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School Vandalism, School Bullying, School
Rules?
Safer Schools Partnership Strategies
With Mayfield School and Hampshire Constabulary
Reducing Crime and Disorder in the Community
Police Constable Marcus Cator and Steve Hawkins
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WHY !
Mayfield School is the largest secondary school for youths aged 11
to 16 years of age in Portsmouth, historically suffering from a
reputation of persistent antisocial behaviour and was considered a
magnet for criminal activity. Mayfield was a school which parents
did not wish to send their children too. It was in “Special
Measures” after the last inspection by Ofsted, schools
inspectorate. Crime in the district of Copnor was identified through
scanning and customer surveys, as causing a significant fear of
crime in the community. Mayfield School was identified as being at
the heart of the problem.
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Scanning
 Portsmouth City is the 3rd most densely populated City in Europe with
up to 450,000 people on the island at any one time.
 According to national statistics in 2001 the resident population of
Copnor measured 13,303 of which 22.3% were below 16 years of age,
compared to the national average of 20.2%. In 2003 the population had
risen to 16,490.
 The average number of crimes recorded at all 10 secondary schools in
Portsmouth over 2 years was 40.
 Mayfield School had 96 crimes reported within the same time frame
 This project was designed to reduce crime and disorder within Mayfield
and the community
 Partnership strategy identified and established to tackle the concerns
identified
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The Area to Tackle
Copnor and
North End
Portsmouth
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Residents Perception of the Problems
%[1]of
resident
s
Valid
response
s[2]
People hanging around on streets
67%
(163)
Underage drinking
58%
(124)
People using drugs
26%
(86)
People dealing drugs
20%
(71)
Adults being drunk or rowdy in public
19%
(134)
People being robbed or mugged
7%
(103)
Noisy neighbours
6%
(156)
People being attacked or harassed because of
their race or colour
2%
(91)
People sleeping on the street or in other public
places
1%
(135)
Loud parties
1%
(154)
Prostitution
0%
(99)
Problem Area Residents were concerned by:
(For complete survey see Appendix A)
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Analysts Comparison of Crimes
Graph to show breakdown of key offences recorded by police between 01/01/04 01/04/04 for KF 7 beat
Violence
120
109
Sexual
100
Burg Dwelling
80
60
36
5
20
16
Robbery
46
37
41
17
3
21
14
6
27
Disturbance
Domestic
Nuisance (Juvenile
or other)
Drugs
Theft
Damage
Burg Dwelling
Violence
Vehicle Crime
Damage
2
0
Robbery
40
Burg Non Dwelling
63
62
Drugs
Deception
Nuisance (Juvenile or other)
Drunkeness
Domestic
Civil/Noise/Neighbour
Disturbance
Sus Persons
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Analysis
 Analyst support identified police costs of response and
investigation into 96 crimes at Mayfield School over 2 years was
approximately £42,000 ($79,000 U.S.)
 Incidents reported involved “Nuisance or Youth concerns” with
large groups of 40 – 50 roaming the streets, drunk, abusive,
aggressive, causing damage and crime.
 Community surveys established a fear of crime dependant
upon the youth culture and their persistent misbehaviour
 A significant lack of communication and understanding
between agencies identified a lack of intelligence exchange.
National Intelligence Model and National Crime Recording
Standards not being met.
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Details Of Analysis
As a snapshot of time we saw that from 01/01/2004 – 07/07/2004
there were 67 incidents reported to Police at Mayfield School,
48 incidents during school hours, 19 outside of hours.
These consisting of:Assaults x 3
Public Order incidents x 4
Burglary x 5
Missing children x 3
Intrusion and damage to the site x 22
Alarm activations x 4
Thefts of mobile phones and bicycles x 26
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The Underlying Causes
• Issue 1 - Assaults / Bullying within school
• Issue 2 - Crime and damage on site during and after hours causing
general Anti Social Behaviour in the area.
• Issue 3 - Theft within Schools.
• Issue 4 - Exclusion and Truancy
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Response
Improved Partnerships between organisations
Communication with the student body
Introduction of established crime reduction strategies
Positive media support marketing success to the community
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Issue 1 - Assaults / Bullying in Schools
 Advertising a “No Bullying Campaign”.
 Posters in corridors with names and contact details of key individuals.
 Information available on the School website.
 Adopting a Multi-agency approach to dealing with incidents.
 Students encouraged to report bullying.
 Counseling services for perpetrators.
 Appropriate rule setting, set up and maintained.
 Mentors utilised from existing school council and support put in
place for victims.
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Issue 2 - Crime and damage on site during and after hours
General Anti Social Behaviour in the area.
 Application for a Designated area in order to Disperse
problem groups, increased Police patrols and community
engagement.
 Upgrading site security
 Improved CCTV
 Raising awareness of the problems and taking
ownership
 Re-securing the site.
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Issue 3 - Theft within Schools.
 Tackle Mobile phone thefts, currently 2 a week stolen
 Tackle theft of bicycles, currently 2 a month stolen
 Tackle theft of staff personal property
 Use recognised schemes
 Property Marking
 Personal Ownership
 Students taking responsibility in school
 Taking the responsibility home
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Issue 4 - Exclusion and Truancy
 Partnership strategies within schools
 Counselling and advice service
 Regular patrols identifying key offenders
 Targeted approach through intelligence
 Parents taking ownership
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Assessment as of Sept 2005, 2 Years later.
39% reduction in Police attendance to the school
95% reduction in thefts of Mobile phones
100% reduction in Criminal Damage
36% reduction in Police investigation costs
42% reduction in student exclusions
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Statistics before and after implementation in 2003
Crimes At Mayfield 2001 - 2005
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18
16
14
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Crime totals 10
8
6
4
2
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Assault
Burglary
Damage Indecency
Misper
Public
Order
Theft
Drugs
Offence Type
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Benefits to date
Acceptance and recognition by the youth as a part of their culture
Improved relations with all members of the partnership
National Intelligence Model and National Crime Recording
Standards are fully supported
Community have identified less crime
Accountability to the community
Local, County and National recognition for the work
In 2005 investigations had reduced by 36%. An efficiency saving
of £4793.40 ($9,015.49 US) for the Police after a significant rise in
reporting of crime in 2004.
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Lessons Learned
Agreed protocol needs to be identified at the early stages
Do not promise what you cannot deliver
You must have the right person for the job
The youths can see right through you
Respect yourself and learn to respect others
Punishment is not a cure
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USEFUL REFERENCE SITES
www.crimereduction.gov.uk/ssh01.htm
www.popcenter.org/Problems/problem-bullying.htm
www.crimereduction.gov.uk/nim1.pdf
www.together.gov.uk/category.asp?c=185
www.crimereduction.gov.uk/stolengoods3.htm
www.socialexclusionunit.gov.uk/downloaddoc.asp?id=65
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/sie/documents/revised2005guidanc
e.pdf
www.popcenter.org/Problems/problem-vandalism.htm
www.popcenter.org/problems.htm
www.popcenter.org/library.htm
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Thank you for your attention,
we hope you feel enthused and empowered
Marcus Cator and Steve Hawkins
[email protected]
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