The latest crime prevention and home security news and comment from The Crime Prevention Website. Feel free to add your comment to the posts and if you are a member of the police service or a Neighbourhood Watch and would like us to highlight something you're up to in the world of crime prevention and home security do please get in touch using Contact.
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Jun
2012
By Calvin at 09:55 GMT, 13 years ago
According to the findings of this website’s Home Security Survey, Ninety one percent of us leave lights on around the house or flat when we go out. …
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Jun
2012
By Calvin at 09:23 GMT, 13 years ago
Findings of Cambridge University Professor Per-Olof Wikstrom's research study ‘Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study' (PADS+) are discussed today in The Independent. The five year study of 700 people aged 12 to 16 has found that it is a small minority of these young…
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Jun
2012
By Calvin at 13:14 GMT, 13 years ago
Almost 72% of the first 300 people who completed the Home Security Survey on this website don't have a door chain or other door limiter device. Bearing in mind that many of the people completing the survey will have been Neighbourhood Watch members and are therefore security aware, this finding…
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Jun
2012
By Calvin at 17:34 GMT, 13 years ago
For those of you who have signed up for the Newsletter please take a look at your inbox today. And just in case you forgot to alter your settings and can't find it do check your spam. Amongst an array of articles this first Newsletter takes a look at a few of the findings of the Home Security…
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Jun
2012
By Calvin at 15:44 GMT, 13 years ago
A 6 month long Dispersal Order is in effect in Bangor with the aim of reducing anti-social behaviour and street drinking. The order gives police (including police community support officers) powers to order groups of two or more to leave the area and failure to comply could lead to prosecution. In…
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Jun
2012
By Calvin at 15:54 GMT, 13 years ago
TCPW is just over 10 weeks old, it can see quite a bit, makes odd gurgling noises and keeps Calvin up at night! We\'ve had 7.5K visitors and 31K page views and we\'re hovering between page 1 and 2 for a Google search on \'Crime Prevention\'. Nearly 17% of our visitors are from the USA,…
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