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Early intervention seeks to address the issues raised in a concern, to deal with the situation an individual faces by looking at the root causes. Winner: Media Academy Cymru supporting Children and Young People in Wales to make better, safer decisions. Media Academy Cymru currently run 17 specific community safety support services across Wales that … Continued
Public Safety includes Fire Safety, Arson and Deliberate Fire Setting, Road Safety, Home Safety and Outdoors (including Water) Safety. Winner: Builth Wells Events Safety Group led by Powys County Council. The group has six main areas of focus – health and wellbeing, transport and infrastructure, licenced premises, open spaces, command and control, and communications (‘Have … Continued
Crime Prevention which the European Union Crime Prevention Network defines as “ethically acceptable and evidence-based activities aimed at reducing the risk of crime occurring and its harmful consequences with the ultimate goal of working towards the improvement of the quality of life and safety of individuals, groups and communities”. Winner: We Don’t Buy Crime, North … Continued
Anit-Social Behaviouris defined in law as “behaviour by a person which causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to persons not of the same household as the person.” Incidents can appear small, unimportant, insignificant and leave people doubting themselves. Not all Anti-Social Behaviour is a crime, it can get progressively worse, last … Continued
VAWDASV incorporates Violence Against Women and Girls, Domestic Abuse, Rape and Sexual Violence, Sexual Harassment, Female Genital Mutilation, Honour based violence, Forced Marriage, Stalking, Trafficking and other forms of violence. All genders can be victims and/or perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence. Winner: Inspector Claire McGrady from North Wales Police who is the force … Continued
Safeguarding is about protecting people from all forms of harm and abuse. Winner: Dyfed Powys Economic Crime Team from Dyfed Powys Police who manage all aspects of economic crime including fraud, cybercrime, money laundering, forgery, and counterfeiting. By taking on the management of all fraud and cybercrime incidents reported to the force, the Economic Crime … Continued
Modern slavery is the illegal exploitation of people for personal or commercial gain. It covers a wide range of abuse and exploitation including sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, forced labour, criminal exploitation and organ harvesting. The Home Office has described modern slavery as “a serious and brutal crime in which people are treated as commodities and … Continued
Promotion of equality is integral to building community cohesion. Local cohesion may be undermined where some groups have different experiences or outcomes to others. It is important to tackle inequalities and related issues, such as fostering good relations across and between communities and supporting efforts to prevent extremism and tackle hate crime, including against those … Continued
Today we will be celebrating the inaugural Safer Communities Awards 2023. Throughout the day we will be sharing why our winners were awarded and also share the date of the 2024 Awards!
Gwent Police will be hosting a women in policing information session on Saturday 13 January 2024 at Gwent Police Headquarters. The event is for any woman who has thought about becoming a police officer or detective and wondered what it would be like, if they could do it and what support is available to them. … Continued
