Building a Safer Society: Annual Report 2013.

Yes

Overall recorded crime per 1000 population is the lowest since the Strategy started – 32 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, 2011, 2013 no questions about safety in JASS). The next JASS, 2014, will update these figures.

Yes

The States of Jersey Police (SoJP) continue to strengthen their links with the  community  by  dedicating  teams  on  a  Parish  basis  throughout  the Island with primary responsibility for issues and contacts for individual parishes. 2014 will see further enhancements to this model, as well as enhancements  to  engagement  with  minority  communities  across  the Island.

They have also continued to encourage all officers and staff to integrate within parish and Island life and become involved in fundraising, sporting and charity events.[2]

Yes

The  SoJP  social  media  sites  have  established  themselves  as  reliable sources of information on crime and public safety issues. In addition to an information service, they also provide an opportunity for followers to help.[3]

Yes

Community  Service  through  the  Jersey  Probation  and  After  Care Service (JPACS) provided over 20,000 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.  

In 2013 there were no  common assaults.  

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, Jersey Prison Service, and nurses) and the Youth Service. Feedback from parents, students and schools indicates that the scheme has a positive impact on young people.  

Yes

SoJP  continue  with  an  intelligence-led  approach  to  those  neighbourhood  issues  which  can  undermine  public  safety and quality of  life,  by  preventing  and  disrupting  anti- social  behaviour,  targeting  the  deployment of police  officers  in  response  to  demand  or  to  known hot-spots[5]  

Yes

SOJP continue to undertake long-term, focused operations that target those who are known to be habitual offenders.

203 burglaries were recorded in 2013; this is the lowest annual total for at least 10 years and represents a 32% reduction on 2012's figure.[6] There has been a significant reduction in the number of vehicles being taken since a high of 189 in 2008 to 46 in 2013 ( 75% reduction)

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 2013 was 66. 56 (85%) individuals out of 66 have not been convicted for further offending.[7]

YES

There has been a significant reduction in assaults taking place in St Helier at night. 208 assaults were recorded last year as can be seen from the graph compared to 309 in 2012. Of greater importance has been the noticeable reduction in serious assaults within the St. Helier night-time economy. In 2012 there were 64 such incidents, whereas in 2013 only 38 cases were reported.[8]

During 2013, the SoJP continued developing a more proactive approach to policing the night-time economy by introducing a Licensing Support Team (LST). This has seen a small, dedicated team of four Police Constables,  working  with  a  Sergeant,  focused  on  policing  pubs, nightclubs and licensed retail outlets.

Yes

According to the Island Census, the population in Jersey was 97,856 in 2011.  Of  those,  4,383  were  between  14-17  yrs old. In 2013,  3.4% of the total  population  of  that  age  group  were  known  to  have  committed  an  offence.  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

The Youth Court continues to benefit from a huge drop in youth offending which is being experienced in Jersey and the UK. As a consequence of the reduction in cases being referred to the Youth Court, a number of Youth Court sessions were cancelled in 2013.

Overall,  the  workload  within  the  Youth  Court  has  continued  seeing  a decrease in numbers with 62 cases being dealt with compared with 71 cases in 2012. This represents a decrease of 12.7% compared to 2012. Since 2004, which saw a peak of 488 cases being dealt with, the number of cases within the Youth Court has decreased by 426 cases, approximately 87%, over the last 10 years.[9]

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  from  Youth  Court.  Although  in  2013,  there  was  an  increase  in  the  overall  number of Social  Enquiry  Reports  (SER)  for  the  Youth Court from  15(2012)  to  28  (2013), numbers are still considerably lower than previous years. There has been a 32% decrease in new Probation Orders imposed in Youth Court

from 22(2012) to 15 (2013) and the number of Community Service Orders has remained at a very low level (5).

Yes

Parish   Hall s  -  283 young people  appeared  at  Parish   Hall  Enquiries  during  2013,  a  drop  of  19%  from  2012,  although  similar  numbers  to  2011/2010:  

• 161  (57%)  of  Parish   Hall  cases  were  first offenders, a similar percentage to last year, (59%).
• The main offence groups were road traffic (42%); public order (20%); larceny (16%); violence (8%) and malicious damage (4%).
• This compares to 54%, 19%, 8%, 5% and 5% respectively for 2012.
• 20 cases were sent from Parish Hall to Youth Court during 2013, the same number as last year (6 in 2011; 7 in 2010). 2 cases were also sent to Magistrate's Court[10].

