Amy has been working as a Researcher for Perpetuity since June 2008. She has been involved in a range of projects and has interests in community safety, partnership working and young people, particularly gang membership and gang related offending. She is also studying for a PhD in Forensic Psychology at the University of Leicester, and is working with two police forces to develop investigative tools for robbery.
Amy enjoys reading and anything that involves being outside - these pastimes usually involve climbing lots of steps to see historical sites with her partner and walking the family Labradors Odin, Malak and Pyrrhus.
6th and 7th November 2008 University College London
Prof Martin Gill will be speaking at the following events:
Skills for Security
4th November 2008
Dear Heather,
Once again, the news is dominated by stories of knife crime. The growth of the knife crime crisis in England and Wales is confirmed, with the figures showing a 28% rise in the number of incidents described as attempted murder with a knife. Perpetuity is pleased to be working with a number of partners in a bid to better understand knife crime and help tackle what is becoming an endemic problem in modern society.
If you would like more information about our work in this area please contact our us on prci@perpetuitygroup.com
With best wishes
Martin Gill
Tackling Knives Action Programme
Plans to fast-track measures to cut form-filling in the ten Tackling Knives Action Programme (TKAP) police forces have been announced by the Home Secretary. Bureaucracy relating to the lengthy stop and account forms will be replaced with a card receipt setting out what to do if a person is not satisfied with the way the encounter was carried out saving officers around 380,000 hours a year.
Drawing on our experience of researching gangs and violent crime, Perpetuity is currently supporting local partners from the police and local authorities as well as charitable organisations to better understand knife crime and consider effective responses.
Evaluation of Substance Misuse and Supported Housing (SMASH) scheme in Nottinghamshire
Perpetuity is pleased to announce that they are working with Nottinghamshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) to evaluate the Substance Misuse and Supported Housing (SMASH) scheme.
The SMASH project manager Paul Pearson has made the following comment:
"The evaluation of the SMASH project to be carried out by Perpetuity provides the DAAT and our partners a real opportunity to evidence the impact of the scheme on the lives of people recovering from drug and alcohol problems. The evaluation process will help us establish what the scheme is achieving; learn lessons for its forward development and apply these lessons to future developments of this kind. We believe that SMASH can provide a model for this kind of provision regionally and nationally and are confident that the evaluation will provide firm evidence of its success."
If you would like to know more about the services offered by Perpetuity please contact us by email prci@perpetuitygroup.com or by telephone 0116 222 5555.
Managing Security Surveys
There are still a few places left on the Managing Security Surveys course on the 18-20th November 2008. Don't miss this chance to upgrade your skills and gain a BTEC Level 4 Award.
The course will guide you through the important stages of conducting a survey from initial planning to final report.
Last month we announced that companies could now benchmark their security by use of a free online service. We have identified 139 critical factors every security department should have. Here is your chance to see how well you measure up against those criteria, and also against other companies. It is free (no charges whatsoever) and it is anonymous.
If you would like to use the tool please visit our website, www.perpetuityconsultancy.com, others have and we are receiving very positive feedback.
Whether it's a refresh or an in-depth young people's needs assessment, it's that time of year again...
On 1st October 2008 the NTA published good practice guidelines on how to conduct a young person's needs assessment to inform the development of specialist substance misuse treatment plans for 2009/10.
If you are looking for assistance to undertake a full needs assessment or require a refresh of your current needs assessment, the team at Perpetuity can help. We have extensive experience of conducting needs assessments in line with nationally agreed methodologies to inform the development of young people's specialist substance misuse treatment plans.
If you would like to know more about the services offered by Perpetuity please contact us by email prci@perpetuitygroup.com or by telephone 0116 222 5555.
Ensuring Student Safety and Security Conference
On 16th October Katy Owen, Senior Researcher at Perpetuity, presented at the Ensuring Student Safety and Security Conference about the Secured Environments initiative. The presentation also gave feedback from The University of Bristol, who unfortunately could not attend, about their experience of going through the Secured Environments process.
For a full copy of the presentation please click here.
Plans to fast-track measures to cut form-filling in the ten Tackling Knives Action Programme (TKAP) police forces have been announced by the Home Secretary. Bureaucracy relating to the lengthy stop and account forms will be replaced with a card receipt setting out what to do if a person is not satisfied with the way the encounter was carried out saving officers around 380,000 hours a year. 
Perpetuity is pleased to announce that they are working with Nottinghamshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) to evaluate the Substance Misuse and Supported Housing (SMASH) scheme.
There are still a few places left on the Managing Security Surveys course on the 18-20th November 2008. Don't miss this chance to upgrade your skills and gain a BTEC Level 4 Award. 
Last month we announced that companies could now benchmark their security by use of a free online service. We have identified 139 critical factors every security department should have. Here is your chance to see how well you measure up against those criteria, and also against other companies. It is free (no charges whatsoever) and it is anonymous.
On 1st October 2008 the NTA published good practice guidelines on how to conduct a young person's needs assessment to inform the development of specialist substance misuse treatment plans for 2009/10. 
On 16th October Katy Owen, Senior Researcher at Perpetuity, presented at the Ensuring Student Safety and Security Conference about the Secured Environments initiative. The presentation also gave feedback from The University of Bristol, who unfortunately could not attend, about their experience of going through the Secured Environments process. 