Building a Safer Society: Annual Report 2012.

Yes

Overall  recorded  crime  per  1000  population  is  the  lowest  since  the Strategy started – 39 crimes per 1,000.

Yes

According to Jersey Annual Social Survey (JASS) 2012– 90% of people felt very safe or fairly safe in their neighbourhood  (2008 and 2011 no JASS conducted)

Yes

Positive States of Jersey Police (SoJP) engagement with children and young people through greater visibility, community initiatives (i.e. through football, PMNW), visits to schools, cyclists and motorbikes all promote social cohesion and an empathy with the police which ultimately leads to better standards of behaviour and a more engaged community.[2]

Yes

The States of Jersey Police launched dedicated social media sites at the beginning of 2012 as a means to engage further with Islanders and they currently have around 4,500 followers on Facebook and 2,000 on Twitter.[3]

Yes

Community  Service  through  the  Jersey  Probation  and  After  Care Service (JPACS) provided over 19,000 hours of unpaid work to the Island by people who would otherwise have been in prison[4].

Yes

The  Safer  St  Helier  (SSH)  Q-Safe  taxi  Marshals  are  funded  by  a partnership  arrangement  with  Home  Affairs,  Tourism,  The  Jersey Hospitality  Association,  the  Jersey  Taxi  Drivers  association  and  an agreement with some advertising companies who arrange for a sum of money from the advertising on taxis to be paid to SSH for the marshals.

The companies that advertise on the taxis can then include this as part of their  corporate  social  responsibility  agenda  and  in  their  advertising. Everyone benefits and islanders and visitors are kept safer travelling at night.

Yes

The  Q-Safe  Taxi  Marshal  Scheme  began  in  December  2007.  There have been  significantly fewer  assaults  at  the  Weighbridge rank  since it started.  

Yes

Prison! Me! No Way!!! (PMNW) Jersey provides an excellent example of a social enterprise model and engages at a strategic level with public bodies and private enterprise. They also engage positively  with young people through schools, with parents, with various uniformed officers from states departments (including the SoJP, Jersey Fire and Rescue service, Ambulance Service, HMP La Moye, and nurses) and the Youth Service. Feedback from parents, students and schools indicates that the scheme has a positive impact on young people.[5]

Yes

SOJP  pursue  an  intelligence-led  tasking  process  that identifies key  hotspots for crime  and  ASB  and  allocates  patrol  and  problem- solving  capacity  accordingly.  

Yes

SOJP have continually refined a Prolific and Priority Offender approach which targets key individuals identified as committing a disproportionate amount of crime.

Yes

Jersey's Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (JMAPPA) were implemented in 2011 when the Sex Offenders (Jersey) Law 2010 came into force. The purpose of JMAPPA is to protect the public by reducing the offending behaviour of sexual and violent offenders.

The  number  of  offenders  managed  through  an  active  multi-agency JMAPPA process (where active involvement of more than one agency is required) throughout 2012 was 61. 54 (88.5%) JMAPPA subjects out of 61 have not been convicted for further offending.[1]

Ongoing

Whilst the number of violent crimes in the streets, pubs and clubs of St. Helier between the hours of 8pm and 4am rose slightly in 2012, this figure remains significantly below that of 2010.There were 68 grave and criminal assaults in the night-time economy during 2012 and fortunately only 17 resulted in serious injury and less than half involved a stranger attack.[2]  Progress  is  being  made  on  developing  an  Alcohol  Strategy through the Health and Social Services Department.

Yes

Demographically, according to the 2011 Island Census, the population in Jersey was 97,856. Of those, 4,383 were between 14-17 yrs old. In 2012, there were a total  of  108  offenders  between the ages  of  14-17  which  equates  to  2.9%  of  the  total  population  of  that  age.  Since  2005,  the  highest  percentage  of  young  people  known  to  have  committed  an  offence was 6.3% in 2010.

Yes

In Jersey the general picture across all agencies is that of fewer and fewer young people coming into contact with the criminal justice system.

Yes

Jersey has many individuals; public, private and 3rd sector agencies; and faith groups working together to address the issues that cause offending and trying to prevent those that do from re-offending.

