How has the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 impacted upon partnership approaches in policing? Within your answer illustrate the role of 'community safety'

Introduction The efficiency and effectiveness of the police force is always under constant scrutiny. The police service is required to carry out its role of protecting and serving the community, with minimum resources in the most productive and cost effective method possible. One way in which the police are able to deal with the ever increase in crime, is through the partnerships they have developed with other public and private bodies. These organisations aid the …

…for a number of years, a lot of local authorities nationally have not fully accepted their responsibility under the act. It could also be stated that public opinion may very well still believe that the police deal with crime on their own. However the success of the community safety partnerships can be seen in the reduction in overall recorded crime levels. All categories of recorded crime have fallen with the exception of drug related offences.