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Living on the edge

29 Mar 2019

Some of the most deprived areas in England are located in the eastern region. ̽»¨Ö±²¥New Horizons project has been helping those furthest away from the...

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UK police officer

Justice of the East: research on crime and rehabilitation in our region

12 Mar 2019

From Fenland delinquency to policing Peterborough’s streets and the power of prison education, researchers from the Institute of Criminology are...

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Opinion: Why policymakers should care about location

08 Mar 2019

What account should policymaking take of the notion of 'place' – the landscapes, cities and towns we inhabit, with all the opportunities and...

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How to tend an economic bonfire

01 Mar 2019

Business, enterprise and employment are flourishing in Greater Cambridge, but housing and infrastructure are struggling to match the jobs boom, and...

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A ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge outreach session in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.

Widening participation in higher education in East Anglia

08 Dec 2016

From January 2017, East Anglia’s five Higher Education Institutions, working in close partnership with the region’s Further Education Colleges and...

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PCSOs from West Midlands Police on patrol

Policing: two officers ‘on the beat’ prevent 86 assaults and save thousands in prison costs

14 Jun 2016

̽»¨Ö±²¥results of a major criminology experiment in Peterborough suggest that investing in proactive PCSO foot patrols targeting crime ‘hot spots’ could...

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Hoodies

Morality prevents crime

25 Jun 2012

A landmark study of criminal activity in teenagers indicates that some never see crime as a course of action while others are vulnerable to...

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