CRIME DETECTION AND PREVENTION SERIES: PAPER NO 60

The Home Office Police Research Group (PRG) was formed in 1992 to carry out and manage research relevant to the work of the police service. The terms of reference for the Group include the requirement to identify and disseminate good policing practice. The Crime Detection and Prevention Series follows on from the Crime Prevention Unit papers, a series which has been published by the Home Office since 1983. The recognition that effective crime strategies will often involve both crime prevention and crime investigation, however, has led to the scope of this series being broadened. This new series will present research material on both crime prevention and crime detection in a way that will inform policy and practice throughout the police service. A parallel series of papers on resource management and organisational issues is also published by PRG, as is a periodical on policing research called ‘Focus’. ISBN 1-85893-355-2 (ii