It has long been recognised that culture and sport have an important role to play in preventing young people becoming involved in crime and anti-social behaviour. In response to this the National Culture Forum and the Chief Cultural and Leisure Officers Association have produced a new policy document entitled The role of Culture and Sport in reducing Crime and Anti Social Behaviour.
Written with the aim of helping providers of culture and sport services better understand community safety and crime reduction agendas, the document is also intended to introduce agencies such as the Police and Community Safety Partnerships to the opportunities and benefits that could be secured through closer engagement with the culture and sport sector.
In order to provide a shared mandate for future action, the document identifies some of the ways that the sector can contribute to reducing the actuality and fear of crime through engaging with the right partnerships. It also provides guidance on better evidencing the contribution the sector can make to local priority outcomes.
A number of practical real world case studies consider the impact of a range of targeted interventions that have a track record of successfully diverting those most at risk of offending through culture and sports based activities.
We hope that you will find the document informative and, in order to help us grow the body of evidence, we invite you to share your own local case studies by completing the template below and returning it to us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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