Yes

JPACS are also seeing very encouraging results. In 2012, there was a decrease in the overall number of Social Enquiry Reports (SER) for the Youth Court from 70 (2008) to 15 (2012), a decrease in new Probation Orders imposed in Youth Court between 2008 and 2012 from 40 to 22 and a 44% decrease in the number of Community Service Orders. Part of the reason for the fall in SERs may be as a result of the practice for the magistrates to ask the probation officer in court to give a verbal (stand down') report where possible so the case can be dealt with on the first occasion  if  appropriate.  Full  SERs  are  reserved  for  the more  complex cases.

Yes

Parish   Hall s  -  The number of  young  people appearing  at  Parish   Hall Enquiries has risen from the drop seen in the previous two years with a 17%  increase  on  2011,  although  numbers  are  still  generally  down  on previous years. Part of the reason for this may be a change in Police practice around this time. Originally, more defendants were charged by a centenier at the police station and warned for court. Now, all but serious offences go via Parish Hall :

• 206 (59%) of Parish Hall cases were first offenders, a slight increase on last year (55%).
• The main offence groups were road traffic (54%); public order (19%); larceny (8%); violence (5%) and malicious damage (5%).
• This compares to 56%, 21%, 18%, 6% and 5% respectively for 2011.
• 20 cases were sent from Parish Hall to Youth Court during 2012 (6 in 2011; 7 in 2010). 2 cases were also sent to Magistrate's Court.

Yes

The  Young  Offenders  Institution  at  HMP  la  Moye  has  also  seen  a reduction in the number of admissions from 23 in 2008 to 6 in 2012, with a peak in 2010.

Yes

A project, run through the Children's Service, enables children in need to access mainstream nursery provision in Jersey. During 2012, 19 children under the age of 3 were placed at nursery under the BaSS provision. The majority  of  children  were  placed  on  a  part-time  basis.  Attending  a mainstream nursery provision helps children with transition to their school; and therefore aids children to reach their full potential.

• 4  children  were  on  the  Child  Protection  Register  at  the  time  of placement.
• Support was given for one single parent to enable her to attend Drug & Alcohol sessions; this had a positive effect for both her and her child.

Yes

7815 students had input from PMNW, Jersey. This includes Crime and Safety  Awareness  days,  Your  Choice  days,  individual  school  sessions (which include internet/mobile safety and alcohol and drug awareness) and various community events.

Yes

The Parenting Programme, which runs from The Bridge, continues to grow and work on promoting support for parents at all ages and stages of  childhood  up  to  20+.  Research  shows  that  young  people  whose parents  talk  to  them  are  less  likely  to  become  involved  in  risky behaviour. Feedback from the parents themselves shows they find the programme very helpful. In 2012,

• 369 parents attended parenting courses
• 356 parents and 420 children attended JELLY clubs
• 28 parents attended course for separating/divorced parents
• 116 families accessed therapeutic work and Family Problem Solving
• 3 volunteers were in training to support parents

There are now parent volunteers within several primary and secondary schools across the Island.

Yes

The Universal Provisions Project provides children and young people who have been identified by the Children's Service as children in need', with continued support and focus by engaging them in some form of mainstream  activity  or  learning  provision.  The  aim  is  to  provide  the individual with some positive focus and to support the family by providing respite and financial support in order to prevent crisis situations arising.

Funding  was  granted  for  numerous  activities  and  nursery  holiday schemes:

• One family of five children were supported throughout the year, thus enabling  them  to  participate  in  activities  that  due  to  the  family's financial situation, they would be unable to access.
• A number of children undertook activities that would either increase confidence and independence or would help to address boundary and behavioural issues.
• Two young carers aged 7 and 13, were granted access to holiday activities thus enabling them to interact with children of their age groups.

During 2012, 24 children aged between 5 and 17 were granted funding under the above provisions.

Yes

The Jersey Domestic Violence Forum (JDVF) in partnership with States agencies and the Safeguarding Board is reviewing and updating the Domestic Abuse Strategy.

