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The community, the council and the police : a combination to reduce crime in Footscray

Frank Byrne

Published in:
National overview on crime prevention : proceedings of a conference held 4-6 June 1991
Sandra McKillop and Julia Vernon (eds.)
ISBN 0 642 18452 6 ; ISSN 1034-5086
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1992
(AIC Conference Proceedings; no. 15)

Abstract

The Footscray Council/Police Ethnic Unit aims to bridge the gap between people of non-English speaking backgrounds and the police, and resolve community problems. The activities of the Unit have enabled police to become part of the formal and informal networks which are established in the Fitzroy community, thereby assisting in the prevention and detection of crime. Byrne discusses the crime problems in Footscray; the strategies of the Unit; the benefits of these initiatives; and performance evaluation.