BII Scotland to speak at Beyond Booze and Blade conference
18-May-2006
Janet Hood, Head of BII Scotland, will be speaking at the Beyond Booze and Blade – Dealing with Violence in
BII Scotland is the professional body for the licensed retail sector in
Janet Hood, Head of BII Scotland, said, “It is important to realise the positive role the licensed trade play in ensuring that our town centres become violence free. This conference is bringing together a large number of influential speakers. Hopefully it will get the audience thinking as to how we can all work together to improve the situation in
This conference will consider the broad issues of violence in Scottish society and address these key issues:
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How violent is
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What are the particular contexts which attract or stimulate violent behaviour (e.g. alcohol, football, violence amongst young people, vulnerable groups and minorities such as ethnic and sexual orientation groups) and why?
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How effective are public policies, legislation and public spending in preventing and dealing with crimes of violence? How can public authorities prevent and deal with violence against public servants, on public transport, in hospitals?
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To what extent do businesses, including licensees, have a role in preventing and dealing with violence in and around workplaces and licensed premises?
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What can Community Safety Partnerships and the Police Violence Reduction Unit achieve, and what will the National Police Centre of Excellence achieve, in tackling violence? How do we prevent and police violence effectively? How will they use the new legislation currently going through the Scottish Parliament to deal with violence?For more information about this event, including prices and details of how to book, please visit www.holyrood.com
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