Safer swansea presentation to scrutiny
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The document summarizes the work of the Safer Swansea Partnership to develop a new 3-year strategy. It provides context on their past strategies from 2008-2011, which focused on issues like crime reduction, children and young people, alcohol and drugs. It outlines their present work developing the new 2011-2014 strategy through community engagement and strategic assessment. Feedback from practitioners and the community will help shape the new strategy's priorities, which may continue to address issues like integrated offender management, reassurance, and community engagement.
Safer swansea presentation to scrutiny
- 2. Aims of the Seminar Present the work to date to develop the 3 year Safer Swansea Strategy Highlight National, Regional & Local drivers Make links to Community Strategy ‘Ambition is Critical’, CYP Plan, Health Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy, Local Development Plan & Community Safety Plan
- 3. 3 PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION Provide the context of Past developments of the Safer Swansea Partnership To raise awareness of the Present work of the Safer Swansea Partnership To enable the audience to provide feedback to influence the content of the Future Safer Swansea Strategy 2011-2014 ……Where have we been?....Where are we now?....Where are we going? And Why?
- 4. 4 Crime & Disorder Act 1998 Established Community Safety Partnerships Established Youth Offending Teams Brought in ASBOs Section 17 provided a legal duty on the Local Authority to carry out its functions with due regard to the need to prevent crime and disorder Police & Crime Act 2009 Make CSPs Responsible Bodies For Reducing Reoffending
- 5. Strategic priorities 2008 - 2011 Far wider consultation, not only with Partner Agencies but with voluntary groups and local councillors Priorities Working together Children and young people Alcohol and drugs ASB Protecting the public Volume crime
- 6. Working Together 2008-2011 Data Sharing Sharing Resources/Skills Supporting one and other Share objectives Joint office
- 7. Children & Young People 2008-2011 Protecting CYP from crime Preventing CYP from committing crime Ensuring CYP feel safe with information to make informed choices Enabling CYP to develop into positive members of society Providing opportunity for CYP to influence Safer Swansea
- 8. Alcohol and Drugs 2008 - 2011 Reduce harm caused by alcohol and drugs Improve treatment services and support to reduce drug overdoses To undertake enforcement operations against organised crime groups who bring drugs into the City
- 9. Anti Social Behaviour 2008-2011 Reduce ASB in the communities To coordinate information more effectively to improve the way Safer Swansea tackles ASB Understand different strands and perceptions of ASB Improving action to deal with ASB
- 10. Protecting the Public 2008 - 2011 Protecting people from serious crimes, offenders and hazards Giving the most vulnerable, including children, elderly or disabled people the protection they need Supporting and protecting victims from hate crime Carefully managing offenders Maintaining community safety by reducing the risks posed by international terrorism Improving road safety
- 11. Volume crime 2008 - 2011 95% of all crime in Swansea There has been considerable success in this area Focus now on Violent Crime …………Some real Successes..
- 12. Excellent successes Total crime Per fiscal year in Swansea since 2004/05 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 Series1 24368 23806 22331 22,456 21,930 18552 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Comparing last 2 years there were 3,779 less victims in 09/10 v 08/09
- 13. Excellent successes 37% Reduction in Crime in last 7 years Comparing last 5 years there were 5,860 less victims in 2009/2010 than in 2004/2005 Recently detection rates have also increased significantly by some 7.3%
- 14. Youth Offending Bureau The All Wales Youth Offending Strategy(2004): “… there is no contradiction between protecting the welfare of young people in trouble and the prevention of offending and re-offending … young people should be treated as children first and offenders second...” (All Wales Youth Offending Strategy, 2004) …….How effective at reducing offending?
