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Priority 4 - Anti-social behaviour

Priority 4 Anti social behaviour

Aim

To robustly tackle anti-social behaviour and improve perception and satisfaction of services. To further improve the quality of life in communities.

Objectives 2009 - 2012

  • To robustly tackle and reduce anti social behaviour. To tackle hot spot areas by utilising resources for high visibility patrols and environmental improvements (NI 195 – Improved street and environmental cleanliness)
  • Ensuring public satisfaction in the Police and Council’s dealings of ASB and to improve and understand local concerns (NI 24 – Satisfaction with the way police and local council deal with ASB) (NI 27- Understanding of local concerns about anti social behaviour and crime by the local council and police and HO DSO)
  • Raise awareness and understanding of the associated background issues such as mental health, domestic abuse and wider deprivation in relation to anti social behaviour.
  • Reduce crime and ASB where the offenders or victims are aged 17 years and under. (NI 111 First time entrants to the Youth Justice System and County Agreement)
  • Continue the partnership work of the ASB unit with TDC Housing (HO DSO Helping people feel secure in their homes and local communities)

Delivery of these objectives

Robustly tackle anti-social behaviour:

Through the tactical group get direction as to the worse cases of anti-social behaviour in the district and apply the toolkit through ASB officers within the Community Safety Unit. To ensure proactive

multi agency enforcement and the continuation of work with the Mediation service to resolve low level ASB

Ensure public satisfaction with the police and councils dealings of ASB and to improve and understand local concerns:

To liaise through PACT panels and residents groups. To also utilise the Community Crime Fighter initiative and promote positive

communications.

Raise awareness and understanding of mental health, domestic abuse and wider deprivation in relation to ASB:

Engage with support agencies to ensure ASB practitioners are able to respond appropriately and refer to correct agencies when necessary.

Reduce crime and ASB where the offenders or victims are aged 17 years and under:

Work with young people who are ‘at risk’ or first time entrants to the CJS and support parents and victims through existing programs

and engagement with schools and youth organisations

Continue the partnership work of the ASB unit with TDC Housing:

To further utilise legislation to deal with individuals or families that cause ASB.

 

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