NCJ Number
144646
Date Published
1993
Length
40 pages
Annotation
In the mid-1980's, the problems related to street prostitution and kerb-crawling had come to dominate everyday life in Streatham in South London. To remedy the situation, the residents took up a multiagency approach that had proven effective in Finsbury Park in North London.
Abstract
On balance, the Streatham effort, carried out from 1987 to 1989, was considered beneficial, but it did not fulfill many residents' expectations. This program did however, achieve a significant reduction in the volume of traffic passing through, including a 40-percent reduction during late-night hours. The period ended with far fewer kerb- crawlers, and very few new prostitutes. Crime rates and the fear of crime decreased, and public expectations and community cohesion increased. Relations among the public, the police, and Lambeth Council improved. By crime prevention initiative standards, the displacement the Streatham effort caused was considered benign. Table, 6 figures, 40 references, appendix, and list of the other papers in the series