4NI - Northern Ireland On The Internet: "30 June 2004
'Switched-off' public hindering prevention, says crime survey
The public's 'switched-off' attitude to crime prevention campaigns is hindering community safety professionals in their efforts to deliver safer, more secure communities, according to a major study funded by the Home Office.
Nearly 1,000 Tees Valley households were surveyed to provide a picture of the public's attitudes to crime prevention. The study was commissioned by Safe in Tees Valley, the community-safety consortium operating across the Tees Valley.
The report, 'Informing the Effective Use of Publicity and Media Campaigns to Reduce Crime and the Fear of Crime', found that two-out-of-three respondents (67%) claimed they 'know all there is to know' about how to protect themselves from becoming victims of crime."
