In the role of Police and Crime Commissioner, you have to deal with a LOT of numbers. Costs, incidents, staff, demographics, injuries, priorities, percentages and an array of spreadsheets are par for the course in this job – and it can sometimes be hard to see the wood for the trees. However, there are some […]
Victim services
The vital role the charity sector plays within the criminal justice system in supporting victims, rehabilitating offenders and preventing crimes from happening in the first instance should never be underestimated. I was delighted to be recently invited by one such charity - Community Advice and Support Services (CASS+) - to visit its Bodmin office in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Commissioned services provided by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to address crime and provide better support for victims now includes a multi-award-winning service for family and friends who are supporting someone who has suffered sexual abuse, sexual violence or other serious violence. The OPCC […]