Yes

The Young Offenders Institution at Jersey Prison Service has also seen a reduction in the number of admissions from 23 in 2008 to 3 in 2013, 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. Attending a mainstream nursery provision helps children with transition to their school; and therefore aids children to reach their full potential.

• During 2013, 12 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.
• 7  children  were  on  the  Child  Protection  Register  at  the  time  of placement, for a variety of reasons.  

• The most demands are seen by single parent families, who often have no or little family support available to them.
• They have provided additional nursery placements to support families due to medical emergencies. These were on a time limited basis, but prevented children being taken into care.
• Support was given for a number of single parents, enabling them to attend Drug & Alcohol and psychology, and parenting sessions.
• The  outcomes  for  children  have  proven  most  beneficial  and  some continue to receive support.

Yes

The  number  of  young  people  who  received  input  from  PMNW  has increased year on year quite significantly with the end of year figure for 2013  =  9499.  This  includes  Crime  and  Safety  Awareness  Days,  Your Choice  days,  individual  school  sessions  (which  include  internet/mobile safety and alcohol and drug awareness and domestic abuse workshops) and various community events.

Yes

In  2013  the  Multi-Agency  Safeguarding  Hub  (MASH)  was  set  up  to coordinate  and  manage  safeguarding  concerns  regarding  children  and young people in Jersey.

MASH is made up of representatives from a number of States' departments and other agencies (SoJP, Children's Service, ESC and

Family  Nursing  and  Home  Care)  to  provide  a  single  contact  point  for members of the public, families or professionals to discuss any concerns that they may have.

By bringing these different agencies together in one place, it ensures that information is shared as early as possible with responses being timely and coordinated. A new joint MASH database will ensure that information can be collected to allow targeted support.

Yes

Parenting  Support  Services  believe  that  there  is  no  one  model  for parenting and therefore it is vital that the balance is kept between being helpful and respectful when intervening in family life. They aim to offer parents a way to find some focus which is of benefit to them and their own personal circumstances.

Evaluation and feedback from parents represent their voice. Evidence from this  information  reflects  that  they  themselves  find  the  programmes worthwhile.

In 2013

• 398 parents attended parenting courses
• 369 parents and 450 children attended JELLY clubs
• 40 parents attended courses for separating /divorced parents
• 250 parents accessed 1:1 consultations with regards to family life

• 4 volunteers are in training to work with parents, 2 are bi-lingual parents and will support other parents in groups
• 8 Professionals have completed Working With Parents City Guilds

Next Steps

• They  hold  a  drop-in  session  for  parents  who  have  questions  or challenges with regard to their teenagers on a Friday morning at The Bridge. There are plans for the future for a drop-in located in town. This is to make the service accessible for parents working in town.
• Two new Jersey Early Learning Literacy Years (JELLY) Clubs have been established within schools and over 30 parents and children are already attending.
• Teenage  programme  Blame  my  Brain'  to  be  delivered  in  a secondary school
• National  Autistic  Society  (NAS)  Early  Bird  Programme  to  be delivered in partnership with Autism Jersey. The NAS Early Bird Programme provides families with information and practical advice in the period between diagnosis and school placement.

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 six children and a family of four children, aged between 0 and 13, 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. Also to enable parent(s) to spend quality time with younger children.
• A number of children undertook activities that  would either increase confidence and independence or would help to address boundary and behavioural issues. This included a 9 year old with behavioural issues and truancy. The funding enabled him to attend sport activity and that child has now been removed from the Child Protection Register.
• Child aged 9 was  granted funding for After School activities; single parent attending drug and alcohol, also lives in area where drug use is considered to be high, thereby lessening their exposure.
• Five children aged between 2 and 11 were removed from the Child Protection  Register  during  2013,  which  the  BaSS  funding  has

contributed towards, over the past 3 years.

• Two  young  carers  aged  7  and  12,  were  granted  access  to  holiday activities thus enabling them to interact with children of their age groups.

