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Their importance is
underlined by new analysis revealing that there were 3,576 violent
attacks on people across the Peterborough City Council area in the
last year, a rise of 58% per cent in the last decade.
Under the manifesto plans, a
Conservative Government would:
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Give Peterborough’s citizens
greater protection if they have to defend themselves against
intruders in their homes, or if they stop a crime being
committed in the street.
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Create fifteen new rape crisis
centres across the country, and give all existing rape crisis
centres stable, long-term funding.
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Grant Peterborough City Council
new powers to fight booze-fuelled antisocial behaviour in
Peterborough, and stop supermarkets selling alcohol at below
cost-price which is destroying law-abiding local pubs and
fuelling low-level crime.
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Replace the invisible and
unaccountable Cambridgeshire Police Authority, making the police
properly accountable to a directly elected person who will set
priorities for local policing.
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Publish detailed
street-by-street crime statistics online every month, in an open
and standardised format, so people know the real level of crime
in their neighbourhood.
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Make it clear that anyone caught
carrying a knife in a public place can expect to be prosecuted
and sent to prison.
Stewart said: “The Labour Government
has launched endless initiatives and top-down schemes which have
made little difference. Their broken promises have undermined
people’s trust. We can’t go on with the police filling in forms
instead of fighting crime.
“Our hard-working local police
officers deserve the highest praise. But many people across
Peterborough are hugely frustrated with our criminal justice system.
They feel that it’s just not on their side anymore. These major
Conservative proposals will help put the law back on the side of
local people in Peterborough and give our police the full support
they so richly deserve.”
Stewart
Jackson was elected in May 2005 to represent the
Peterborough constituency in the House of Commons.
To find out more about him, his views and activities, visit his
website at
www.stewartjackson.org.uk
Peterborough UK
Community Website - February 2009
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