Perpetuity are currently working with the industry to identify ways of improving the response to identity fraud.
If you have been a victim of identity fraud we would like to speak to you about your experience. Interviews will be undertaken over the telephone and last approximately 30 minutes. All responses will be treated in the strictest confidence and anonymity is guaranteed.
If you would like to get involved, please contact Perpetuity on 0116 222 5555 or prci@perpetuitygroup.com
Violent crime - in its many forms - remains a concern for communities across the UK. At Perpetuity we are involved in ongoing work with local partnerships in an effort to tackle different aspects of the problem, the 'Tackling Violent Crime' feature below provides more details.
Also in this issue, we include a report on our research into reducing re-offending, an update on our work with Community Safety Partnerships, information on burglary awareness workshops that we are running, and a feature on our new Security Management course that is taking place in April.
As always, should you have any comments on any aspect of our work, please do not hesitate to contact me personally.
Best wishes, Martin Gill
Tackling Violent Crime
Serious violence is a wide ranging category incorporating offences including homicide and serious wounding, offences involving weapons, domestic violence, hate crime and serious sexual offences including rape. Although these crimes only account for about 1% of all crime, the impact is significant, and the wider community can also suffer through increased fear of crime.
Perpetuity continue to support local partnerships in their efforts to tackle violent crime. We have recently completed work with the NASUWT looking at the impact of gangs on schools. We are supporting Tackling Knives Action Programme (TKAP) areas to deliver local knife crime surveys to understand the prevalence of knife carrying and crime amongst young people. We are also working with CDRPs to produce training guidance on tackling hate crime and domestic abuse.
The government is placing an increased priority on reducing re-offending. The Policing Green Paper 2008 proposed that the statutory duties of Community Safety Partnerships should be expanded to include reducing re-offending and their membership altered by adding probation trusts to the list of responsible authorities.
Perpetuity are working with criminal justice and local authority partners across the Midlands to explore increased efficiency and effectiveness in the management of offenders - notably those not under formal or statutory supervision.
If you would like to discuss how your area can work better to maximise support and management options for offenders, contact Perpetuity on prci@perpetuitygroup.com
SyI Diploma in Security Management
Perpetuity Training is pleased to announce the successful re-launch of the SyI Diploma in Security Management. Our first enrolment took place in January 2009, and our first cohort of students are now up and running on this exciting new qualification designed specifically for Security Managers.
Our next enrolment will take place in May 2009, please see our website for further details.
What can you learn from other Community Safety Partnerships?
Perpetuity is working with Community Safety Partnerships to understand why other partnerships in their most similar family are more successful. A comparison of the different structures, processes, partnership working and interventions with the three most successful partnerships in the group helps to identify areas for improvement. The review enables partnerships to understand why they have not been seeing the reductions in crime that other areas are benefiting from, and we are providing recommendations to improve processes.
One Head of Community Safety said:
"The work conducted by Perpetuity was very useful for the Partnership, as it presented an objective view of how and where improvements could be made to aid our performance and ultimately ensure that our communities felt safer. Perpetuity was able to compare and contrast our working practices with those of better performing CDRPs and identified potential initiatives which we could adapt and adopt."
You too can find out why other members of your most similar family are more successful at tackling crime. We can advise you on who you are likely to learn the most from or if you prefer you can choose the partnerships that you are most interested in.
To find out more or to commission your own review, contact Perpetuity on 0116 222 5555 or prci@perpetuitygroup.com
Beat the Burglars!
Perpetuity is delivering burglary awareness workshops for Registered Social Landlords (RSL) across Liverpool in conjunction with the local Community Safety Partnership. As part of the work the Partnership team is doing with the many RSLs in the city, they thought that training housing officers on the steps that they can take to tackle burglary would help to make the difference.
The sessions last half a day and are interactive using quotes from burglars themselves, supported with local photos to highlight poor security. If you would like to know more or are interested in your own workshops, please contact Perpetuity on 0116 222 5555 or prci@perpetuitygroup.com
Security Management
There are still a few places available on our Security Management 5-day course running on the 20-24th April 2009. The course is designed by professionals for professionals, and provides unique insights and comprehensive coverage of the role, resources, and skills that are central to effective security management in the commercial environment.
For further information on any of our courses or to book places, please contact Perpetuity on training@perpetuitygroup.com or 0116 222 5550.
FOCUS on Young People
Perpetuity is pleased to announce that we have chosen FOCUS as the local charity to support throughout 2009. FOCUS, set up in 1988, works with young people across Leicestershire to:
Challenge young people to plan and deliver a project to benefit their local community or take part in a team-building residential events along with management delegates from national companies;
Inspire young people to work together to develop skills and self-confidence during residentials;
Explore their relationships with others and opportunities available to them;
Involve young people and employer organisations in a range of innovative and exciting volunteer placements.
Commenting on the selection Kate Broadhurst, Head of Research said:
'We were keen to support a youth related charity this year because so much of our research involves young people, both as victims and perpetrators. FOCUS is a local charity that creates opportunities for local young people and we are really pleased to support their excellent work'.
Serious violence is a wide ranging category incorporating offences including homicide and serious wounding, offences involving weapons, domestic violence, hate crime and serious sexual offences including rape. Although these crimes only account for about 1% of all crime, the impact is significant, and the wider community can also suffer through increased fear of crime.
Our next enrolment will take place in May 2009, please 
Perpetuity is delivering burglary awareness workshops for Registered Social Landlords (RSL) across Liverpool in conjunction with the local Community Safety Partnership. As part of the work the Partnership team is doing with the many RSLs in the city, they thought that training housing officers on the steps that they can take to tackle burglary would help to make the difference. 
Perpetuity is pleased to announce that we have chosen FOCUS as the local charity to support throughout 2009. FOCUS, set up in 1988, works with young people across Leicestershire to: