Transcript Document

Crime and Disorder Partnership
The value of leisure and
culture to Enfield
9th March 2004
Nikki Enoch,
Mike Collins & Simon Parkinson
Vaga Associates
Value of Leisure and Cultural Services
Project Brief
Commissioned October 2003 to
 Summarise available national research
 Apply research locally
 Identify priorities and partnerships with the ESP
thematic groups
Funded by Neighbourhood Renewal
Vaga Associates
Introduction to the Team
Mike Collins
 Internationally recognised researcher on leisure and
social exclusion
Simon Parkinson
 Chair of the Leisure and Cultural Services Group with
local knowledge and contacts
Me
 Director of Vaga Associates with 15 years experience
of sport & leisure at local, regional and national levels
Vaga Associates
Presentation





Value of leisure and culture
Priorities of the Leisure and Cultural Services Group
Focus on youth crime
Information sources
Your views
Vaga Associates
Putting Enfield First
The Value of Leisure & Culture
Health & well
being
Crime diversion
Leisure &
Culture
Educational
attainment &
employment
Personal development
& community building
Vaga Associates
Physical Activity
Health Benefits
Home,
work &
hobbies
Require:
5 x 30 minutes
Sport &
exercise
every week
Government Target (DCMS 2002)
70% population ‘active’ by 2020
Current level: 32% and static!
Vaga Associates
Prevalence of CHD Risk factors
80
Economic Cost of CHD
£7.06b annually
% of Population
Source: Liu, Maniadakis, Gray
& Raynor 2002
60
40
men
women
20
0
in
k
o
m
s
g
ig
H
h
P
B
ho
C
ol
r
te
s
le
I
ity
v
ti
c
na
Source: Joint Healthy Survey Study 1999
Vaga Associates
Putting Enfield First
Best Start in Life
Young Person Centred
Physical
e.g. Heart capacity set
when 8-12 years old
Social / Emotional
Experiencing winning &
losing
Working as part of a team
Learning and
Attainment
Discipline and self control
“Drama, dance, movement,
words,images and music –
all stimulate the brain to
learn” University of the First Age
Vaga Associates
Putting Enfield First
Enfield Young People
Attitudes to Sport
80
70
60
%
50
Year 6
40
Year 9
30
20
10
0
Like a Like a Neither Don't
lot
little like or like it
dislike very
much
Don't
like it
at all
Source: Enfield Year 6 & 9 Sports Survey 2003
Vaga Associates
Putting Enfield First
Enfield Young People
Participation Levels
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Fun & Fitness
Extra-curriculum
Clubs
ll
ys irls
o
6
Y 6B 6G
Y
Y
A
ll
ys irls
o
9
Y 9B 9G
Y
Y
A
Source: Enfield Year 6 & 9 Sports Survey 2003
Vaga Associates
Enfield Citizens Views
Most important reasons
for play
56%
54%
54%
40%
Physical health & development
Development of social skills
Safer environment for children
Reduction in youth crime
Major concerns about
Unsupervised play
80%
52%
Meeting strangers
Victim of crime
63%
51%
48%
46%
Reducing violent crime
Dealing with antisocial behaviour
Reducing town centre/street crime
Encouraging young people from crime
Most urgent priorities
from community safety audit
Source: Citizens Panel Surveys 2001 & 2003
Vaga Associates
Value of Leisure and Cultural Services
CONCLUSIONS





Health benefits proven and known
Young people need it and enjoy it
Some young people don’t get it
Drop out in teenage years
Citizens recognise its value for reducing youth crime
Vaga Associates
Leisure & Culture Partnership
Emerging Priorities
Overall Lead
“Increase the provision of accessible and affordable youth
activities, including new and better ways to divert young people
away from crime and anti-social behaviour, and involve young
people in the design and delivery of activities”
Priority Actions for Commissioning Plan

Health improvement

Crime diversionary activities for young people

Raise educational attainment

Build capacity and organisational development
Vaga Associates
Youth Crime
Vaga Associates
Reducing Youth Crime
High Costs
Facts




