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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1983

THE EXPANDED TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEE ARE:

TO DRAW UP PLANS FOR A CO-ORDINATED EFFORT TO REDUCE CRIME;

TO CO-ORDINATE THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

CONCERNED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PLANS;

TO RECEIVE AND TO ASSESS REPORTS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND

AGENCIES CONCERNED ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE PLANS AND ON THE RESULTS:

TO DETERMINE WAYS IN WHICH THE PUBLIC CAN BE STIMULATED TO

CONTRIBUTE TO THE REDUCTION OF CRIME:

TO RECEIVE AND TO PROCESS SUGGESTIONS FROM ANY SOURCE ON

HOW CRIME MIGHT BE REDUCED ;

TO RECOMMEND ANY LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES

THAT THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS NECESSARY TOWARDS REDUCING CRIME :

TO REPORT ON PROGRESS TO THE GOVERNOR TWICE YEARLY.

THE NEW COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING ON JUNE 14.

SIR PHILIP TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MEMBERS OF DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ASSISTING THE GOVERNMENT, AND IN PARTICULAR THE POLICE, TO COMBAT CRIME.

AMONG OTHER THINGS, THESE COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH ADVISING THE PUBLIC ON THE MEASURES THEY CAN TAKE AGAINST CRIME AND WITH PUBLICITY DESIGNED TO PROPAGATE THE ANTI-CRIME MESSAGE.

+DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY A VALUABLE ROLE AT DISTRICT LEVEL TO REDUCE CRIME, HE SAID.