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Ian Walker National Delivery Team Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Group Home Office

Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Group Progress in Pioneer Areas. Ian Walker National Delivery Team Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Group Home Office. Why does this matter?. Crime and anti-social behaviour remain major concerns

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Ian Walker National Delivery Team Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Group Home Office

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  1. Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Group Progress in Pioneer Areas Ian Walker National Delivery Team Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Group Home Office

  2. Why does this matter? • Crime and anti-social behaviour remain major concerns • They support the police but are not clear about the policing offer or where to go if they have concerns • They are not told enough about what happens in a justice system that it is remote and impenetrable. • That wrong-doers do not face adequate consequences for the crimes they commit and • They think that the system isn’t on their side

  3. Neighbourhood Crime & Justice Group Priorities for action/improvement • Integrated public engagement on crime and justice – behind Neighbourhood Policing teams • Public ‘take-up’ of Policing Pledge • Visible justice and consequences (community payback and sentencing decisions) • Community ‘Crime-fighters’ • Support for Victims and witnesses National campaign and 60 local ‘Pioneer’ areas

  4. Pioneer areas across the country • 60 Local Authority/CDRP areas approached • Located across 24 LCJB/Police force areas

  5. Programme goals • Raising awareness and understanding of what the public can expect from the police • Tackle the issues that matter to the public - a robust response to anti-social behaviour • Demonstrating to the public that there are consequences for those who break the law • Helping activists to work with local services • Further, faster in 60 Pioneer Areas

  6. Using a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is not at all important and 10 is very important, How important do you think it is that the police provide each of the following? People are clear what they want from the police Casey (2008)

  7. If you were unhappy with the way your local area was being policed would you know who to go to, to complain? It is not always clear how to challenge those responsible 33% 67% Casey (2008)

  8. Some want involvement, many want a say, and most want to be informed Q Which of these statements comes closest to your own attitude towards how the Police and Local Council tackle anti-social behavior and crime in this area? Already involved (3%) Want involvement (3%) 16% Want a say 58% Want information 18% Not interested Base: 1,896 GB adults, 18+. Sept 2008. Source: Ipsos MORI

  9. There is some way to go to inform the public Q How informed, if at all, do you feel about the service provided by ... in your local area? Not informed Informed Net +/- percentage points + 51 + 27 + 24 + 24 -3 Your GP Local council Local hospitals Local schools Local police Base: 925 respondents aged 16+ in England and Wales (half of sample) Home Office (2009)

  10. Confidence that police and council dealing with crime and ASB issues that matter to people in the local area Net % Disagree % Agree People who feel informed about service provided by local police +55 People who do not feel informed about service provided by local police +7 We know that being informed makes a difference to Confidence 68% 13% 31% 38% Base: All who say they feel informed (2,006) All who say they do not feel informed (2,295)

  11. It makes a difference to be informed about the service… • Feel safer • Less worried • More confident action being taken • More confident in police and council • More likely to have heard of neighbourhood policing • Know more about criminal justice • More willing to engage Those who say they feel informed about the service provided by the police in their local area tend to…

  12. We are seeing results from the Spring Pledge campaign… Public Awareness of Policing Pledge Percentage of public who have heard of Policing Pledge 9 out of 10 people want consistent approaches and standards from police. Casey (2008)

  13. Evidence that awareness linked to confidence • Post-campaign those aware of the pledge more likely to have confidence (PSA measure) than those not aware • Pre and post-campaign those aware of the pledge more likely to feel informed compared with those not aware • Post-campaign those aware of the pledge more confidence the CJS is fair compared to those note aware

  14. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement “ALL punishments for crime should involve some payback to the community either through unpaid work in the community or financial compensation” 90% There is strong public support for payback to the community for crime Casey (2008)

  15. And people want to know more If some people who commit crime or anti-social are given community sentences (e.g. cleaning up graffiti), to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements Casey (2008)

  16. Awareness of Payback has increased Public awareness of Community Payback

  17. We know the more aware people are, the more favourable they tend to be % unfavourable % Favourable Heard of Community Payback Not heard of community Payback Base: All who say they feel informed (2,006) All who say they do not feel informed (2,295)

  18. Some key steps to building public confidence Public Confidence Visible Criminal Justice Better Information for the Public A clear service to the Public Better support for Victims Action to tackle the things that matter

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