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Older burglary victims and distraction burglary
— recommendations for practitioners | | Corporate Author | Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, Home Office |
| Publisher | Home Office, London, 2003 |
| Pages | 4 pp (Home Office Development and Practice Report 11) |
| Source | Communications Development Unit, Room 264, Home Office, 50 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AT. Email: publications.rds@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk |
| Keywords | Crime ; Elder abuse ; Crime prevention ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | This report provides guidelines and recommendations for practitioners working with older people who are vulnerable to becoming a victim or who have been a victim of burglary and, in particular, distraction burglary. The suggestions raised here are relevant to practitioners dealing with older people and vulnerable groups on a day-to-day basis, and those who come into contact with older victims following a crime incident. The recommendations cover three main topics: raising awareness of the problem and how to prevent it; reducing vulnerability; and reducing the impact once a crime has been committed. These recommendations may be of special interest to the police, crime and disorder reduction partnerships (CDRPs), local authorities, other housing providers, primary care trusts (PCTs) and organisations in the voluntary and charity sectors. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081120208 P |
| Classmark | TWA: QNT: TWF: 583 * |
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