The Tackling Violent Crime Programme (TVCP) provides funding to Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) to develop and implement local multi-agency strategies to target alcohol related crime and disorder and domestic violence. Local CDRPs are then required to report back on progress and share good practice with other areas.

The researchers looked at trends in crime in the areas covered by the two tranches of the TVCP, and highlight aspects of the programme which have been particularly effective. The report looks at the effect of TVCP on police recorded crime rates and at people’s perceptions of its effectiveness.

It assesses the processes used in the programme, covering:

The report draws attention to those areas of the TVCP that could be improved, and concludes that overall, it has been successful in meeting its aims.

TVCP is a Home Office initiative aimed at reducing national levels of serious violent crime by working intensively with 32 Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) across England and Wales that have high rates of serious violent crime.

To gauge the efficacy of the TVCP, the UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science was commissioned by the Home Office Police Standards Unit (PSU) to evaluate the initiative.

The evaluation sought to establish the extent to which the project met its stated goals, and includes components on outcome and process assessment.

The research draws on police recorded crime data and interviews with TVCP staff to determine the extent of the programme’s effectiveness.

The researchers argue that although a causal link between alcohol and violence is difficult to establish, there is an evidence-based rationale for the Tackling Violent Crime Programme (TVCP).

UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, University College London.
Lucía Summers, tel. +44 20 7679 0826

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01/10/2006

Czarnomski, Sarah; Marshall, Ben; Summers, Lucia

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Urban Policy > Security & crime prevention

Anti-crime policy