70% of youth crime committed by 7- 8% youths
Huge cost of incarceration
76% re-offend within two years
£2,300 savings from preventing a single youth crime (Cooper &
Lybrand 1994)
 46% affected in C2DE groups by kids ‘hanging about’ (res2003)
 £1.5m annually to deal with crime related damage in one street
in Braunstone, Leics.
Vaga Associates
Reducing Youth Crime
Enfield Crime & Disorder Strategy
Street crime
 42% victims are males under 17 years
 54% suspects are males under 20 years
Approach for safer children and young people
 Youth diversion – provision of activities
 Restorative justice – encourage offenders to consider the
consequences
Actions (six in total)
 Increase the number of projects for vulnerable young people to
divert them from entering criminal justice
Vaga Associates
Reducing Youth Crime
Reaching those most at Risk
 Research carried between1995 and 2000 revealed that
‘Young people at risk of offending lacked variety in their
leisure experiences...They represent a minority group with
extremely ‘impoverished leisure’ (McCormack 2000)
 Examples: Scott and Jason life histories
•
•
•
•
•
Six changes in care situation 10 -16 years
Four geographic moves
No contact with father
Sports activities stopped when entering care
Good at sports, enjoyed activity
Vaga Associates
Reducing Youth Crime
Reaching those most at Risk
Lessons
• Life history showed need to support leisure in childhood
• Leisure patterns of young offenders demonstrated very low levels of
sports participation
• Financial accessibility was a key constraint
• Low self confidence & peer pressure contributed to low participation
• Lack adult encouragement for constructive leisure activity and sport
• Knowledge of leisure opportunity was very low
Vaga Associates
Reducing Youth Crime
Levels of Intervention
CAUSES OF DELINQUENCY
TYPE
LEVEL OF INTERVENTION
Poverty
Constructive Leisure
Residential setting
Parental control
Adventure
PRIMARY
Diversion
Welfare
Peer group
Sport
Boredom
SECONDARY
Diversion
Socialisation
Motor Sport
Status seeking
TERTIARY
Rehabilitation
Retribution
Atonement
Excitement
Labelling
Source: McCormack 20002
Vaga Associates
Reducing Youth Crime
Street Sport – Stoke on Trent
USING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AS
AN APPROACH TO PROMOTING HARMONY IN
COMMUNITIES
Features
•High unemployment
•Low prosperity
•Areas of poor housing
•Lone parent families
•Lack of leisure facilities for young people
•Raised level of concern about crime
•Concern about young people hanging
about on streets
Approach
•Reconnaissance process
•Outreach provision
•Regular sessions
•Community events
•Sports courts
Vaga Associates
Reducing Youth Crime
Street Sport – Stoke on Trent
Impact
•Meeting the needs of young people
•Supporting young people through sport
•Reducing friction between young
people and older residents
Demonstrates the potential for sport to
be an effective primary level
intervention as both a diversion and
education for young people
“The Street Sport team
helped us to form a football
team, we have now played
for two seasons and are a
strong team on and off the
field,….we needed their help
to get motivated”
(Stanfields, interview 1999).
Vaga Associates
Reducing Youth Crime
Positive Futures
A national sports based social inclusion programme
First annual report
 67 projects – 35,000 young people
•
•
72% male – 28% female
20% non white
 85% - meaningfully engaged
 14,000 – signs of progress
•
•
•
•
•
Educational improvement
Training
Joining a club
Social relationships
Personal development
 36%-57% increased confidence by partners
“Its been fantastic, my first
proper chance to do sport
although I’ve always been
interested”
Krisham Singh
•Started by playing football
•Leaders award
•FA level one award
•First aid training
•Runs sessions
Vaga Associates
Reducing Youth Crime
Emerging Practice in Enfield





