Safe and secure town centres at night: An introduction to the BRE toolkit(IP 10/08) DOWNLOAD
This Information Paper outlines a method of assessing the management of town centres at night. It introduces a tool that has been developed by BRE to provide a comprehensive coverage of all the issues involved in alcohol-related violence and disorder. The Paper summarises the categories contained in the toolkit and explains how they can be used by stakeholders in their decision-making processes to reduce crime and disorder in the night-time economy.
Pages: 12
Format: A4
Illustrations: 11 photos
Contents
Background
The toolkit
- The categories
1 Partnership working
2 Data and information sharing
3 Licensed premises
4 Policing strategies
5 Capable guardians and street welfare
6 CCTV
7 Lighting
8 Underage drinking 9 Transport
10 Offenders and victims
11 Visual cues in the town centre
12 Fast-food outlets
13 Access routes and space allocation
- The weightings
Conclusion
Box 1: Example of one of the case studies
Box 2: Example of one of the categories
References