During 2013, 24 children aged between 5 and 13 were granted funding under the above provisions.

Yes

Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) are important to  developing  the holistic  solutions  that  individual  cases  of  domestic abuse require. The MARAC is a forum that agrees collaborative action to prevent further harm to victims of domestic abuse and their children. It aims to reduce the risk of serious harm or homicide by identifying risk factors and supporting those affected.

The  key  role  for  the  successful  operation  of  MARAC  is  that  of  the Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA): the primary point of contact for a victim.

Two IDVAs have been recruited and trained and will work with their clients from the point of crisis, supporting them through to court where appropriate, assessing their level of risk and developing practical safety plans.

Ongoing

Domestic Violence remains an issue for our community..

14% of recorded crime was linked to domestic abuse (an increase of three percentage points when compared to 2012) and throughout 2013 the  SoJP  attended  1,114  domestic  incidents  (an  increase  of  6% compared  with  2012).  Over  half  of  all  domestic  incidents  involved children and, again, over half also involved alcohol. This pattern hasn't changed over the past three years.

Domestic abuse remains one of the most challenging areas for the SoJP. It is also an area where different agencies, departments and volunteer groups need to work together closely if any lasting impact is to be made to the quality of life of domestic abuse victims. [11]

Ongoing

Whilst serious street violence has reduced, there has been a continuing year-on-year increase in domestic grave and criminal assaults. In 2013 there were 66 serious domestic assaults compared with 53 in 2012 and 42 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. Many  JMAPPA  subjects  have  a  history  of  domestic  abuse  and  the JMAPPA Co-ordinator works closely with the MARAC process.

Yes

The Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Programme (ADAPT) for men is run by the Jersey Domestic Violence Forum in partnership with Hampton Trust and Probation. Since July 2013 the programme increased from one session to two sessions per week to accommodate increasing demand.

• There were 68 enquiries resulting in 31 male perpetrators starting the programme.

• 17 finished during the year and there are currently 17 perpetrators on the programme.

Each perpetrator undergoes approximately 30 x 2 hour sessions. Their progress  is  continually  monitored  throughout.  They  are  formally assessed by the session Group Leaders every week and given a final written appraisal.

During  the  year  numerous female partners  of  perpetrators  were  risk assessed supported, helped with safety planning and given advice by the Woman Safety Worker. The support can last up to a year afterwards for those whose male partners have completed the programme.

Yes

Victim Support continues to support victims of crime and to do whatever is  needed  to  help  them  through  challenging  times.  A  total  of  1,677

contacts with clients and 102 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.

In 2013 a report was commissioned in order to review the provision of Victim  Services  in  Jersey,  and  so  understand  their  strengths  and weaknesses by highlighting issues facing such services on the Island. The report will provide information to help streamilne provisions, pinpont any duplications and ultimaletly help enable the provision of a more effective service to the victims.

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 yearly summary for 2013 reveals RJ officer involvement in relation to 64 clients across the spectrum of supervision types. This includes:

• 13 face-to-face direct apologies,
• 7 people carrying out work for their victims to make amends and
• 14 letters of apology. Unfortunately, despite the majority of offenders stating they would like to give the letter in person this offer was not taken up by the victims.
• There were 14 prison visits. 5 victims declined the offer of the RJ

process.

Through Parish Hall and Youth Court referrals there have been 11 school and children's home visits.

The numbers of Binding Over Orders with RJ were the same as 2012

(10) reflecting its use as an effective sentencing tool by the Magistrate.

20 people from various states Departments including Education and Social Services have undertaken the three day RJ practitioners course. This is a follow on from recommendations from the Williamson report.

Work is continuing in liaising with Education managers to train more secondary staff in RJ and hopefully run a pilot scheme with two secondary schools initially.

Nine People from Jersey including staff from Probation, Education and Social Services attended a Restorative Justice Conference in Guernsey

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  2013.The  majority  of probation clients  are  therefore  reducing  their  risk  of re-offending by the end of their Probation Order.

Ongoing

JPACS  in  partnership  with  Highlands  College  run  a  Basic  Skills Programme for those on probation and in prison.

