Prevention First

Question 1

Prevention First is designed to support and enhance the delivery of our key outcomes - what are they?

Answer 1

• Prevent crime and victimisation
• Target and catch offenders
• Deliver a more responsive police service

Question 2

Describe the ‘Prevention First mindset’

Answer 2

Taking every opportunity to prevent harm

Question 3

Prevention first puts people at the centre of our model. What are the core components of Prevention First?

Answer 3

• Deploy to beat demand
• Target the drivers of demand
• Mindset: Take every opportunity to prevent harm

Question 4

The three components of Prevention First (deploy; target; mindset) are supported through what?

Answer 4

Partnerships - Working together with other agencies and making full use of opportunities to enlist their support, through interagency Tasking and Coordination, deploying our combined resources to beat demand.

Question 5

“We are prepared and flexible, allowing us to mobilise resources pre-emptively and quickly get on top of demand” - what does this describe?

Answer 5

Deploy to beat demand

Question 6

Our Deployment Model requires Police Districts to focus on the ‘crime triangle’ to what (3)?

Answer 6

1. Act with urgency against repeat and priority offenders
2. Provide support and assistance to those repeatedly victimised
3. Maximise resources to locations that repeatedly suffer disproportionate levels of crime

Question 7

Evidence-Based Deployment means what?

Answer 7

We use tactics that have been proven to work, and we evaluate the results of our interventions to determine whether we achieved the outcome.

Question 8

Fill in the gaps of the deployment model - CCI, Insights Report, T & C, Operational Activity, (?), (?), (?)

Answer 8

• Crime Triangle
• Interpret Criminal Environment
• Assess Impacts

Question 9

What are the elements of the Crime Triangle?

Answer 9

• Crime and Crash (centre)
• Victim, offender, location
• Roads, Youth, Alcohol
• Mental health, Families, Organised crime and drugs

Question 10

What are the 6 drivers of demand - think also ‘crime triangle’?

Answer 10

Families; Youth; Alcohol; Roads; Organised crime and drugs; Mental health

Question 11

Can each driver of demand be targeted individually?

Answer 11

Probably not - “most incidents… will involve more than one driver; we need to be alert to the interactions between them”

Question 12

“Life course persistent” youth offenders represent what percentage of offenders, and how much crime are they responsible for?

Answer 12

17% of youth offenders are responsible for 40% of offences.

Question 13

What are ways Police can reduce alcohol related harm?

Answer 13

• Improve the capture and use of alcohol related data
• Work in partnership with suppliers and providers to support responsible consumption
• Be consistent in messaging about alcohol and in approach to enforcement

Question 14

What opportunities does road policing allow Police?

Answer 14

Opportunities to disrupt other offending and prevent other types of harm

Question 15

Prevention First includes an emphasis on what?

Answer 15

Preventing repeat victimisation

Question 16

What percentage of locations generates what percentage of calls for service?

Answer 16

5% of locations generate 32% of calls for service relating to crime

Question 17

To deliver on ‘mindset’ we need to take every opportunity to prevent harm, which means what (7)?

Answer 17

1. Demonstrate values and CoC in every interaction
2. Provide a proactive and consistent service to victims and offenders
3. Build relationships of trust with partners
4. Focus on victims’ needs to respond quickly and considerately
5. Create useful Victim Intervention Plans
6. Use agreed offender management approach
7. Make sure every member of the team knows how their work contributes to Our Goals through the PHPF