Ongoing

Domestic Violence remains an issue for our community. In 2012, 11% of recorded crime was linked to domestic abuse and, throughout the year, SoJP  attended  1,048  domestic  incidents.  Over  half  of  all  domestic incidents involved children and, again, over half also involved alcohol. Working with students and the community, SoJP designed a domestic violence campaign that was seen on television, the internet and social media. The SoJP 2012 Domestic Abuse and Violence campaign focused on the harm done to children living within an abusive relationship. The outcome was that during the Christmas campaign domestic abuse and violence referrals increased by a third.[3]

Ongoing

Overall, 53 of all the serious assaults or a third of the total were cases of domestic abuse between adults. This is up compared to the 42 such incidents recorded in 2011.

Yes

The  most  dangerous  domestic  violence  perpetrators  are  managed through Jersey Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (JMAPPA) system. Jersey has a range of staff trained and qualified to use various specialised assessment tools that have been developed including those for domestic violence, violence and sexual offenders.

Yes

The Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Programme (ADAPT) for men run by the Jersey Domestic Violence Forum in partnership with Hampton Trust and Probation, has had 110 men starting the programme since its inception in 2007 with over 65% completing. Analysis of the first 70 men though this programme indicates a success rate of 68% with no reported/recorded reoffending.

The Adapt programme has grown in stature and has proven itself to be a key and professional player in the fight against domestic violence. The programme has been consistently running at full capacity over the last two years.  

Many  men  report  that  without  the  programme  they  would  have reoffended  and  in  many  instances  been  sentenced  to  a  term  of imprisonment. The programmes effectiveness is helping many women and men to improve their quality of life.[4]  

Yes

Victim Support continues to support victims of crime and to do whatever is  needed  to  help  them  through  challenging  times.  A  total  of  1,975 contacts with clients and 162 face to face meetings were conducted last year.

VS  also  provide  a  Witness  Service  available  to  victims  of  both prosecution and defence and work closely with the Witness Care Unit at SoJP.

Yes

The  Restorative  Justice  (RJ)  Initiative  run  through  the  Jersey Probation and After-Care Service (JPACS) in partnership with Parish Hall Enquiries continues to be very successful at bringing victims and offenders together and ensuring reparation.

The  RJ  officer  was  involved  with  61  clients  across  the  spectrum of supervision types and pre-court sentencing (72 clients in 2011 - a 15% decrease) including:

• 3 RJ Conferences,
• 8 letters of apology and
• 14 face to face direct apologies

This year has seen an increase in the number of Bind Overs with RJ reflecting its use as an effective sentencing tool by the Magistrates.

There have been a total of 60 other RJ Initiatives which include:

• making amends,
• school visits,
• effects upon victims and reparation' sessions,
• office and prison visits.

In 2012, the RJ officer began holding training sessions in conjunction with  Guernsey  Probation's  RJ  Coordinator  and  the  Education Department. A paper is currently being drafted to the Head of Inclusions identifying an overall plan for the Island.

Yes

For several years the JPACS has been using an accredited risk of re- offending tool that is linked to reconviction rates.

The figure for those who reduce their risk of re-offending after being on probation is 59% for 2012.The majority of probation clients are therefore reducing their risk of re-offending by the end of their Probation Order.

Ongoing

Ongoing

JPACS aims to work  with the prison to provide integrated sentence planning and supervision programmes for prisoners in order to reduce their  risk  of  re-offending  and  increase  their  chance  of  successful rehabilitation. In 2012, 85% of prisoners' sentence plan contributions were provided within the timescale.

Ongoing

The majority of prisoners at HMP La Moye are involved in academic or vocational courses to attain qualifications with a view to helping them get a job when they are released. This work was recognised as excellent by a recent HMIP report, the highest assessment that could be awarded.

Yes

The Move On Youth Project (street based youth work and mobile youth work) is a well established project within the Jersey Youth Service which reaches out to young people on the streets of St Helier. It targets hard-to- reach young people who are vulnerable and potentially at risk. The project had  around  3,597  contacts  with  young  people  in  2012  and  has conversations which cover Health & Well-being, being Safe & Informed, Learning through Involvement, Community Engagement & Awareness and Skills for the Future.

Yes

The Youth Enquiry Service (YES) was created to support young people aged 14 to 25 with any issues affecting them. Young people can access the  one-stop-shop  which  provides  free,  independent  and  confidential advice, information and counselling.

