Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has launched a Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) and is funding a Violent Crime Task Force to tackle the complex issues of violent crime.
VRUs are a pioneering multi-agency initiative that bring together local partners in policing, education, health, and local government, to identify vulnerable children and adults and steer them away from a life of crime and violence and will champion a trauma-informed ‘public health approach’.
PCC Donna Jones said:
“Serious violence is a complex issue, which is why I am putting multi-agency working at the centre of our approach in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight.
“The VRU brings together health, police, education leaders, health workers, local government and many other organisations from across local communities to tackle violent crime and address its underlying causes.”
“Whilst the Violent Crime Task Force officers are out in communities using tactics to reduce knife crime and serious assaults.
“These 2 key initiatives, together with the recruitment of 650 additional police officers and named local bobbies for all communities will increase safety in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight.”
The Violent Crime Task Force is a team of 11 officers working with local police teams throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to understand high risk offenders and hotpots areas and offering proactive solutions to prevent violence from happening. The Violent Crime Task Force works closely with the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU).
The team has been made possible by additional funding from the Home Office which has been made available to help police reduce serious violence in hotspots by completing additional patrols and putting long-term problem solving in place with partners to identify and address root causes of the issues. This includes the management of serious violence perpetrators. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary were awarded £508,479.
As Commissioner, Donna Jones recognises the police need the right people in the right places at the right time to tackle these offences head on.
She said:
“Violent crime is complex and we must understand the root cause to really get on top of the issue. I am concerned about young people, specifically those aged between 14 and 24, getting involved in violent crime.
“If we can stop that and offer help, we’ve reduced crime and we’ve stopped someone becoming a victim.”
In addition, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has just provided £286,667 until 2025 to fund a major new programme which will examine the risks and impact of knife crime and the dangers of exploitation and other violence.
PCC Donna Jones said:
“As Commissioner, my role is a pivotal one. I will be coordinating the multi-agency activity to ensure there is a joined up approach to tackling serious violence across our 2 counties. I am going to make sure everyone is around the table to make the decisions which meet the unique needs of our towns and cities. The close working relationship between the Violent Crime Task Force and the VRU, from my office, will ensure this work is joined up and effective.
“This is a whole system approach to reduce violence long term and I am committed to help to coordinate sustainable prevention and early intervention programmes to ensure we prevent people from committing serious crimes.”
How many more policemen are we going to get on the island to carry out these tasks or are they taken away from somewhere else ?
There are women in the police service nowadays Peter
Are they vampire women Bram?
Fun life to be a pig these days
What about tackling normal crime.
Years ago Police would follow you home if you had no
lights on your bicycle, nowdays most cyclists cycle with no lights and
nothing gets done about it.
Over the years the law has got lax.
What is your favourite colour and what is your best pet please tell us weird man
“Over the years the law has got lax” that is what happened when a country is over populated and the very fabric of our culture has shifted massively. The law hasn’t become more laxed’ it’s that people have become more bold. I’m more concerned that the other day 3m is what we needed now we got it what will they do about it? What can they actually do as courts require absolute evidence even though everybody in the court knows the person did it. It’s the world we live in that has been created by boomers
What a sanctimonious pile of dross, i recently reported a violent assault by a man on a woman, despite being in contact with the operator for nearly 15 minutes there was no police response and the operator was more obsessed with trying to find out all my personal details, the police force is not fit for purpose despite our ever increasing precept demands, we are forced to pay for a service we do not receive and the publics respect and trust in the police is at rock bottom due to all the hideous crimes police have been found guilty of as well as there are hundreds more who have got away with rapes and violence and who are still serving.
‘Reg’ Agree with some of the points you make, but the last part about….. hundreds more who have got away etc ….. Can you clarify how you justify that, If you obviously have the evidence.
I will justify that for him… Wayne cuznak or whatever its spelt, he was caught but how many times do you think he did what he did to her to other women before? They text each other about crimes and have “banter” about mental patients and bodies in a pop up gazebo it is happening and to suggest any of us civis would have any evidence at all is just neive to the fact that they are out there wearing a high vis stab proof vest with a number and the power to just pull someone over. Reg hit the nail on the head…
So that’s £508,000 for Hampshire and £479 for the island then. Another stupid scheme from this useless woman. Get more coppers on the streets you fool.
I saw 10 coppers on the street yesterday, the grandchildren had dropped their
Two pence pieces when coming out of Jungle Jim’s.
Paul well said .. sadly Commissioner MeMe likes to talk .. but action / implementation is what really matters .. so perhaps another distraction tactic ?? We will see !!
What about the other £2,491,521?
If you read the report it states that £508,479 has been allocated to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, not the three million this lying waste of space is claiming.
I had a chat with Donna and we made a plan to get a heap of cash and pay people to stop being violent. If you can’t persuade people, buy them! That’s my motto.
Exactly where does this money come from ,OUT of our pockets where oh where has the rest of it been spent.
Usually seems to be alcohol involved whenever I read the IE and CP. Why can’t these men handle their drink?
Imagine if crime wasn’t so ‘complex’ and didn’t need so many left wing progressives and social science graduates to pontificate over the multitude of reasons why they are no longer able to deal with criminals effectively or even admit the scale of the problem their left liberal approach to crime has generated over the last few decades, we would be in danger of going back to the bad old days where the police were a force that applied the law and used common sense to interpret it where necessary, meaning many of their poor ‘clients’ would end up being punished for the consequences of their actions, when ‘educated’ lefties know what they really all need is more highly paid apologists making excuses for them
Imagine a time when the right wing government stop making up legislation that even the police tell them is unenforceable. They could then be left to run free and prevent and solve crime willy nilly. Just imagine.
The violent rise of house prices and the violent rise of energy bills, and people get into supervisor and management rolls with no real hands on experience. Let’s not tackle those issues.
It’s about time we got rid of these police and crime commissioners. They have no police experience or training but they control what the police do. Abolish them and their staff, then there will be £millions more to put back into policing and employ real police officers. There never has been, and never should be any place for politics in policing.