Welcome to the Safer Communities page
Safer Communities is a wide and varied field that deals with tackling crime, drugs and disorder in the Borough. In Bournemouth, the Safer Communities agenda is delivered by a range of agencies who work together to form the Safer & Stronger Communities Forum. Through this Forum, a 3-year Delivery Plan (please click here for full version and summarised version) is developed after the production of a Strategic Assessment that includes public consultation.
In 2007 - 2010 the Safer & Stronger Communities Forum will be delivering on the Safer & Stronger Communities block within Bournemouth's Local Area Agreement.
The Forum works closely with the Drug & Alcohol Action Team which is responsible for delivering the National Drugs Strategy across Bournemouth - aims include addressing Communities, Supply, Treatment and Young People.
In Bournemouth, the particular concerns regarding crime, drugs and disorder are:
- Alcohol fuelled violence
- Reducing harm from alcohol
- Domestic abuse
- Organised violence amongst young people
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Prolific and priority offenders
- Substance misuse
These priorities are delivered through multi-agency groups which address the areas of concern:
There are also some police led multi-agency groups that focus on localities.
Alcohol Harm Reduction Group Top
A multi-agency group developed to tackle alcohol related issues in Bournemouth. The group is chaired by Bournemouth and Poole PCT and focuses on reducing the harm caused by alcohol by working with hospital, health providers and the voluntary sector.
Anti-Social Behaviour Operational Group Top
The ASB Operational Group is a monthly multi-agency operational group that considers referrals to the Family Intervention Project, individual case referrals for preventative and enforcement work and area issues. Examples of the types of agencies that attend are social landlords, social services, police, leisure services, community mental health representatives etc. The types of interventions that are considered are youth diversion projects, Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs), parenting support, parenting contracts and orders, injunctions, possession proceedings, and Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs), although this is not an exhaustive list.
Arson Reduction Group Top
To combat the issue of deliberate fires (arson) by a dedicated multi agency partnership who develop, monitor and support projects and initiatives aimed at preventing and detecting arson. This group will be effective over the longer term by tackling the underlying causes of arson through coordinating local efforts to reduce deliberate fires, evaluating schemes, providing best practice and making communities aware of arson issues.
Bournemouth & Poole Strategic Domestic Abuse Group Top
This is a multi-agency strategic group aimed at tackling domestic abuse issues (also known as domestic violence) concerning both victims and perpetrators. The group is made up of strategic managers from the statuary and voluntary sectors and covers issues like training, reporting standings and services for victims.
Prejudice Free Bournemouth and Poole Group Top
The goal is to achieve a peaceful and harmonious town- one where difference is treated with respect and celebrated.
Prolific and Other Priority Offenders Strategy Top
The Prolific and Other Priority Offenders Strategy (PPO) came into effect in September 2004 with the aim of targeting and tackling the most prolific offenders who cause a disproportionate amount of harm to their local community. It is a multi-agency partnership led by the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) and based on a very close working relationship between the Police, Probation Service, Prison, Health, drug treatment agencies, Housing and Local Authority Community Safety to identify, monitor and intensively manage a key target group of offenders in the local area. Once an individual is identified, schemes are expected to manage offenders through a combination of enforcement measures and incentives to change behaviour.
Safer Bournemouth Group Top
The Safer Bournemouth CSAG (Community Safety Action Group) is a partnership group that has been in existence for a number of years. It previously focused solely upon the nighttime economy and in particular acts of alcohol fuelled violence and anti-social behaviour in and around Bournemouth Town Centre. However the group has recently decided to extend its area of interest to now include the entire Borough of Bournemouth and to review and redefine its strategic aims and objectives. Violent crime still represents almost a quarter of all crime recorded in the Bournemouth Division and as such it continues to represent a significant challenge to all partner agencies, statutory or otherwise.
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