Liecester Partnership to engage with young people

Police and local Safety groups have combined forces and funds, in a major new initiative to tackle anti-social behaviour in East Leicestershire.

The force and the four Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) have pooled their financial resources to fund an East Area Anti-Social Behaviour Team and have contributeda Government funded £50,000 each and Leicester Constabulary have added another £90,000. The 4 CSP's are The Rutland Community Safety Partnership; The Oadby & Wigston Crime and Disorder Partnership; Melton Safer Communities Partnership and the Harborough District Community Safety Partnership

This will fund a team of nine part-time and two full-time community support officers and a co-ordinator.

Most incidents of anti-social behaviour are highest in the evening, so the teams will work mainly after 4pm.

They will deal with problems of minor disorder and anti-social behaviour.

Leicestershire constabulary's partnership manager Frances Burgess said: "The ASB co-ordinator monitors the complaints of anti-social behaviour and keeps the teams updated with the latest information.

"The teams then patrol the areas where the problems are being reported and talk to and engage the young people concerned."

Matthew Baggott QPM BA, Chief Constable Leicestershire Police will be addressing the ACPO/HO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE today at Stratford Moat House Hotel, Stratford-Upon-Avon on the subject "Professionalising the Business of Neighbourhood Policing". Click on Link above for details or go to here