Ian WalkerNational Delivery Team

Neighbourhood Crime and Justice GroupHome Office

Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Group

Progress in Pioneer Areas

– 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

fearaltered behaviour

Less effective response

lowconfidence

disengagement

perception

Why does this matter?

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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

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Pioneer areas across the country

60 Local Authority/CDRP areas approached

Located across 24 LCJB/Police force areas

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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

Programme goals

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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)

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If you were unhappy with the way your local area was being policed would you know who to go to, to complain?

33%

67%

Yes No

33%

67%

It is not always clear how to challenge those responsible

Casey (2008)

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Base: 1,896 GB adults, 18+. Sept 2008. Source: Ipsos MORI

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?

58%

16%

18%

Already involved (3%)

Want involvement (3%)

Want a say

Want information

Not interested

Some want involvement, many want a say, and most want to be informed

9

There is some way to go to inform the public

47

49

59

62

74

50

25

36

35

23

Not informed Informed Net +/- percentage

points

+ 51

+ 27

+ 24

+ 24

-3

Local police

Your GP

Local council

Local schools

Local hospitals

Q How informed, if at all, do you feel about the service provided by ... in your local area?

Base: 925 respondents aged 16+ in England and Wales (half of sample)

Home Office (2009)

10

Base: All who say they feel informed (2,006)All who say they do not feel informed (2,295)

People who feel informed about service provided by local police

People who do not feel informed about service provided by local police

Confidence that police and council dealing with crime and ASB issues that matter to people in the local area

% Agree% Disagree Net

+55

+7

We know that being informed makes a difference to Confidence

13%

31%

68%

38%

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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…

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We are seeing results from the Spring Pledge campaign…

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8

0 10 20 30 40 50

Apr

Feb

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)

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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

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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”

40%

6%

1%3%

50%

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree Don't know

There is strong public support for payback to the community for crime

90%

Casey (2008)

15

72%

78%

79%

Local people shouldhave say in the work

Work should be carriedout in area where crime

committed

Local people should beinformed

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

And people want to know more

Casey (2008)

16

49

71 74

0

20

40

60

80

100

Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

Public awareness of Community Payback

Awareness of Payback has increased

17

13%

13%

72%

57%

We know the more aware people are, the more favourable they tend to be

% Favourable% unfavourable

Base: All who say they feel informed (2,006)All who say they do not feel informed (2,295)

Heard of Community Payback

Not heard of community Payback

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Some key steps to building public confidence

Action to tackle the things that

matter

Public Confidence

Better Information for the Public

Visible Criminal Justice

A clear service to the Public

Better support for Victims