Crime and community safety What is the current situation? The Devon and Cornwall Constabulary covers the largest geographical police area in England, extending 180 miles from the Dorset and Somerset borders in the east to the Isles of Scilly in the west. The Forces’ objective is to remedy the root causes of crime and disorder rather than just tackle symptoms as they appear. It aims to work in partnership with other agencies to: Address alcohol related violent crime Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour Curb domestic abuse Reduce re-offending What are the issues? Currently, Safer Cornwall Partnership has 8 ‘priority’ towns Penzance Camborne Redruth Bodmin Newquay Liskeard Falmouth St Austell These are the towns which have the highest rate per 1000 rate for the stated priorities and generally have higher issues than the other towns. What are the implications for Cornwall Council’s leisure provision? The debate about the relationship between participation in sport and recreation and crime tends to focus on ‘prevention’ or ‘diversion’ and the ‘rehabilitation of offenders’. The former tends to be based on relatively large-scale sports programmes targeted at specific areas, or during specific periods (e.g., summer sports programmes). The ‘rehabilitation’ approach tends to be much smaller scale, concentrating on offenders. It tends to be much less ‘product-led’ and be based on an intensive counselling approach, in which the needs of offenders are identified and programmes adapted to suit their needs. There is evidence that participation in leisure (particularly sport and recreation programmes) can help to reduce crime and disorder by contributing to increased self-esteem, improved control and increased social skills. However, there is no demonstrable relationship between participation and outcome. Cornwall Council leisure provision could help to:
Crime and community safety What is the current situation? The Devon and Cornwall Constabulary covers the largest geographical police area in England, extending 180 miles from the Dorset and Somerset borders in the east to the Isles of Scilly in the west. The Forces’ objective is to remedy the root causes of crime and disorder rather than just tackle symptoms as they appear. It aims to work in partnership with other agencies to: Address alcohol related violent crime Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour Curb domestic abuse Reduce re-offending What are the issues? Currently, Safer Cornwall Partnership has 8 ‘priority’ towns Penzance Camborne Redruth Bodmin Newquay Liskeard Falmouth St Austell These are the towns which have the highest rate per 1000 rate for the stated priorities and generally have higher issues than the other towns. What are the implications for Cornwall Council’s leisure provision? The debate about the relationship between participation in sport and recreation and crime tends to focus on ‘prevention’ or ‘diversion’ and the ‘rehabilitation of offenders’. The former tends to be based on relatively large-scale sports programmes targeted at specific areas, or during specific periods (e.g., summer sports programmes). The ‘rehabilitation’ approach tends to be much smaller scale, concentrating on offenders. It tends to be much less ‘product-led’ and be based on an intensive counselling approach, in which the needs of offenders are identified and programmes adapted to suit their needs. There is evidence that participation in leisure (particularly sport and recreation programmes) can help to reduce crime and disorder by contributing to increased self-esteem, improved control and increased social skills. However, there is no demonstrable relationship between participation and outcome. Cornwall Council leisure provision could help to: