Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has launched the second phase of her Street Focus project in Camborne, bringing partners together to intensify “outstanding” efforts that reduce crime and antisocial behaviour (ASB), support local businesses and invest in opportunities for young people. At a packed launch session in Camborne, the Commissioner heard from Safer Camborne, […]
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The innovative and challenging work taking place to make Devon, Cornwall and beyond a safer place for women and girls has been highlighted in this year’s West Country Women’s Awards. For the fourth year, Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has sponsored the Combating Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) award – one of 20 categories […]
A fascinating glimpse into the historical archives and memorabilia of policing in Devon and Cornwall, believed to be the biggest single collection in the UK, is being painstakingly preserved, catalogued and digitalised for generations to come – and yet most people don’t even know it exists. The Museum of Policing in Devon and Cornwall – a […]
I was in London last week participating in a conference on how we can better help families, particularly mothers who have a child that has been sexually abused. It was called Falling Through the Cracks and was ably hosted by Jackie Long, the social affairs editor of Channel 4 News. It is a very sensitive subject […]
Devon is leading the way to address an urgent need to recruit more digital forensic officers to work in police forces. Last year, Devon & Cornwall Police’s specialist Digital Forensics Unit (DFU) investigated more than 3,000 digital devices containing more than 2 petabytes of data – the equivalent of two million movies or a 41,455 mile […]
My convening role enables me to get involved with a broad range of agencies and communities to improve policing, tackle crime and deliver justice. Interestingly, most of the solutions to this is strong leadership whether at an organisational or community level. In all my years, the answer to solving most people's offending behaviour – besides prison […]