• 11 clients have received tutor support during 2013, with 3 on the waiting list.
• A total of 67 tutor sessions have been delivered. This compares to 13 clients and 84 sessions in 2012.
• Of the 67 sessions delivered this year, 31 of them have been with one individual who has continued beyond the end of his order. This 53 year old male came to the Service unable to read and is making steady progress.
• 3  clients  have  been  referred  to  the  Improve  Your  Skills  evening classes at Highlands.[1].

Ongoing

Resettlement of Prisoners- The evidence for resettlement being part of a holistic package to help reduce offending is building; however, at the moment we do not have the equivalent of an Offender Rehabilitation Bill in Jersey and whilst the resettlement team at Jersey Prison Service help individuals  with  resettlement  plans  whilst  they  are  in  prison,  their influence  stops  once  the  person  has  been  discharged.  Probation provides a voluntary aftercare service which is accessed by some, but again with no statutory requirement their resources are stretched.

The  statutory  agencies  rely  very  heavily  on  the  work  of  voluntary agencies, in particular the work of the prison chaplains' team and the Freedom for Life Ministries (FFLM) to help prisoners with resettlement. A resettlement strategy is being developed by Jersey Prison Service team; they have also involved probation, the chaplains and FFLM.

Ongoing

The  majority  of  prisoners  at  Jersey  Prison  Service  are  involved  in academic or vocational courses to attain qualifications with a view to helping them get a job when they are released. The 2013 HMCIP report for  the  Prison  awarded  the  highest  grade  available  for  "purposeful activity". The Ofsted Chief Inspector who accompanied the HMCIP team made the following assessments: "outcomes for prisoners engaged in learning and skills and work activities, outstanding; quality of learning and  skills  and  work  activities,  good;  effectiveness  of  leadership  and management, good". [2]

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  4210 contacts with young people in 2013, (2774 male 66%, 1436 female 34%) and has conversations which cover Health & Well- being, being Safe & Informed, Learning through Involvement, Community Engagement & Awareness and Skills for the Future.

The SBYW were heavily involved in offering support and practical help to the young people involved in the sad deaths which occurred during 2013. They worked closely with Freedom Street (a church based street youth work team who generally work Saturday evenings when the SBYW are not around.)

The SBYW have also been noticing that some young people seem to be increasing their use of New Psychoactive substances (so called legal highs).They have been talking to the young people about this with some of them thinking that "legals" are fantastic whilst others are concerned about their friends use and the effect it is having on them. As levels of young people's street drinking still seem to be low, "legals" are the main issue of concern.

Yes

The Youth Enquiry Service (YES) offers a drop-in service to support young  people  aged  1425  with  any  issue  that  affects  them.  Young people can access free, independent and confidential advice, information and support in addition to the counselling service.

Since YES opened in September 2008 they have registered 750 clients in total  and  507  of  these  have  accessed  the  counselling  service.  The majority of their clients are over the age of 18. Clients are repeat visiting which

indicates  they  are  happy  with  the  service  they receive.  

The  1-2-1  counselling  service  has  had a total of  507 referrals  to  the  counselling  project in 6 years. Between those 507 clients they have attended 3464 appointments.

The main issues covered in counselling sessions are: relationships, low mood, depression and dealing with past issues.

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  was  a  dramatic  downward  trend  in unauthorised absences in the last 8 years (03/04 – 11/12) in Jersey which compares very favourably with the England. In the last year 12/13, there was a slight  increase  in  secondary  unauthorised  absences  in  both  Jersey  and England.

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

In 2013 the Portuguese Offender Worker (POW) spent 6 months on placement which proved invaluable for establishing networks and increasing breadth of knowledge in child protection issues. Her skills were used in family cases involving Portuguese families.

Upon returning to JPACs, the POW caseload increased to include Social Enquiry Report (SER) writing of which 18 were completed with 4 deportation reports written for the attention of the Lieutenant Governor and 6 stand-down verbal reports for the Court.

Her community case load also increased and a total of 9 orders ended with their LSI-r scores all decreasing for the clients on supervision.

As well as having a prison and community caseload, the POW also attends Court on a weekly basis and Parish Hall Enquiries. This service is invaluable to Portuguese parents of young people who attend Parish Hall as she is able to explain the process in their native language.

In the first six months of this year, the POW has completed 33 SERs. Her caseload is currently approximately 25, three of whom are prisoners.

