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| Online maps with crimes plotted on them every month - and higher-visibility community sentences - are set to be introduced in England and Wales. | Online maps with crimes plotted on them every month - and higher-visibility community sentences - are set to be introduced in England and Wales. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown said "too many people don't believe the system is on their side". | Prime Minister Gordon Brown said "too many people don't believe the system is on their side". |
| He will back online maps comparing areas' crime and police performance and local "community champions". | He will back online maps comparing areas' crime and police performance and local "community champions". |
| Mr Brown was responding to a Cabinet Office report suggesting people felt "cut off" from the justice system. | Mr Brown was responding to a Cabinet Office report suggesting people felt "cut off" from the justice system. |
| Louise Casey's paper said criminals' punishment needs to be much more "visible" to restore public confidence in the justice system. | Louise Casey's paper said criminals' punishment needs to be much more "visible" to restore public confidence in the justice system. |
| READ THE REPORT class="" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/18_06_08_caseyreport.pdf">Engaging communities in fighting crime [987KB] Most computers will open this document automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">Download the reader here | |
| It said many people felt it was "distant" and "unaccountable" and suggested neighbourhood police hold regular public meetings and issue leaflets so victims and local people know offenders have been caught. | It said many people felt it was "distant" and "unaccountable" and suggested neighbourhood police hold regular public meetings and issue leaflets so victims and local people know offenders have been caught. |
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| The report suggested that the government consider developing "a more dynamic and interactive website" mapping local crime information - which would let people compare crime rates and police performance in their area with others. | The report suggested that the government consider developing "a more dynamic and interactive website" mapping local crime information - which would let people compare crime rates and police performance in their area with others. |
| Through this report people have told use what they want to be done and we are going to act Gordon Brown | Through this report people have told use what they want to be done and we are going to act Gordon Brown |
| It also said by the start of next year local monthly crime information should be published, including details of action taken to tackle crime and contact details for local people teams. | It also said by the start of next year local monthly crime information should be published, including details of action taken to tackle crime and contact details for local people teams. |
| Earlier Ms Casey told the BBC that often people did not know that somebody had been convicted of a crime and sentenced. | Earlier Ms Casey told the BBC that often people did not know that somebody had been convicted of a crime and sentenced. |
| The report says justice needs to be more visible, proposing "visible community payback" and better feedback from police on the outcomes of court cases. | The report says justice needs to be more visible, proposing "visible community payback" and better feedback from police on the outcomes of court cases. |
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| Responding to the report the government said it would "immediately take forward" some of the recommendations including "greater use of uniforms for offenders" on community payback schemes and the use of "community panels" to select the work done. | Responding to the report the government said it would "immediately take forward" some of the recommendations including "greater use of uniforms for offenders" on community payback schemes and the use of "community panels" to select the work done. |
| It also backed "regular local crime information including online crime maps" across England and Wales and teams of "community champions" - teams of people in each area who are "equipped with the skills and know-how to play a stronger role in tackling crime" - such as by strengthening links with the police. | It also backed "regular local crime information including online crime maps" across England and Wales and teams of "community champions" - teams of people in each area who are "equipped with the skills and know-how to play a stronger role in tackling crime" - such as by strengthening links with the police. |
| Mr Brown said: "Through this report people have told use what they want to be done and we are going to act." | Mr Brown said: "Through this report people have told use what they want to be done and we are going to act." |
| 'Strong voice' | 'Strong voice' |
| He said while overall crime had fallen and police numbers were up, "it is also clear that we need to go further, that too many people don't believe the system is on their side". | He said while overall crime had fallen and police numbers were up, "it is also clear that we need to go further, that too many people don't believe the system is on their side". |
| Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said they would also concentrate on neighbourhood policing, so people had a "strong voice in local policing priorities". | Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said they would also concentrate on neighbourhood policing, so people had a "strong voice in local policing priorities". |
| She said: "I also welcome proposals for community crime fighters and community kitties to fund local groups to help tackle community safety problems." | She said: "I also welcome proposals for community crime fighters and community kitties to fund local groups to help tackle community safety problems." |
| She told the BBC she had asked Ms Casey to take forward the recommendations over the next few months - some of which had already been started. | She told the BBC she had asked Ms Casey to take forward the recommendations over the next few months - some of which had already been started. |
| The review, which is intended to inform policy, makes about 30 recommendations. | The review, which is intended to inform policy, makes about 30 recommendations. |
| Ms Casey, the government's crime and communities advisor, spent eight months consulting 13,000 people in England and Wales for the review - ordered by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to raise confidence in criminal justice. | Ms Casey, the government's crime and communities advisor, spent eight months consulting 13,000 people in England and Wales for the review - ordered by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to raise confidence in criminal justice. |
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