Since  YES  opened  in  September  2008  they  have  registered  522 clients.110 of these were registered new to YES in 2012. In 2012 they had 1728 visits compared to 1084 in 2010. Clients are visiting more than once which tells us they are happy with the service they receive.

The 1-2-1 counselling service has had total of 345 referrals who have attended the counselling project 2317 times in 4 ½ years.

Yes

Very  often  statistics  like  those  shown  here  of  unauthorised  school absences provide a result, but do not adequately illustrate the hard work that has been going on in the schools and with their partners working with parents and young people.

It is well documented that there are extremely strong links between levels of absence at a school and levels of attainment, ASB and poor outcomes for young people.

This graph illustrates that there has been a dramatic downward trend in unauthorised absences in the last 8 years (03/04 – 11/12) in Jersey which compares very favourably with the UK

Yes

The Portuguese Offender Worker (POW) at the Jersey Probation and After- Care  Service  provides  equal  opportunities  for  the  Portuguese community involved in the criminal justice system:

• The majority of clients supervised on a probation order in 2012 reduced their risk of reoffending.
• The POW attends court and Parish Hall Enquiries on a weekly basis

Yes

The Community and Schools Sports Department (CSSD) ensures the young people of Jersey can be healthy, safe and reduce their potential involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour'

In 2012 the CSSD:

• Used sport to improve the behaviour of identified pupils in schools
• Assisted  in  reducing  calls  to  police  (regarding  youths)  for  the sixth year in a row  (see graph)  
• Increased  the  number  of  holiday  sessions  from 72 in 2011 to 99 in  2012  
• Made  over  29,000  contacts  with  targeted  young people and adults
• Delivered 12 Olympic themed' sports festivals

• Delivered one of the UK's biggest golf festivals for the second year in a row

  Co-ordinated 7 different sports in schools

• Has over 700 likes' on Community Sports Jersey facebook page[6]

Yes

The  Health  Related  Behaviour  Questionnaire  (HRBQ)  questionnaire takes place every 4 years and was repeated in April/May 2010. The survey  findings  have  provided  a  portrait  of,  and  trends  in,  young people's  attitudes  and  behaviours  since  1996.  The  questionnaire  is carried out in Year 6 in primary schools and in Years 8 and 10 in secondary schools.

The Health Intelligence Unit is aiming to repeat this research in 2014.

Ongoing

The Arrest Referral Worker at the Alcohol and Drug Service enables young problematic drug users to access treatment and support. It is quite common for those 25 and under presenting to the Service to be experimenting with, and experiencing problems with, more than one substance. The arrest referral initiative is designed to access people who come in to police custody and through the Parish Hall Enquiry and refer them for treatment before they come in to contact with the courts.

As can be seen on the graph the numbers have been diminishing year- on-year since 2008. The number of problematic drug users under 25 accessing treatment and support has diminished from 155 in 2005 to 23 in 2012.

Due to sickness, this post has been inactive since the beginning of

2011and the ADS has been working towards a positive solution. An evaluation of the post has been conducted with a view to improving and revitalising the service for the future.

Ongoing

The  Alcohol  and  Drug Service (ADS)  is  seeing  a  reduction  in  referrals  from  people aged 18 and  under  although  this  has  a  correlation  with  the  loss  of  a  counsellor's  post  which  has  meant  that  referrals  from  the centeniers have  gone  to  probation.  The ADS also believe that the introduction of the Youth Enquiry Service at La Motte Street Youth Centre has meant that young people are using those services and the peripatetic counsellors there.

Yes

Substance  misuse  education  for  youths  on  Probation.  As  a condition of a Probation Order all youths 18 and under are expected to attend at least one session with the Court Liaison Officer. The session or sessions aim to discuss current alcohol and drug use, what affect they  have  on  the  young  person,  especially  in  relation  to  health, relationships,  school  or  employment  and  the  law  and  look  at  what changes they feel they would be able to make to reduce the negative impact it may have had and how they could implement them.

