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Further information

Useful websites


Developing an Anti-Social Behaviour strategy

The Respect website describes what an anti-social behaviour strategy is and the type of things it should contain (external link).

The Crime Reduction website gives guidance on assessing the nature of local anti-social behaviour problems and formulating a strategy to tackle them (external link).


Partners roles and responsibilities in tackling ASB

The Respect website outlines the benefits of partnership working (external link), and provides links to resources on partnership working in CDRPs and LSPs.


Letting communities know about work going on to reduce ASB

Written for the Home Office 'Not in my Neighbourhood Week', this handbook contains useful tips on handling the media and ideas for promoting the work you are doing locally (external link).


Evaluation

Charities Evaluation Services provide a range of downloadable resources on monitoring, evaluation and measuring outcomes (external link).

The Home Office Crime Reduction Centre 'Passport to Evaluation' outlines what evaluation is, and the process for carrying out an evaluation (external link).

The Crime Reduction site gives guidance on tracking progress and achievements, and a sample evaluation framework (external link).

IDeA guidance on tools to help services focus on outcomes (external link).


Involving young people in decision making

The 'Hear by Right' website developed by the National Youth Agency contains a large range of resources and quality standards for involving young people in your organisation (external link).

The Every Child Matters website contains links to a number of resources giving guidance on how to involve young people in participation (external link).


Commissioning activities

IDeA website outlines the commissioning cycle referred to by government departments (external link), and gives guidance for elected members on their role in commissioning.


Publicising activities to young people

Every Child Matters (external link) website has guidance available to download on publicising activities to young people.


Scrutiny

IDeA children's services scrutiny toolkit (external link) gives ideas for scoping scrutiny topics.