Understanding effective police-led opportunities for crime prevention, with a particular focus on violent crime

Background

Violent crime is a major public concern and tackling it is our top priority. This includes terrorism, knife and gun crime, sexual offending, domestic abuse and safeguarding vulnerable people from predatory behaviour.

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Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

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