Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) brings together the expertise and experience of chief police officers from England, Wales and Northern Ireland, providing a professional forum to share ideas and best practice, co-ordinate resources and help deliver effective policing which keeps the public safe.

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Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS)

The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) is the professional voice of police leadership in Scotland.

We work in partnership with central and local government to set strategic objectives for policing in Scotland and to deliver better integrated services for Scotland's communities.

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ACPO Secured by Design

Secured by Design focuses on crime prevention of homes and commercial premises and promotes the use of security standards for a wide range of applications and products.

The principles have been proven to achieve a reduction of crime by up to 75%, and criminal damage by 25%. We have over 450 members with over a 1000 products that meet our high security standards from windows to doors, bike security through to forensic marking. We also provide crime prevention advice for home owners and tenants.

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And all our burglary prevention advice here

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Scottish Business Crime Centre

The Scottish Business Crime Centre is a non-profit making organisation created in 1996 under the Business Crime Reduction Strategy for Scotland, to establish a unique partnership approach between the Police, business community and Government.

The main function of the Centre is to provide practical advice to the business/commercial sectors on how to develop business crime reduction and prevention strategies. We aim to reduce business crime using a number of measures:

• promoting specific initiatives within industry sectors and community groups
• sharing good practice approaches to business related crime prevention
• raising awareness of the level, impact and cost of business crime
• creating and supporting a network of relevant partnerships and programmes

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The summer edition of the Scottish Business Crime Centre newsletter is now available. The quarterly publication contains advice, local updates and news. This edition also features a farewell from the executive director Alan Dobie who is retiring after eight years at the SBCC.

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The Crime Prevention Website

The Crime Prevention Website is a free access information website developed by former Metropolitan Police Officer, Crime Prevention Design Adviser and author, Calvin Beckford.

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Visit the library - containing links to documents, books and organisations and online available security standards, policies, codes of practice, technical specifications, guides, building reguations and Acts of Parliament. It also references a wide number of security standards that can be purchased online.