Gordon Jones: Local Authority Liaison Officer Strathclyde Police

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Implementing a problem solving approach to
Community Safety
Gordon Jones Local Authority Liaison Officer
Strathclyde Police Angela Morrell Youth
Services Lead Officer
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Aim of Session

• Provide insight into process and procedures of
  Multi Agency Problem Solving Group
• Set in context of SOA and reporting
• CLD Contribution and partnerships
• Outcomes and impacts

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Structure

S.O.A. Leadership of Council
S.N.A.P.
Multi agency problem solving
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S.N.A.P

• Outcomes
• Reporting
• Membership

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SOA Outcomes and Reporting

• Outcomes
• Partners reports
• Collated into Covalent
• Shows progress and highlights areas for action

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Safer North Ayrshire PartnershipMembers

• SNAP Membership
• Victim Support
• Womens Aid
• Community Representation
• Cnllr with Communities Portfolio
• Strathclyde Fire and Rescue
• CJA
• Scottish reporters Office Administration

• Procurators Fiscals office
• Housing
• Leisure
• ASBIT
• Social Services Childrens and families
• ADP
• Schools
• Community Development

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Multi Agency Problem Solving

• Membership
• Process
• Problem profiles
• EVA
• Evaluation process

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Multi Agency Problem Solving Group

• Safer North Ayrshire Partnership - Strategic
• Multi-Agency Problem Solving Group - Operational
• Method -
• Identify a geographical area which has issues
  that could be addressed by a multi-agency/
  community approach.
• Over 6 weeks local agencies/ departments work to
  build improve the local community with view to
  building community capacity for the longer term.

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Membership Example Area

• Multi-Agency Approach over 40 Agencies /
  Departments / Groups involved in Pennyburn
  Multi-Agency Action Plan.
• Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, Vehicle Operator
  Services Agency (VOSA), Kilwinning Sports Club,
  Department of Work Pensions, Scottish
  Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), KA
  Leisure Football Development (Cashback for
  Communities Funding)
• Activator (Health Checks), Irvine Housing
  Association, NHS Ayrshire and Arran Addiction
  Services, North Ayrshire CCTV Limited,
  Crimestoppers, Ward 3 Elected Members, Pennyburn
  Community Association, Womens Aid, White Ribbon
  Scotland (Campaign opposing Domestic Violence),
  British Transport Police, HM Coastguard.
• North Ayrshire Council Community Planning
  Partnership, Community Wardens, Benefits
  Investigation Team, Trading Standards, Taxi
  Licensing, Environmental Services, Housing
• Lighting, Criminal Justice, Youth Justice, Youth
  Services, Streetscene, Antisocial Behaviour
  Investigation Team (ASBIT), Moneymatters.
• Strathclyde Police Problem Solving Team, Pro
  Active Crime Team, Criminal Investigation
  Department, North Ayrshire Field Intelligence
  Officer, Road Policing, Killwinning Community
  Policing Team, Campus Officers, Sub Divisional
  Coordination Unit, Local Authority Liaison
  Officer, Community Safety, Antisocial Behaviour
  Officer.

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Process

• Group meets to discuss profiles
• Multi-Agency Action Plan
• EPIC Format Enforcement, Prevention,
  Intelligence Communication
• Phase 1 - Weekend of Action
• Phase 2 - Community Engagement/ Environmental
  Visual Audit (EVA or Walkabout) and Enforcement
• Phase 3 - Diversionary Activities
• Phase 4 - Lifetime Management

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Community Safety Impacts

• Decreased levels of Anti social behaviour
• Deceased levels of Youth Disorder
• Decreased levels of drinking in public
• The increase has experienced throughout
  Strathclyde police area( Increase in reporting of
  domestic violence is one attributable factor)

Public reported incidents of street drinking Reduction of 39.5
Complaints/disturbances involving youths Reduction of 18.6
Incidents of anti social behaviour Reduction of 27.2
Crimes of violence Reduction of 23.7
Common assaults Increase 8.8
Vandalism Reduction of 9.8
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Youth Services Contribution to Partnership

• Staff Time
• Sessional Budget
• MYC

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Impacts on Youth Services

• Increase in new registrations to youth services
• Increase in work with Higher Tariff
• Targeted youth work programmes delivered with
  social services and Vol orgs
• Raise profile of service
• Increased knowledge and work with partners
• and Community Groups

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Impacts on Young people

• I think the youth bus is good and I enjoy coming
  to it, it keeps me off the streets, if I wasn't
  here then I would probably be walking the streets
  and maybe getting into trouble. Jade
• It is great fun lots of people come from all
  around. I love going on the bus and playing sing
  star and having a chat with all the workers. It
  is well organised and its safe in both giving us
  somewhere to go and when we are there. Amanda
• The big bus is great cause its got computers I
  feel that it is safe there is a lot of adults
  here. Robert
• Enjoyed the football you get to play with people
  you dont know. Ross
• I think that everything was good because I
  learned new things like double dutch skipping and
  made lots more friends and interacted more with
  people. Kirsty

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Impacts on young people

• I like this because of the football, the
  computers and its fun to get us out of the house.
  The workers have done a good job setting it all
  up. Kyle
• I like coming cause it is quite fun. If I was not
  here I would be walking about the streets and it
  is safe cause there is people that watch you.
  There is lots of things to do. Ainsle
• I thought it was great, got to talk about drugs
  and drink with a health woman, got to go on the
  fire engine speak to the fire people and play
  football as well as going on the bus MYC,
  played football with the police. George
• It has kept me out of trouble and its quiet fun.
  Its fun because theres lots of things to do if I
  wasnt here I would be at the Village Shops.
  Chloe

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Questions

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Question for Group

• Discuss with each other what you think the
  benefits and barriers there would be to adopting
  this approach in your communities if you are
  already involved with this type of work share you
  experiences