Tackling Violent Crime: Turning Multi-Agency Working into a

local reality

Martin DavisHead of Engagement & Partnerships

Introduction – the issues

Sustainable Communities

Violence – some facts

Youth Violence

The Challenge of Risk Factors

Strategic Partnerships

Citizen focused and locally based initiatives

Sustainable Safer Communities

“It is now accepted by most national and local spheres of government that urban safety needs to be built from homes and street level up, and incorporated into local and national planning. It cannot be left to the police alone. Urban governance processes, and urban policies that target exclusion, social inequalities, as well as appropriate planning measures, are the key to success. Indeed community security requires a holistic and coordinated approach.”

Anna Tibaijuka - Executive Director UN Habitat September 2007

British Crime Survey 2006-07

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Trends in Violence

Significance of Youth Violence

Violence against young people has increased by 39%

Police recorded crime statistics and national surveys of the youth victims of crime show offences of violence risen dramatically over the period in numbers and relation to other offence types.

Young people who become involved in crime before they are 14 tend to become the most persistent offenders, with longer criminal careers.

The Challenge of Risk Factors

Individual Factors - includes early onset of aggressive and other problem behaviour; being male

Family - poor parental supervision; family conflict; parental criminality; low family income

Peers - delinquent peer group; high proportion of unsupervised time spent with peers

School - low attainment; low commitment/truancy; aggressive behaviour and bullying; exclusions

Community Poverty - disadvantaged, neglected neighbourhood; high turnover and lack of social ties; drug availability

Institutional responses – criminalisation of youth and youth services

A Violent Crime Strategy

CDRP Police

Prevention Violent Crime Reduction Strategy

Re-establish Violent Crime Desks and Youth Crime Teams

Enforcement Partnership approach to Violent Crime - viewed as both a CDRP and LSP Issue

Ensure BCTG focuses on partnership deployment of assets linked both to reported crime and local intelligence.

Rehabilitation Dialogue and shared responsibility (YOT and NOMS)

PYO’s and PPO’s effective intervention programmes

Community Development

Sponsor specialist programmes Kidz company / Communities that Care

Link Neighbourhood Policing to Neighbourhood Management

Local Area Agreement

Strategic Assessment

& Partnership

Plan

CDRP

Communities

Local Business

CPEGs and Safer Neighbourhood

Panels

Voluntary Sector

Local Strategic Partnerships

Young People

Prioritising Violent Crime Prevention and Reduction

Building Safer Neighbourhoods

Providing people who live or work in a neighbourhood with:

Access - to local services through a named point of contact

Influence - over policing priorities in their neighbourhood

Interventions - joint action with partners & the public

Providing sustainable solutions & feedback on what is being done

Conclusion

There is no single magic bullet to prevent violent crime.

Cannot rely on silo solutions Challenging risk factors and

ensuring effective enforcement go hand in hand.

Key Strategic Partnerships and Joined Up Action

Develop LAA’s which genuinely reflect local needs and which support local sustainable solutions.

Thanks for Listening

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