For  many  within  the  age  group  the  drug  of  choice  is  alcohol  and sessions will include education such as calculating units the effects of alcohol  on  the  brain  and  rest  of  the  body  as  well  as  the  more behavioural effects. Drug use tends to be cannabis, although some of the "legal highs" have periods of popularity, they tend to be used less consistently, often due to availability, than alcohol.

The  percentage  of  youths  on  probation  receiving  substance misuse education remains at 100%.

Yes

Young Offenders at La Moye Prison have access to a counsellor and also to the accredited programmes: JARVIS (Jersey Alcohol Related Violence Intervention Strategy) and ASRO-S (Alcohol and Substance Related Offending- Secure).

Yes

The  Start Thinking about Alcohol Risks Today (STAART) alcohol delay programme has been delivered to 513 Yr 7 students and their families in three States secondary schools in 2012/13. Les Quennevais, Grainville and Le Rocquier. It is hoped to bring Haute Vallee on board during the 2013/14 academic year.

For the purpose of evaluation, students are asked to complete a survey pre-intervention then repeat the survey one year later, when they are in Yr  8.   Year  8  students  from  the  initial  school,  who  undertook  the programme in 2012, are currently undertaking this process and results will be available within the next few months.

Further evaluation will be undertaken based on the results of the Health Related Behaviour Questionnaire, undertaken by all Yr 6, 8 and 10 students in 2014.

Yes

The Health Promotion team have been working on giving support and advice to Silkworth Lodge who they have advised and supported in developing PSHE sessions.

They are researching the evidence for using mobile apps as part of a harm  reduction  approach  to  young  people's  binge  drinking  and  are currently  developing  the  questions  that  go  into  the  Health  Related Behaviour Questionnaire covering alcohol, drugs.

Yes

The alcohol and substance misuse programmes run by PMNW deliver interactive group sessions for years 7- 13, which include the effect and consequences  of  taking  illegal  drugs  and  alcohol  and  driving  whilst under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

Yes

Alcohol consumption in Jersey has decreased over the last decade, from around 17 litres of pure alcohol per capita in 1999 to around 13 in 2011. This decrease is seen mainly in the consumption of beer and cider (a decrease of 1.5 litres of pure alcohol between 2000 and 2011). The volume of wine consumed has remained relatively more stable over this time period.

Ongoing

However  we  still  consume  high  levels  of  alcohol  compared  to  other countries.

JERSEY UK France Germany Ireland Canada Sweden Target

18 16 14 12

10 8 6 4 2 0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Year

Source: OECD and Jersey Statistics Unit

Ongoing

The States of Jersey are still in the process of developing a revised Alcohol Strategy and Alcohol Licensing Policy.

Yes

Maybe

Needle Exchange- Sterile needles are issued to injecting drug users to reduce the harm that needle-sharing may cause, by reducing the risk of contaminated needles and therefore the transmission of infections like Hepatitis C and H.I.V.

In 2005, 99,845 syringes were issued, whilst in 2010, a total 132,060 syringes were distributed. In 2012 the number dropped to 91,725. The reasons for this are not clear but correlate with the perceived reduction of heroin in the Island between 2011 and 2012, and more specifically with the fact that the Accident and Emergency Department at the hospital have

closed their needle exchange service during the day and only offer this service after 8pm. In the absence of recent research on the number of drug addicts in Jersey and the nature of substance misuse, it is difficult to be definitive although the ADS recognise that the reduction of heroin has led to many different substances being used.

Yes

The needle exchange figures can be correlated with the prevalence of needle-sharing which is a 6 monthly calculation based on surveys of the addicts through the ADS.

The prevalence of needle sharing has dropped from 91% in 2000 to 20% in 2012.

Maybe

The number of new cases of Hepatitis C in drug users has fluctuated slightly since 2005 (22) rising to 30 in 2012.

Hepatitis C is transmitted from one person to another through blood-to- blood contact. Current and past injecting drug users, those who have received blood products before 1986 and recipients of blood transfusions before 1991 are the highest risk groups; however, other areas of risk are through tattooing, body piercing, unprotected sex, mother to baby and needle stick injuries. It is not clear what has caused the fluctuation in numbers, it may be we are getting better at testing high risk people but it correlates with figures recently released in England where statutory notification by diagnostic laboratories have confirmed that new diagnoses of hepatitis C infection have risen by more than one-third to 10,873 cases in 2012.

