The Thames Valley Partnership brings people and organisations together to create safe and stronger communities through sustainable solutions to the problems of crime and social exclusion. We work within partnership with practitioners from criminal justice sector, local authorities, voluntary and community organisations and the private sector. 

SROI - Measurement for the Future?
Social Return on Investment (SROI) is a relatively new, and extremely robust method of measuring an organisation’s added value and Thames Valley Partnership was invited to take part in an exciting pilot project in this area of work, funded by the Vodafone UK Foundation.  The Urban Beatz project at Beaconsfield School was used as the trial subject, and compared the cost of this intervention programme against the monetary impact of doing nothing - with enlightening results, indicating that for every pound put into the project, nearly £3 of social costs had been saved.  To read the full SROI report  and learn more about this exciting piece of work please click SROI Report.  Follow this link to find out more about Urban Beatz, and our other Arts projects

THE THAMES VALLEY PARTNERSHIP’S JOURNEY
David Faulkner, one of the Trustees of the Partnership, has compiled a report entitled Community Safety and Community Justice - the Thames Valley Partnership’s Journey, 1993 - 2008. As well as describing the main aspects of the Partnership’s work, the report considers  questions such as the relationships and dynamics, and the influences and motivation, which are involved in work to prevent and reduce crime and improve the lives of those who are affected by it, and the features which contribute to success or disappointment. If you would like read this report please click here .  If you would like to contact our Chief Executive, Lindsey Poole on any of the topics outlined in this piece of work  she can be contacted on  lindsey.poole@thamesvalleypartnership.org.uk.
 
LOOKING FOR AN INTERNSHIP?
For information on short-term internships for students and graduates interested in the field of crime prevention and community please click here