder Sites Report . Home Office Communications Directorate 1999. 
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Private Lives and Public Powers " A Guide to the Law on the Use and Disclosure of Information about living Individuals by public bodies".
The Office of the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF 

Tel. 01625 545740
Fax 01625 524510
http://www.dpr.gov.uk

Crime & Disorder Act 1998. Data protection implications for information sharing. Advice Notes
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF 

Tel. 01625 545740
Fax 01625 524510
http://www.dpr.gov.uk

Private Lives and Judges' Powers. A brief Guide to the law on the use and disclosure of information about living Individuals under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) (Direct Marketing) Regulations 1998.

Statutory Crime and Reduction Partnerships- Report on the First Audits and Strategies in the North East Region. July 1999. By Fintan Hayes, Senior Probation Officer 
Government Office for the North East
Room 1216
Wellbar House
Gallowgate
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4TD

Tel. 0191 202 3676
Fax. 0191 202 3626

The Release of Police Data for Academic Research .Police Research Group Circular 48/95.

Crime & Disorder Act 1998, Section 17. A briefing for local authorities on the implementation of section 17 of the Crrime & Disorder Act 1998. Produced by NACRO and LGA. LGA Publications.

The LGA
LGA House
Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ 

Tel. 020 7664 3000
Fax 020 7664 3030

Calling Time on Crime(July 2000) HM Inspector of Constabulary. A thematic inspection of how central government, the police service and its partners are seeking to reduce crime & disorder.

DPAS. Drugs & Young Offenders. Guidance for Drug Action Teams and Youth Offending Teams.  Available from: SCODA 
32 -36 Loman Street
London
SE1 0EE

Tel. 020 7928 9500
Fax 020 7928 3343.

Burglary Prevention:Early Lessons from the Crime Reduction Programme. Policing & Reducing Crime Unit, Crime Reduction Research Series Paper 1. 

Home Office Policing & Reducing Crime Unit
Room 415
Clive House
Petty France
London
SW1H 9HD

Tel. 020 7271 8225
Fax 020 7271 8344

More 'academic' reading.  Some of these articles are several years old and may not now be in print.

Hotbeds of Crime and the Search for spatial accuracy. J.H Ratcliffe and Dr Mike McCullagh  
School of Geography
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD

Tel. 0115 951 5447
Fax 0115 951 5249

Identifying Repeat Victimisation with GIS J.H.Ratcliffe & Dr Mike McCullagh (as above).

Planning Safer Communities: local authorities at the dawn of a new era?
Dr Alex Hirschfield, Kate Bowers
Department for Civic Design
University of Liverpool 

Professor Ken Pease and Michelle Grundy 
Applied Criminology Group
University of Huddersfield

Aoristic crime analysis. Jerry Ratcliffe & Dr Mike McCullagh. 
University of Nottingham

Joined up Government, Politics and Mapping (The Bapco journal) By Adrian McKeon 
Infoshare Limited

Tel. 0208 541 0111

Using Information Technology to Gather Evidence of Crime. (Volume 163 Justice of the Peace Magazine). By Terry Corbitt.

Monitoring Measuring and Mapping Community Safety. Dr Alexander Hirchfield and Ms Kate Bowers. University of Liverpool

Mapping and analysing Crime Data : Lessons from Research and Practice. Edited by Alex Hirchfield and Kate Bowers. (not yet in print).

Infoshare Guide to Gazetteers. 
Infoshare Limited
Parman House
30-36 Fife Road
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey 
KT1 1SY

Tel. 0208 541 0111
Fax 0208 541 4010

Infoshare Guide to Public Sector Information Sources. Infoshare Limited (As above)

Infoshare Guide to Public Sector Data Sharing Protocols. Infoshare Limited (As above)

Infoshare Guide to Automating Audits for : Crime & Disorder, Drug Action Teams, Youth Offending Teams and Multi Agency Partnerships. Infoshare Limited (As above)

Infoshare Guide to Data Cleansing and Matching. Infoshare Limited (As above).

Infoshare Mapping Awareness 1999. Joined Up Government and BS7666. Infoshare Limited (As above)

Lessons Learn from the post mortem of a failed GIS. Openshaw S, Cross A, Charlton M, Brunsdon C and Little J (1990)

Getting the Grease to the Squeak. Research lessons from Crime Prevention. Home Office Police Research Group, Crime Detection & Prevention Series Paper 85.

Policing Drug Hotspots. Police Research Paper 109 The Road to Nowhere: the evidence for travelling criminals. Home Office Research Study 207.