Serious Youth Violence

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Serious Youth Violence

• Rose Fitzpatrick, MPS
• LCSP
• 17 June 2008

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Londons youth population
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Londons diverse youth population
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Youth victimisation 2003-2009
Pre 2003-4 Trident YJB/YOTs CDRPs Safer
Schools Safer Streets Op Blunt
2004-5 Safer Neighbourhoods
2005-6 Safeguarding Childrens Board GGWRB
2007-8 LYCPB Op Curb TGAP MPS Youth Strategy MPA
Youth Scrutiny
2008-9 LCJB Youth Strategy LAAs APACS Op Blunt
2 Violence Action Plan
All Youth Victims
Youth Victims of Violence
Youth Victims of Serious Violence
Youth Victims (per 1,000 population)
5
Youth accused
6
Youth victims
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Drivers of youth violence

• Territory
• Group dynamics and retaliation
• Street justice and disrespect
• Coercion and grooming
• Illegal economy
• Personal conflict
• Victimisation

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Has serious youth violence increased?

• Youth offending remains relatively stable
• Violence makes up 21 of youth crime and is
  decreasing
• Increased proportion of serious violence is being
  committed by young people
• Knife crime fell by 16 in 2007/08 but of the 26
  youth murders 16 were by stabbing
• A third of gun-enabled crime (inc CS and air
  weapons) was committed by young people

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Crime and Disorder Act 1998

• 37(1) It shall be the principal aim of the youth
  justice system to prevent offending by children
  and young persons.
• 38(1) It shall be the duty of each local
  authority, acting in co-operation with the
  persons and bodies mentioned, to secure that, to
  such extent as is appropriate for their area, all
  youth justice services are available there.
• 39(1) Subject to subsection (2), it shall be the
  duty of each local authority, acting in
  co-operation with the persons and bodies
  mentioned, to establish for their area one or
  more youth offending teams.

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YJB Warner Review of YOTs 2003

• Youth crime prevention and reduction can only be
  achieved by a co-ordinated and coherent
  partnership approach
• YOTs do best within a wider community safety
  framework
• Critical success factors focus on corporate
  ownership, effective collaboration, strong
  infrastructure and good use of data

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YOT resourcing a mixed picture
YOT - MPS Resourcing
Total YOT Budget
2007/08
2007/08
3 x PC, 1 x Admin, 1 x Admin for
Haringey
3.3m
YISP, 1 x YISP key worker
Greenwich
4 staff (2 x F/T, 2 x P/T)
1.6m
Lambeth
1 x PS, 2 x PC, 1 x Administrator
3.1m
Hackney
1 x PS, 1 x PC
4.4m
Kensington Chelsea
2 x PC
1.6m
Merton
1 x police officer
1m
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Youth offending a mixed picture
Offences committed by 10-17 year olds
Offences committed by 10-17 year olds
Hackney
Ken. Chelsea
Merton
Haringey
Greenwich
Lambeth
1,600
3,000
1,400
2,500
1,200
2,000
1,000
800
1,500
600
1,000
400
500
200
0
0
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
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So what next?

• YOTs - role and resourcing
• CDRPs - leadership challenge
• Directors of Childrens Services/Childrens
  Trusts - an opportunity
• What is the value added by
• London Councils
• Mayor / GLA
• GOL
• LCSP what next?