- 15. Bureau Outcomes 2008/9 274 YP First Time Entrants into CJS 2009/10 153 a fall of 44% IN FTEs 2008/9 119 YP offended after a pre Court Disposal 2009/10 26 YP only re-offended a fall of 78% 2008/9 52 out of 119 YP receiving a traditional CJ pre Court Disposal re-offended..44% 2009/10 only 3 out of 135 YP receiving the new NCJ disposals re-offended..2%
- 16. SMAT Successes April 2010 - Abertawe Alcohol & Drug Assessment Service (AADAS) - provides a comprehensive assessment and initial care plan The Place - the only under 18 direct access substance misuse assessment and treatment Service in Wales October 20010 - PARIS rollout all substance misuse agencies (Social services and MH) in Swansea are now fully linked via the computerised management system August 2010 SMATS performance and management unit moved into the Partnership Office at Cockett Police Station
- 17. Tough Choices Testing on arrest for Acquisitive crime Last year 200 tests a month in Swansea 45% positive (35% Cardiff) 1064 Positive tests in Swansea 73% opiates (50% Cardiff) 18 people tested positive 6 or more times 129 live cases a month this year 54 completed de-tox programme April 2011 Specialist Drugs Courts
- 18. Integrated Offender Management Generally at any one time over half of Swansea’s PPO population will be in Prison Presently widening PPO cohort into an IOM cohort Working with probation and other CJ agencies to enforce sentences more effectively Work under DCJG commenced across Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot
- 19. Anti Social Behaviour Enhanced Team and Processes Victims, particularly Vulnerable a Priority Victim Champion appointed Managing some 300 incidents a month (from 90) …..to effectively identify Victims, hot spots and offenders
- 20. REASSURANCE How many agreed that police and local council are dealing with ASB and crime issues in the area? 49.8% √ Better than force Average How many feel Police would treat them with respect? 85.4% √ Better than force Average How many agreed Police would treat them fairly? 72.8% √ Better than force Average 61.5% agree the Police understand the issues affecting their community √ Better than force Average
- 21. Victim Satisfaction Quality of Service tu 84.1% RAG Status: Whole Experience p 85.2% tu 85.1% 71.7% 94.6% Target Treatment 96.5% tu 95.9% 96.5% tu Eastern Central Western Follow Up tu 70.6% p Northern tu Year To Date (Sep 2010) 82.3% 97.8%Ease of Contact Actions Taken tu 75.6% 74.2% 86.7% 86.2% 87.0% tu tu tu 87.0% On or better than target Better or equal to last year Worse than last year 97.5% 85.0% 75.0% 95.0% 94.9% tu tu 96.0% tu tu tu 96.1% tu q tu 84.0%
- 22. So to Do Currently Engaged 83 Completed Project 77 Total Engaged 160
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- 24. Hair & Beauty
- 25. Outcomes of So To Do Development of YIP referral system Development of better Measuring tools Re- Outcome Improved Behaviour and attendance Reduction of Exclusions Reduction in Offences / Offenders / Sentencing across the whole of Swansea (YOS data)
- 26. Celebrating Success “As a school, we have seen behaviour and attendance of pupils engaged with the project improved significantly. Of these pupils, a large number were on the brink of exclusion” Lynette Johnson D/Head Dylan Thomas
- 27. Work to date on New Strategy Strategic assessment completed National, regional, local contexts considered Community engagement undertaken Practitioners seminar 24/9/10
- 28. Conclusion Strategic Assessment, scanning and engagement demonstrates the 2008-11 Safer Swansea Strategy is generally fit for purpose Volume crime has been replaced by City Centre Violent Crime Community Cohesion added With Overarching themes of; Integrated Offender Management (IOM) Reassurance Community Engagement
- 29. Working Together 2008 - 2011 Using volunteers/street pastors/students/ NW/crime fighters More Joined up Criminal Justice working Better Communication and understanding between agencies Share Information Lack of confidence in each other Co-location of agencies Working patterns of agencies/ Joint operations gaps in attendance
- 30. Children & Young People 2008 -2011 Relevant and priority Truancy action needed to be addressed …. what’s making them truant? So to Do success… Reduce Duplication/enhance partnership Clear roles and responsibilities … responsibility of all More provision ..vacant council owned properties Focus on safeguarding Coordination of CYP Partnership…number of agencies…plans need to steer resources Good Citizenship…promotion of young people
