Deter, detect, disrupt. An analysis of Nottinghamshire Police’s knife crime team
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21372497 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Andrews (0000-0003-2177-6679, University of Derby, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 389-407 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-258X • E-ISSN: 1740-5599 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258x241286359 |
| OpenAlex | W4402628420 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 42 |
Nottinghamshire Police established the only dedicated team in the UK outside London, proactively locating those at higher likelihood of involvement in Knife-enabled crime. The team uses a mix of tactics under the banner of ‘deter, detect, and disrupt’ through intelligence-led and problem-oriented policing approaches. This article examines those tactics and assesses the effectiveness thereof as a case study, using a mix of statistics and wider academic research to identify potential benefits. It concludes that the approaches have reaped positive rewards, alongside other, softer, prevention and partnership approaches. There remains however a need to better define the team’s aims and purpose
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