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If you think that violence has been on the increase across the world, think again. Professor Stevin Pinker's lecture entitled ‘A History of Violence' argues that violence in our societies has been on a long-term decline. Stevin Pinker examines the history of wars, genocide, child correction…

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Another valuable link in place, this time from the St John's Neighbourhood Watch website, enabling their members to access lots of free crime prevention advice for the home and carry out a few Home Security Surveys. Many thanks to Graham Houghton for linking us up and also for posting on The Crime…

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We are delighted to have a link from the West Downs Neighbourhood Watch website.... and what a website! It's full to virtually overflowing with up-to-date news and information about crime, missing persons, policing issues, NHW success stories and much, much more and is possibly one of the best NHW…

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A big thank you goes to Bob Lloyd, Gloucestershire Constabulary's Crime Prevention Design Adviser, and the force's Website Manager for putting a link to our site from their crime prevention pages. Already we've seen a spike in traffic from the county with numerous Home Security Surveys…

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I managed to read the executive summary of this report and as I have a section on the site dedicated to answering the door to callers (although this is aimed at…

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I devote several pages to offering information about enhanced security windows for good reason.They work! And the most recent evidence for their impact comes from some research into Nottingham City Homes' Decent Homes programme, known locally as ‘Secure Warm Modern'. The research,…

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