Battersea Crime Prevention Panel success

Title

Battersea Crime Prevention Panel success

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 May 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:05:00

Description

Mark Phillips reports on a successful crime prevention scheme involving locals on Grayshott Road in South London working with police, called the Battersea Crime Prevention Panel. It has reduced crime and the fear of crime amongst elderly residents. Speakers are: panel chairman Michael Ryan; local, 82-year-old Edith Barnfield on her alarm installed; Home Office Minister Michael Jack who visited the scheme on a manual for similar schemes across the UK; Battersea Chief Superintendent Stephen Pilkington. For Drivetime show. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

Michael Jack; Mark Phillips; Michael Ryan; Edith Barnfield; Stephen Pilkington

Keywords

London; Crime; Elderly; Crime prevention; Warning devices; Battersea; Pensioners (elderly); Drivetime (radio programme); Fear of crime

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