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 2013 the work of the Community and School Sports Department was shown;

• to improve behaviour of identified pupils in schools
• Increased the confidence of teachers when delivering their PE lessons
• Engaged more young people than before in after school sport

• Provided high quality training for volunteers
• Increased the membership numbers of various sports clubs
• Assisting in reducing calls to police (regarding young people) for a seventh year in a row
• Provided more spaces for disadvantaged families to access low cost or free holiday sports provision [3]

Yes

The  Health  Related  Behaviour  Questionnaire  (HRBQ)  questionnaire takes place every 4 years. 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 repeating this research in 2014. The results are used to provide targeted services, help to identify gaps or any changes needed in provision.

Ongoing

The Arrest Referral Worker at the Alcohol and Drug Service enables young problematic drug users to access treatment and support. 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.  

An  evaluation  of  the  post  was  conducted  in  2012  with  a  view  to  improving and revitalising the service for the future. In 2013 two new Arrest Referral Workers were employed on a job share.

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 then rose slightly in 2013 to 48.

Ongoing

The  Alcohol  and  Drug  Service  (ADS)  saw  a  significant  reduction  in referrals  from  people  aged  18  and  under  from  2008  to  2011.  Although  the  figures  remain  low  there  has  been  a  slight  increase  since  then. In 2011 the  overall figure for  under-18 referral  was  7;  this  has  risen  to  12  in  2013.  

Yes

Substance misuse education for young people on Probation. As a condition  of  a  Probation  Order  all  young  people  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 young people 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 continues to be delivered to Year 7 students and their families

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 Year 8. Year 8 students from the initial school, who undertook the programme in 2013, 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 Year 6, 8 and 10 students in 2014.

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. The drugs workshop covers many drugs from cannabis to heroin with a special emphasis on New Psychoactive  Substances  (NPS).  This  reflects  the  current  concerns about these drugs and stand-alone lessons about these substances are delivered.

PMNW are also preparing a road show for secondary school parents to commence in this September term (2014) will focus on NPS but will also include some other substance input. This will be a partnership approach with SoJP Crime Services, Customs and Immigration and PMNW.

It will be inclusive and have input in Polish and Portuguese

Yes

Alcohol consumption in Jersey has decreased over the last decade, from around 17 litres of pure alcohol per capita in 1999 to around 12.7 in

2012. This decrease is seen mainly in the consumption of beer and cider The volume of wine consumed has remained relatively more stable over this time period.  

Ongoing

Ongoing

Progress  has  been  made  on  developing  an  Alcohol  and  Licensing strategy  for  Jersey  and  updating  the  Liquor  Licensing  (Jersey)  Law. Whilst the Economic Development (EDD) Minister is responsible for the law,  in  recognition  of  the  cross-cutting  issues  that  alcohol  misuse presents,  the  Chief  Minister's  department  has  taken  the  lead  on developing the strategy and together with H&SS, HA and EDD are intending to have a new law and a new strategy ready for lodging in July 2014.

Yes

The  Court  Liaison  Officer  plays  a  key  role  in  helping  to  reduce  the consumption of psychoactive substances. It is his job to see that those offenders sentenced to a Drug Treatment Order (DTO) comply with the terms of the order.  

Since  2009  there  has  been  a  continued  reduction  in  the  number  of  offenders completing  DTOs.  It  is  now  common practice for  Probation  Orders  to  involve  a  close  working  relationship  between  the  Probation  Officer,  client  and  Court  Liaison Officer which  can reduce the need for a formal Treatment Order in many cases.

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 but has increased to 110495 in 2013. 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 about the reasons for this change although the ADS recognise that the reduction in the use 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  injecting  drug  users  at  the  ADS.  The  prevalence  of  needle  sharing  has  dropped  from  91%  in  2000 to 17.25%  in 2013.  

Maybe

The number of new cases of Hepatitis C in drug users has fluctuated slightly since 2005 (22) rising to 30 in 2012. There were 28 new cases in 2013.

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.

Over a 10 year period there has been an average of 26.3 new cases per year.

Yes

The  number  of  suspected  opiate-related  overdoses  (attended by the  Ambulance  Service) shows a  decrease  from  37 in 2005 to 19  in  2013.  Although there is  a  slight  rise  in  numbers from 2011.

