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Data-sharing and Crime Reduction: The Long and Winding Road

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The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 charges responsible authorities with devising and implementing strategies for community safety. Responsible authorities comprise police and local authorities, working as partnerships. Criteria for the permissible exchange of relevant data are to be found in the Act. In practice, partnerships have experienced difficulties in reaching agreement about datasharing. This paper looks at the legal background to data-sharing, its limitations, best practice, and the potential consequences of lowering barriers to information exchange.

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  1. Crime Reduction Director, Government Office for the East Midlands,

    Stephen Brookes

  2. Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University (currently seconded to Project Jupiter at the Government Office for the East Midlands), Programme Director for the MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Loughborough University (currently seconded to Project Jupiter at the Government Office for the East Midlands),

    Kate Moss

  3. Professor of Criminology, University of Huddersfield, and Visiting Professor, Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, University College London,

    Ken Pease

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Brookes, S., Moss, K. & Pease, K. Data-sharing and Crime Reduction: The Long and Winding Road. Crime Prev Community Saf 5, 7–14 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8140158

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