Open All Hours: HMIC Thematic Report

In line with the priorities set by Government, police activity over recent years has focused on bringing down crime and putting offenders before the courts. Working closely with partners, commendable successes have been achieved and recorded crime has fallen inseven out of the last eight years. However, much remains to be done, not only to maintain this downward pressure but to secure corresponding reductions in the type of non-criminal behaviour that does so much to degrade people's quality of life. Evidence suggests that levels of public reassurance, and confidence in policing and the criminal justice system, have not risen in the way that might be expected. Indeed, the British Crime Survey suggests that, counter-intuitively, confidence in policing and the courts has been falling as forces have turned the tide on crime. This is a matter of concern, given the essential contribution of the public to the effective working of the criminal justice system as witnesses, victims, jurors and informants.

Date: Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT 2001

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