Ongoing

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 more than doubled in 2013 to 24.

Ongoing

The  number  of  carers  recorded  as  receiving  information  from  the  ADS  has  decreased  from  52 in 2005 to 6 in  2013.  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

The  Substance  Misuse  Therapy  team  at  Jersey  Prison  Service  are facilitators  on  the  accredited  offending  behaviour  programmes.   The psychological assistant undertakes inductions for both Substance Misuse and Psychology. She sees everyone on induction and passes them on to the appropriate practitioner when their needs have been assessed.

The Substance Misuse team continues to facilitate visits to the prison from representatives of Alcoholics Anonymous, who hold meetings on the accommodation wings. During 2013 meetings on for female prisoners commenced.  They  proved  to  be  very  popular  with  an  average  of  7 women attending. The average attendance for the year was 3 prisoners per session in the male wings.

The team facilitated the drug workshop during crime week with Prison! Me! No way! These took place in March and October. The Psychological Assistant has begun writing a short educational Drug Awareness group- work programme which is it hoped to deliver to prisoners in the near future.[4]

Yes

Although specific programmes about alcohol and drugs are not delivered by  parenting  services  at  The  Bridge,  they  encourage  parents  to communicate and discuss those subjects with their teenagers. They have discussion on the booklet "a parent's guide to drugs" and issue copies should parents request. They may signpost parents to other relevant agencies should they need further support.

Yes

The health promotion team have revised and updated the Parents Guide to Drugs

Maybe

In 2013, the Alcohol and Drug Service received 490 referrals, 172 were new referrals and 314 were re-referrals

Maybe

Of  the  new  referrals,  17  were for opiate  issues  (  a  significant  reduction  from  31 in 2010, but  the  same  as  last  year)  whilst  126  were  for  alcohol-related  issues, less than last years total of 134.

Yes

197 of the re-referrals were for alcohol, a drop from 258 in 2012 and 97 were for opiates.

Yes

Approximately  17  people  per  quarter  started  treatment  with  either Methadone or Subutex in 2013. At the end of the year 41 people had 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 2013 at total of 332 clients were seen 332 (male = 223 / female = 109)

The ALN delivered screening and Brief Interventions, assistance in the management of alcohol detoxification and continued care of clients taken from the community Alcohol and Drug Service.

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.  But  reduced  slightly  in  2013.  

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

Jersey Prison Service, in partnership with ACET Jersey, are delivering a Jersey Blood Borne Viruses training and education to the whole prison environment including prison workers and prisoners. The training covers blood  born  virus  prevention,  testing  and  treatment.  Prevention  of transmission of blood born viruses affects the whole prison community and ultimately the wider island community.

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

When compared to 2012, (199 recorded drug offences) there were 31% fewer drugs offences recorded in 2013 (138) by the SoJP[5] The offences included the possession, supply, importation and manufacture of illegal substances.

Yes

130 separate drug seizures were made by JCIS and the total value of the drugs seized was £2,376,343 with cannabis accounting for almost 91% of that total. Other substances seized included heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, Subutex, mephedrone and a wide range of prescription only drugs..[6]

Yes

During 2013, 55 people were prosecuted by JCIS for a range of offences that included the importation of drugs, possession with intent to supply drugs,  evasion  of  duty,  perverting  the  course  of  justice  and  money laundering. 16 people received custodial sentences totalling 43 years and 9 months.

At the lower end of the sentencing scale, a total of £2,914 of fines was imposed and 1510 hours of community service ordered. 5 persons were bound over to leave the Island, 5 received written cautions and 7 were placed  on  probation.  A  further  15  people  were  issued  with  formal warnings relating to minor infractions.

Yes

Drugs with a street value of £4,117,875 were seized in 2013 by the SoJP  and  JCIS.  The  majority  of  the  total  was  for  cannabis.  Other substances  seized  included  heroin,  cocaine,  amphetamine,  Subutex, mephedrone and a wide range of prescription only drugs

2010

£444,900

2011

£439,700

2012

£394,800

2013

£430,000

2010

£498,417

2011

£510,312

2012

£482,312

2013

£481, 843