Derbyshire Crimestoppers Holly Walker-Riggott – Safer Derbyshire (DCC) Welcome!

Today’s training session will cover Crimestoppers and what that means An introduction to Fearless Information about Fearless materials and the Fearless.org website How you can introduce Fearless to other young people. Overview

Introductions Please introduce yourself to someone sitting near to you

Warm up Guess the song titles from the following clues….... Bonus points for guessing the artist too!

24/7 Charity Anonymous Rewards TV programme Home Office Confidential Police Government Support For Victims Neighbourhood Watch Local Council Which 5 words describe Crimestoppers?

24/7 Charity Anonymous Rewards TV programme Home Office Confidential Police Government Support For Victims Neighbourhood Watch Local Council

What is Crimestoppers? Only charity in UK helping to solve crimes and find criminals Runs 24/7 call bureau and website For people who don't want to go to Police to report crime – they can give us information about crime anonymously which we pass onto Police Not a replacement for the Police and not for 999 situations Not part of the Police or a Government department Not part of Crimewatch Founded 26 years ago by Lord Ashcroft.

It works! 1,000+ people contact Crimestoppers every day across the UK, leading to 260 pieces of useful information, meaning that –14 people are arrested and charged every day across the UK –£6.5k stolen goods are recovered per day, and £25.5k of illegal drugs seized every day! –A person is arrested for murder every eight days across the UK And in Derbyshire…… pieces of useful information passed to the police last year 133 arrests and charges given, all linked to the calls made 276 positive actions linked to the calls (warrant, crime prevention, ANPR etc) £39k property recovered and £128k drugs (street value) also recovered

The anonymity guarantee Crimestoppers are proud never to have broken the anonymity promise No personal details are taken Calls are not recorded Calls and online forms cannot be traced Users are not required to make a statement to the police Users are not required to appear in court Rewards paid without compromising identity

Why Crimestoppers? Scared to come forward because of revenge and reprisals Might know offender – might expose own activity Our anonymity guarantee gives peace of mind We take information on any crime or criminal activity Trained call handlers can help get the information that is useful to the police The public doing their bit for their community by helping to make it safer M25 Rapist example

Role of the volunteer committee Represent and promote the charity at a regional/local level Support local crime campaigns devised in conjunction with police, CDRPs and others - burglary, criminal damage, drugs crime Fundraise to enable local activity To manage the Crimestoppers reward scheme

What benefit can we bring you? We can bring in intelligence that may otherwise be unavailable We can help you meet Police/CSP targets – detect and prevent priority crimes Enhance community safety – something is being done Community cohesion through volunteering Add to your skill set by volunteering – media training, website editing…… We can project manage campaigns and provide a full evaluation Cost effective

Kiran Dhanda– Crimestoppers East Midlands Regional Manager

Crimestoppers and Young people

You have to wear a t-shirt with one word on it for the rest of your life. Which word do you choose?

fearless.org Fearless.org Why do we target young people? There were an estimated 810,000 crimes experienced by children aged 10 to 15; of these 55% were violent crimes while most of the remaining crimes were thefts of personal property. (British Crime Survey 2014 ) 35 per cent of children who lived in the most deprived areas had a positive opinion of the police compared to 60 per cent of children who live in the least deprived areas. (British Crime Survey /10)

Question fearless.org Why do you think some young people might find it hard to give information about crime?

They do not trust the police. They feel that they might get arrested themselves. They don’t want to go to court. They are scared that someone might find out. They are scared that they might put themselves in danger. They don’t want to be known as a snitch. fearless.org

You people can give us information about crime in 2 ways. We’ll pass it to the police and you don’t have to give your name, make a statement or go to court. 1. Use our secure online form on fearless.org 2. Call Knife crime text number scrapped 2 ways to give information fearless.org

Fearless.org

 If you use our secure online form, put as much information as you can because we can’t ask you for any more.secure online form  We can’t trace your computer or IP address. If you’re worried someone else will find out you can delete the page from your history.  Its as easy as writing an . We will prompt you with a series of questions about the crime you have witnessed. This might include things such as; Does this person have any tattoos? How do I use the online form? fearless.org

How do I use the online form? FAQs fearless.org Like sending an Ask for as much information as possible - we can’t contact you back (reassurance) Secure online encrypted connection Tech knowledge might be too overwhelming! We do receive info through our form You will not be the first!

 1. Call  When you call us, someone will tell you you're through to Crimestoppers. They won't ask for your name, where you live, or any personal details. They'll only ask for information about the crime you're calling about.  We can't trace your call and it won't be recorded.  In an emergency, always call 999. What happens if I call? fearless.org

What happens if I call? FAQs In an emergency, always call 999. Priority (particularly with a younger audience) Will you call me back? Trace my call? Reassurance – need to believe this. Know the facts. Why should I call? Choice – we are letting you know about another option available fearless.org

Youth materials Crime specific Fearless posters, including generic ones covering all the crime types These include: Knife crime Gun crime Theft Vandalism Drugs Violence Cyber crime & bullying + non specific posters fearless.org

LOGO CONSISTANCY ADAPT MORE INFO Who are we aiming at?

Educational Resource fearless.org Educational Resource for 11-16yr olds Written in line with the National Curriculum FREE to download from Fearless.org Covers topics such as arson, assault, guns, knives, robbery and theft.

Don’t let it be too late fearless.org

The Cycle Continues fearless.org

Could you save your virtual life? fearless.org

Activity in Derbyshire fearless.org

Derbyshire’s Target: Spreading the word! Outcomes to date…. Over 2000 young people given information Increase in the number of Derbyshire hits to Increase in marketing materials used by Derbyshire organisations. fearless.org

And Finally….. Your Initial thoughts on using Fearless? Can you be Fearless: fearless.org

Thank you for your time and joining us in being Fearless!