Click the link to access one of the following areas:
- Youth Proofed Policing Plans
- Crucial Crew
- Tag Rugby
Youth Proofed Policing Plans
In 2011-12, Cleveland Police Authority have produced Policing Plans created by and specifically for the young people of the Cleveland Area for the fifth year in succession. Youth proofed Policing Plans have been created for Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton and Redcar & Cleveland districts.
A selection of the young people involved in the 2011-12 project with their ASDAN Awards with
Pam Andrews-Mawer, Temp DCC Dave Pickard,
PCSO Rachel Shepherd and Natasha Pollok (Just 4 Youth).
The plans were created through interactive sessions which involved Cleveland Police Neighbourhood Officers in partnership with Just 4 Youth, Hartlepool's West View Project, Stockton Hype, Redcar and Cleveland's Coast & Country Housing and Cleveland Police Cadets from Middlesbrough. The finalised plans were launched at a special event held on Monday 12 September 2011 with participants being presented with ASDAN (Activities with Peer Tutoring Award) Awards by the Vice Chair of the Policy & Resources Panel, Pam Andrews-Mawer and Temporary Deputy Chief Constable, Dave Pickard.
During September and October 2011, the Young Person's Policing Plans are distributed to 50,000 people aged 11-19 in education in Cleveland.
Click below to view a video about how the Young Person's Policing Summaries 2011-12 were put together. This video was created and edited jointly by Cleveland Police and Cleveland Police Authority.
Background of the Youth Proofing Project
In 2007, Cleveland Police Authority first ran a pilot project to ‘youth proof’ the Policing Plan Summary using a group of disadvantaged young people from Middlesbrough. The resulting document received national acclaim both from the Communities and Local Government Association and the Association of Police Authorities.
In 2008, the project was successfully repeated and was expanded to include young people from all four Cleveland districts (Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Stockton and Redcar and Cleveland). The young people were supported by Just 4 Youth, a social enterprise owned by West Middlesbrough Neighbourhood Trust and worked with Police Authority staff to produce four local versions of the Policing Plan Summary specifically for young people in the Cleveland area. That year, each of the young people involved received an ASDAN Award and the document was launched at a joint Force and Authority event held at Middlesbrough College in September 2008. During Autumn 2008, the summaries were distributed to 38,000 people between the ages of 11 and 19 across the whole Cleveland area.
During the summer of 2009 Cleveland Police Authority decided to repeat the programme, this time using staff from the Neighbourhood Policing Teams to work with the young people on the documents. The final documents were presented at a celebratory launch event at Cleveland Police Headquarters in September 2009. 54,000 copies of the young persons policing summaries were produced and distributed to schools and colleges across Cleveland.
In a Police Authority Inspection in June 2010 by HMIC and the Audit Commission, it was highlighted that Young person's Policing Summaries provide an "improved understanding and involvement by young people in the area".
For the 2010-11 Youth Proofing Project, plans were created through interactive sessions with police Authority staff and Cleveland Police Neighbourhood Officers in partnership with Just 4 Youth. Participants came fromthe Cleveland Police Cadet Scheme, A Way Out and the Coulby Manor Youth Project. The plans were launched on Tuesday 14 September 2010 with awards being presented by the the then Vice Chair and now Chair of Cleveland Police Authority, Peter Race MBE and the Chief Constable, Sean Price. During Autumn 2010, 50,000 Young Person's Plans were distributed at schools and colleges across Teesside.
Crucial Crew
Crucial Crew is an initiative for Year 6 pupils (last year of primary school). The event involves numerous agencies including the Police, Police Authority, Fire Service, Road Safety Team and Coastguard and aims to give the children the chance to learn how to cope with a wide range of safety issues. Cleveland Police Authority run an interactive session using 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' software to get the children's opinions on crime, disorder and policing issues.
These are then fed back to the local neighbourhood policing teams together with being input into the police priority setting process.
Tag Rugby
Cleveland Police Authority has organised the introduction of a tag rugby scheme into schools in Cleveland in conjunction with the charity Child Victims Of Crime. CVOC is a national charity supported by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), so as such is the only official police childrens’ charity.
Tag rugby is a non contact version of rugby which can be played by males and females. The tag rugby scheme is aimed at primary school years 5 and 6 (9 to 11 year olds).
The Rugby Football Union undertakes a one day accredited training course for police officers and Police Community Support Officers from neighbourhood policing teams which allows them to go into their local schools and coach tag rugby whilst delivering a community safety message.