Gang Prevention Programme

Knife crime in Waltham Forest: a nasty little scandal (2)

May 15, 2017 Cllr. Liaquat Ali, Gang Prevention Programme, Policing/crime

Following on from my recent knife crime post I e-mailed all the councillors on the Community Safety Scrutiny Committee as follows: ‘Dear Councillors, Please note the following: http://www.walthamforestmatters.org.uk/2017/05/05/knife-crime-in-waltham-forest-a-nasty-little-scandal/ The knife crime figures plus associated Sanction Detection Rates (SDRs) are a real scandal, blighting the lives of many young people right across the borough. In particular, I am interested to know what if anything you have done about the risible SDRs. Is it not time for a full inquiry as to why (for many seriou... »

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Knife crime in Waltham Forest: a nasty little scandal (1)

May 5, 2017 Gang Prevention Programme, Policing/crime

The Waltham Forest Guardian’s Joe Roberts recently reported that between April 2016 and April 2017 there were 384 knife crimes in the borough, 34 per cent up on the previous year. These figures are shocking enough in themselves, but data released in response to a new Freedom of Information Act inquiry reveals that the surge in such violence has a further worrying dimension. Police performance in clearing up crime is measured by Sanction Detection Rates (SDRs). Briefly, a ‘sanction detection’ is recorded where a suspect has been identified as responsible for committing a particular offense, and... »

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The LBWF Gang Prevention Programme: yet another missed opportunity

October 22, 2015 Cllr. Chris Robbins, Gang Prevention Programme, LBWF, Martin Esom, Youth at Risk

I have been meaning to write about Waltham Forest’s Gang Prevention Programme (GPP) for some time, and now seems as good a time as any. The GPP is coming towards the end of its fourth year, has cost several million pounds, and garnered significant national attention. Yet this summer the local newspaper reported a series of seemingly awful stabbings, shootings, and murders, often featuring young people either as victims of perpetrators, and a couple of weeks ago alleged that there had been a ‘riot’ in Walthamstow – a story that then went national. So it is apposite to ask: has the GPP made a di... »

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