‘Magnet’ projects
Homework Centres
Black History Month
Partnership working
Young people:
•
•
Involvement
Mentors & role models
Raynham Park
•Community engagement
•Young people involved in
design & development
•Genuine partnership
•Promising results
Vaga Associates
Enfield Sport and Crime Reduction Group
Membership
 EBC Sports Development
 Police – youth and community
 ‘Active communities’
 Youth Service
 Connexions
 Youth Offending Team
 Others
support and formal recognition
Making connexions
 Summer splash
all year round
 Reaching those most at need
 Mapping what exists
 Inter-agency referral system
Priorities
 After school activities
 Inter estate football
 Craig Park
 Young persons gym, Edmonton
Leisure Centre
Vaga Associates
Leisure and Cultural Partnership Group
Proposals
1.
2.
3.
4.
Craig park – joint priority with Better Enfield Group
United Estates – add sports and physical activity
dimension
Evaluation & sustainability – improve
understanding of local impact of diversionary
schemes
Black History Month – a magnet with year round
activities and themes
Vaga Associates
Reducing Youth Crime
Research Themes
Diversion alone – more harm than good?
 Very short term and unconnected
 Raise expectations and result in higher frustrations
 Unproven (what happens between times)
Diversion plus – ‘hooking in’ & building relationships
 Appeal factor
 Joined up
 Extended ‘reach’
 Broader range of activities
 Confidence and aspirations
 Connected to other services
Individual Support – structural change
 Personal mentors and programmes
Vaga Associates
The value of leisure & culture for health
Conclusions
Overall
 Proven benefits
 Proven need
 Proven support
Those Most at Risk
 Leisure deprivation
 Multiple issues
 Multiple approaches
 Long term & costly
 Cheaper than crime!
Leisure & Culture
Part of the cause and part of the solution!
Vaga Associates
The value of leisure & culture to Enfield
References (1)
Armstrong, J., Reilly, J.J. & Child Health Information Team – Information Statistics Division, Edinburgh. (2001).
Assessment of the National Child Health Surveillance System as a tool for obesity surveillance at
national and health board level. www.show.scot.nhs.uk
Arts Council for England (2002) Arts in health London:ACE
Britton, A. and McPherson, K. (In Press). Monitoring the progress of the 2010 target for coronary heart disease
mortality London: National Heart Forum
BMA (2002) Priorities for Health Background Briefing Paper, Scottish Parliament
Central Council of Physical Recreation (2002A) Saving lives, saving money: physical activity - the best buy in
public health London: The CCPR
Chinn, S. & Rona, R.J. (2001). Prevalence and trends in overweight and obesity in three cross sectional studies
of British Children, 1974-1994. British Medical Journal. 322: 24-26.
Coalter, F. (2001a) Realising the potential of cultural services: the case for sport; (2001b) the case for the arts; (
2001c) The case for libraries; (2001d); The case for museums; (2001e) The case for tourism; (2001f);
The case for urban parks, spaces,and the countryside; (2001g) The case for children’s play London:
Local Government Association
Coalter, F. (2002) Sport and Community Development a manual Research Report 86 Edinburgh: sportscotland
Coalter, F. (2003) Measuring the impact of sport (unpublished lecture) University of Stirling
Coalter, F., Allison, M.. and Taylor, J . (2000) The role of sport in regenerating deprived urban areas Edinburgh:
Scottish Executive Central Research Unit
Collins, M. F. (2003) Sport and social capital London: Routledge
Collins, M.F. et al (1999) Sport and the arts paper for Policy Action Team 10 London: DCMS
Countryside Agency (2001a) Walking for Health –the first randomised trial CR Note 18 Cheltenham: CA
Countryside Agency et al (2003) The use of public parks in England Cheltenham: CA
Vaga Associates
The value of leisure & culture to Enfield
References (2)
DCMS (1999) Sport and Arts: Policy Action Team 10 report London: DCMS
DCMS (1999) Libraries for All London:DCMS
DCMS (2002a) Game Plan: implementing the government’s strategy for sport London: DCMS
DCMS (2002b) Social impact of museums: centres for social change London:DCMS
Department of Health (2002) Tackling health inequalities: consultation on a plan for delivery London:
DoH
Enfield Council (2001) Sports strategy for Enfield 2001-2005 Enfield: LB Enfield
Enfield Council ( 2002a) Enfield’s future, draft Community strategy Enfield:LB Enfield
Enfield Council (2002b) Leisure strategy Enfield:LBE
Enfield Council (2002c) Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy: Residerts in priority neighbourhoods
Enfield:LB Enfield
Enfield Council (2002d) Toward neighbourhood renewal : a draft strategy Enfield: LB Enfield
Enfield Council (2003a) Enfield residents 2003 Enfield:LB Enfield
Enfield Council (2003b) Voluntary and community sector funding paper Cabinet meeting 25.6.03
Gorard, S. and Taylor, C. (2001) The composition of Specialist Schools: track record and future
prospect School Leadership and Management 21,4 365-81
Health Development Agency (1999) Social capital and health London:HDA
Health Education Authority (1999) Physical activity and inequalities London: HEA
Health Education Authority (1999) Art for health: Social capital for health summary London: HEA
Vaga Associates
The value of leisure & culture to Enfield
References (3)
Home Office (2004) Positive Futures Impact Report Engaging with Young People
Joint Health Survey’s Unit (1999). Health Survey for England: Cardiovascular Disease 1998. London:
The Stationery Office.
Joint Health Surveys Unit. (2000). The Scottish Health Survey, 1998. London: Joint Health Surveys
Unit
Jackson, A. (2003) Doing it ourselves: Learning to challenge social exclusion through the voluntary arts
London: Department for Education and Skills
Ladd, J. and Davis, L. (2003) Guide to best practice in sport and urban regeneration London: British
Urban Regeneration Association
Long, J.et al (2002) Count me in! London:DCMS
Dr F McCormack (2002) Active Leisure and Young People
Office for National Statistics. (2000). The mental health of children and adolescents in Great Britain:
Summary Report. London: NSO.
Reeves, M. (2002) Measuring the social and economic impact of the arts: A review London: Arts
Council of England
Riddoch,C., Puig-Ribera,A. and Cooper,A. (1998) Effectiveness of physical activity promotion schemes
in primary car: A review London: Health Education Authority
Prentice, A. M. and Jebb, S. A. (1995) Obesity in Britain: gluttony or sloth? BMJ 333, 437-39
Splash National Support Team (2003) Splash 2002 Final Report London: Youth Justice Board/Cap
Gemini Ernst Young www.homeoffice.gov.uk accessed 14.7.03
Sport England et al (2002) Positive Futures: a review of impact and good practice Summary report
London: SE
Vaga Associates
The value of leisure & culture for health
Your views
Vaga Associates
Leisure and Cultural Partnership Group
Any further thoughts, evidence or contributions please
contact us:
Tel: 07989 351047
[email protected]
Thank you
Vaga Associates