Transcript Melton Area Safer Communities Partnership

Anti-Social Behaviour Services
Working together to tackle anti-social
behaviour in the Borough of Melton’
Inspector John Gray, Melton LPU Commander
Kevin Quinn, Community Safety Officer, Melton Borough Council
What is Anti-Social Behaviour?
• Crime and Disorder Act 1998: ‘Acting in a manner
that caused or was likely to cause harassment,
alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the
same household as the perpetrator’.
• Covers a wide range of selfish and unacceptable
behaviour such as:
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Nuisance and Noisy Neighbours.
Yobbish behaviour and intimidating groups taking over
public spaces.
Vandalism, graffiti and fly-posting.
People dumping rubbish and abandoned cars.
Speeding vehicles/vehicle misuse.
Why does it Happen?
• An array of factors can increase the risk of anti-social
behaviour:
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Parenting – Poor parenting skills, a weak parent/child
relationship and a family history of problem behaviour
Education – Truancy, exclusion and unchallenged bad
behaviour
Community Life – Living in deprived areas with disorder
and neglect, lack of community spirit, living in areas with
an already high-level of anti-social behaviour
Individual Factors – Drug and alcohol abuse, alienation
and early involvement in anti-social behaviour.
• There are a range of supportive interventions which
can help individuals support individuals and change
behaviour……
Joint Action Group
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Provides regular multi-agency response to
emerging ASB incidents and trends across the
Borough, focusing on People and Places.
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Focuses on Neighbourhood policing priorities
identified by the local community.
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ASB managed the same way as crime utilising CIS
system.
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JAG now holds ‘open’ sessions to which victims
and complainants are routinely invited to observe
and participate in the problem solving of their
issue.
Interventions
• Utilisation of an incremental approach to ASB.
• Impact and Youth Worker Teams.
• Diversionary Work – youth clubs, feel the force,
soccer scam etc.
• Family Intervention Project – whole family approach
targeting root causes.
• Community Regeneration Project.
Customer Focus
• Circles of Need Project - Understanding the
victims needs and experiences.
• Designed to shape services based around
customer needs.
• Consultation and reporting.
HMIC Findings
• Where ASB is dealt with in a timely fashion and
action is effective it leads to higher satisfaction
levels.
• ASB linked to public confidence.
• 60% of victims reporting ASB suffered some form of
targeting and was a factor in non reporting
• Risk Factors: 4 factors and where 2 of these exist it
indicates there may be considerable problems. The 4
areas are:
• Repeat victims, Illness and disability, People at
home for lengthy periods, Areas of depravation.
• What works?
• Briefing of ALL staff on ASB, Tracking what is
happening through data and intelligence,
problem solving through Neighbourhood teams.