Today I'm off out to the Designing out Crime Association (DOCA) event at Central Saint Martins, Granary Building, 1 Granary Square, King's Cross. London N1C 4AA. The all day event begins at 10:00 and is open to both members and non-members: There will be free teas and coffees and a buffet…

Our friends at Avon and Somerset Police have recently issued this press release recommending we do all we can to reduce our chances of becoming victims over the festive period. This sort of advice is always useful, but particularly so this time of year when some of us have a tendency to drop our…

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A friend of mine, Mike, has just shared this salutary story hoping I would post it onto my news blog. Having thought about it for a while (about 2 seconds) here it is..... With Christmas upon us I would like to share a personal experience with my friends and family about drinking and…

Just to let you know that our next Newsletter will be sent to our subscribers on Monday or Tuesday next week. If you've recently subscribed please check your spam boxes in case it ends up there. This issue celebrates our 250,000th visitor; brings news about the progress of The Crime Prevention…

From the BBC..... Uruguay has become the first country in the world to make it legal to grow, sell and consume marijuana. After nearly 12 hours of debate, senators gave the government-sponsored bill their historic final approval. The law allowing registered Uruguayans over 18 to buy up to…