Serious acquisitive crime, violent crime and community safety

community confidence.• In terms of ‘reduction of re-offending’, IOM works with offenders on releasefrom prison with licence conditions to engage with Probation. They areassessed and their needs are assessed against a number of pathways out ofoffending which include:‣ Accommodation‣ Mental and Physical Health‣ Education Training and Employment‣ Attitudes Thinking and Behaviours‣ Drugs and Alcohol‣ Finance‣ Children and Families• Various services are provided in order to tackle these aspects in order to divertoffenders away from crime.• Reduction of re-offending in Northampton could be helped if it featured as aBorough priority in support of the Community Safety Strategy linking in with thebelow strategic structures.• There appears to be greater mobilisation of Borough resources in other areasoutside of Northampton, with prevention of criminality in mind with dynamicmobilisation of staff to support preventative activity.• Joint Action Groups come together in order to problem solve and activate thisresource. This structure does not appear to be in place across Northampton.• At district level, the District Commander links into the BSG and CSP and wardlevel engagement is managed by the relevant Sector Inspector and theirteams.• A Reducing Re-offending County Strategy now exists to ensure a joined upapproach across all agencies and is built around the need and provision of the7 pathways as outlined above.• A County Reducing Re-offending Board (RRB) meets bi monthly as part of thenew County Community Safety Coordination Group (CCSCG).• The Board is chaired by the Assistant Chief Constable and the NorthamptonBorough Council representative is the Chair of the CSP and the ChiefExecutive with portfolio leadership relating to accommodation is the ChiefExecutive of Northampton Borough Council.• The Command Support section feels that the role of the Police and CrimeCommissioner in preventing and tackling SAC and violent crime is directingfunding and resources against these aspects as they see fit and in line withtheir manifesto and mandate.• The Command Support section feels there is potential for increased sharing ofinformation between departments e.g. Housing in support of protecting thevulnerable and reducing risk of offending21