Yes

The  number  of  suspected  opiate-related  overdoses  (attended  by  the Ambulance Service) shows a decrease from 37 in 2005 to 16 in 2012

Yes

The numbers of drug-related deaths are low (<5), we average 2 heroin deaths a year.

Maybe

The Arrest Referral Officer offers substance misuse programmes to those who have come into contact with the criminal justice system and also takes referrals from the Parish Hall . In 2011 only 11 referrals were made but that number increased slightly in 2012

Maybe

The number of carers recorded as receiving information from the ADS has decreased from 52 in 2005 to 2 in 2012. Since 2008, this activity has been picked up within the broader services available through the H&SS Alcohol

& Drug Service with information being provided through direct contact, and often advice provided by telephone contact.

.

Yes

HMP La Moye provides in partnership with Health and Social Services and Jersey Probation and After-Care Service, assessment, counselling and support through group work and individual therapies. It is an essential link in the process that can lead a prisoner struggling with substance misuse towards recovery.

Yes

Parenting  programmes  at  The  Bridge  provide  sessions  about  alcohol, drugs and sex as part of the course.  

Yes

In 2012 the Alcohol and Drug Service received 551 referrals, 171 were new referrals and 380 were re-referrals

Yes

Of the new referrals, 17 were for opiate issues ( a significant reduction from 31 in 2010, but 6 more than in 2011) whilst 134 were for alcohol-related issues, the same as last year.

Yes

258 of the re-referrals were for alcohol, a rise from 234 in 2011 and the highest number since 2005 and 92 for opiates the lowest number since 2005.

Yes

Approximately  18  people  per  quarter  started  treatment  with  either Methadone or Subutex in 2012 and about ½ of those successfully completed the programme.

Yes

The Alcohol Liaison Nurse (ALN) role was specifically designed to identify and assess patients admitted to the General Hospital who are found to be drinking above the recommended weekly limit and to provide them with brief interventions and alcohol education.

In 2012 at total of 431 clients were seen [male =318 / female = 113 ] 165 of whom were assisted with the management of alcohol detoxification.

Yes

The  statistics  from  the  courts  show  that  the  Magistrates  follow recommendations given by the CLO where possible and seem confident that the offender is appropriately supervised.

The percentage of clients completing their orders increased from 64.25% in 2005 to 93% in 2012.

Yes

The  majority  of  offenders  get  through  their  orders  with  a  resultant improvement in their CHRISTO (Social skills, health, attendance, attitude, and drug/alcohol use) score.

Yes

This means that the Drug Treatment Orders are effective, in the majority of cases, in reducing substance related problems.

Yes

The Jersey Customs and Immigration Service (JCIS) and the States of Jersey  Police  (SoJP)  investigate  offences  involving  all  types  of controlled drugs, but with a particular emphasis on Class A drugs as these are judged to pose the biggest risk to the people of the Island.

Yes

In 2012 levels of recorded drug offences by SoJP fell by 8% to 205 instances.[7] The offences included the possession, supply, importation and manufacture of illegal substances.

Yes

The JCIS charged 37 people with 38 offences during 2012. 8 received custodial sentences totalling 17 years which is a significant decrease on 2011and reflects the drop in commercial Class A seizures, although 2012 saw one of the largest ever seizures of commercial cannabis.

Yes

Overall drug seizures by JCIS in 2012 increased by 63% compared to 2011. This increase can be attributed to a sharp rise in seizures at the Post  Office,  mostly  involving  new  synthetic  drugs  suggesting  an emerging and potentially dangerous trend.[8]

Yes

Both JCIS and the SoJP continue to target the principals behind drug Importation/supply syndicates, with a particular emphasis on Class A drugs.

Yes

Drugs with a street value of £3,847,875 were seized in 2012 by the SoJP and JCIS. Unlike 2011 when about 80% of the sum seized related to heroin and cocaine seizures, in 2012 the majority of the total was for cannabis, subutex, heroin and mephadrone.

2010

£444,900

2011

£439,700

2012

£394,800

2010

£498,417

2011

£510,312

2012

£482,312