Title: Neighbourhood Panels and CPEGs
1Neighbourhood Panels and CPEGs Community
Engagement Programme
Seminar 1 Problem Solving Awareness
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5Metropolitan Police Problem Solving Model
6WHO is DEMANDING You do something about the
problem? What are they asking for?
7Problem?
8Aim?
9Research
Offender
Location
Victim
10Analysis
11Options
12Responses
13Evaluate
14Review
15Liverpool City of European Culture 1999
Crystal Clear
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17Police Response
Long Term Problem Solving Solution Required
18 DEMAND? Local Partner Agencies
19Problem? Frequent serious assaults in Dock area
in Liverpool
20Aim? Reduce the number of assaults
21Location Bit Crowded Trained door staff on
duty Drinks come in bottles / glasses 90 trade
in bottles Not enough bins Not cleared often
enough Glasses bottles left on tables No CCTV
Research
Location
22Research
Offenders 18-26 Males had been
drinking, Moving from pub to pub. Fri Sat
mostly 2000 0200 Random attacks, some
revenge. Glass bottles carried / picked up from
bins often carried between venues. No obvious
drugs connection Who owns the bottles?
Offender
23Research
Victims Head injuries, blindness, cuts 18-26
Males had been drinking Fri Sat mostly 0000
0200 Random attacks Glass bottles used as weapons
Victim
24Analysis
Making Sense Of What We Know So Far
25Defined Aim
Defined Aim To reduce the amount of glass /
bottles available to be used as weapons
26Options Bottle Banks -Alcohol Free-Zones.Redesign
BottlesBass Brewers supplied a multi layer
polyurethane bottle that doubled the shelf life
of the beer, made it quicker to chill and
serve. Raise awareness of victims via advertising
campaigns De-motivate the offenders Beer mats
t-shirts used to enhance the advertisement
campaign.
Options Heat-sensitive urinal aiming stickers
were introduced to Gents toilets Dont give
your attacker their weapon Licensees and door
staff to minimise use of glass/bottles and
limit number of customers leaving with
glass/bottles Local radio broadcast similar
awareness messages throughout Friday/Saturday
Evenings.
27Responses
28Responses All the feasible options
29Evaluate 72 reduction in crime 60 reduction
in treating glass-related injuries at
AE Thousands of pounds saved by Health Authority
as demand for after care and counselling
accordingly was reduced The surveys increased
awareness (80 said that they had seen/heard
adverts) 40,000 funding received from 4 health
authorities across city to fund further
campaigns.
Evaluate
30Evaluate
31Review Look back over the process What was
learnt? What went well and not so well? What good
practice can be shared? In this case study the
results of this problem solving process was
shared with Manchester and other large
Metropolitan areas to help solve similar problems
32Want to know more?
http//www.crimereduction.gov.uk/fearofcrime0208.h
tm
http//www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/prgpdfs/fprs93.pd
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http//www.jdi.ucl.ac.uk/downloads/publications/cr
ime_science_short_reports/problem_oriented_policin
g.pdf
http//www.mpa.gov.uk/news/press/2007/07-001.htm