AN anti-crime initiative in Burnley will receive worldwide recognition at a major conference in London next month.

The success of the Dordrecht scheme, a unique partnership between Lancashire Probation service, police and Burnley Council to clamp down on burglars, will feature at the International 2000 conference.

The project will be explained to delegates from around the world in probation, police and prison services, courts, health and education and other non-governmental organisations.

The conference will focus on some of the most outstandingly successful examples of locally-based anti-crime schemes which reduce re-offending.

The Burnley Dordrecht scheme, named after a similar project in the Dutch town, began as a pilot with European funding two years ago.

It targets offenders who have a criminal record of burglary so they are subject to extra-intensive probation supervision.

The Burnley project won a commendation in the UK National Community Safety Awards two years ago.

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