- 31. Alcohol and Drugs 2008 - 2011 Relevant/priority linked to all Long term prevention/education/mentoring ..targeted Top 20 work Early intervention/identifying risk Agency involvement Options on addressing issues ..SMAT/specialist or community based Difficult to convince public re spends Intelligence from CCTV
- 32. ASB 2008 - 2011 Relevant/priority .... expectation of public Manage perception of public .... scaled approach to ASB Early intervention Give communities empowerment Lots of resources … agencies to be mapped Focus on quick hits and publicise Duplication of agencies .... joined up Promotion of restorative justice Rewarding good behaviour Data sharing Targeting prolific offenders/areas and repeat victims Concern re increase as a result of job losses
- 33. Protecting the Public 2008 -2011 Understanding of Public protection Relevant – priority … not relevant/not a priority…interlinked Evaluation of actions Early intervention /targeting offenders but also victims Options to do so…what /who can assist Use existing resources…smarter….risk management Definition very broad, some aspects relevant some not …safeguarding/domestic violence CYP and Families Group to cover some aspects Community cohesion to cover others
- 34. Violent Crime 2008 - 2011 Not priority already being tackled …very relevant Opportunities for charging retailers Transport of drunks Change of legislation re sale and management .. plastic glass Community Safety accreditation .... door staff Review of licences … visits by committee Health/education involvement Change culture within City - family CCTV Lighting/redevelopment of city enhanced /exploited more Intervention/education/prevention by partnership agencies
- 35. Community Cohesion 2008 -2011 Relevant/Priority linked to all other areas ..theme in all priorities Lack of understanding of area/language used Protect vulnerable Education of public Engagement of hard to reach groups Need Community Cohesion Strategy …. caution re language and focus
- 36. The way forward Swansea Community Safety Partnership TimelinePartnership Overview And Scrutiny Committee C.S.P Steering Group Partnership Overview And Scrutiny Committee Partnership Overview And Scrutiny Committee Partnership Overview And Scrutiny Committee C.S.P Steering Group C.S.P Steering Group 255th Oct 9th Nov 20th Dec 11th Jan 2011 14th Feb 8th March 11th April Proposed period for Public consultation Commence and complete work for 2011 – 2014 C.S.P strategy Signedoff Ratified Prepare for implementation Implement Overview and Scrutiny Committee Submission to partnership 1st April
Editor's Notes
- #22: All improvements on 2009/10, except Follow Up in Eastern BCU. EASE OF CONTACT – only Northern is meeting the 10/11 target. This may be due to the first person they spoke usually being able to take all their details and high satisfaction with the time it took for officers to arrive. ACTIONS TAKEN – Only Eastern is meeting the 10/11 target. This may be due to a higher proportion of victims having been given a crime reference number and contact details. FOLLOW UP – Although Eastern has a higher level of satisfaction than Northern, this still represents a decline from last year’s performance. Eastern’s victims were more likely to feel they were kept informed as often as they needed (83% satisfied) but were less likely to have been kept informed without asking (79%) or to have been told the outcome of their investigation (33%). Fewer Northern victims agreed they had been kept informed as often as needed (77%) and that those updates were provided without asking (77%). 37% of Northern’s victims had been told of the outcome of their investigation. TREATMENT – Northern has seen an increase on last year’s performance with 94.6% satisfied with treatment, the underlying diagnostic questions show victims in Northern BCU are usually below the force average, being the least satisfied with the level of reassurance provided by the officers, how polite and sympathetic the officers were and also how fairly they felt they were treated. Central BCU was top for reassurance and listening to what victims had to say which may explain the victim satisfaction with treatment being on target. WHOLE EXPERIENCE