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FROM THE EDITOR Welcome to the Spring Edition of Grapevine. I hope you enjoy reading the news and articles we have pulled together for you. I was particularly interested in the article supported by The Lucy NEWS Faithfull Foundation giving advice regarding President Julie Spence announces her retirement 2 identification of female sex offenders following the recent high profile case in the media. Home Office releases women in policing snapshot 3 Also, thank you to our two committee members, Jackie More women pass Sergeants’ exams 4 Alexander and Carol Thomas, who have given us a really interesting account of their visit to Kyrgyzstan in support of Mentoring scheme piloted in Scotland 5 a conference to increase the number of women in public Irene Curtis is new vice president of life. Don’t miss the article on page 11 about teamwork, Superintendents’ Association 6 whether you are a team member or manager/supervisor, there is some real food for thought. Report gives tips to improve public confidence 7-8 We are reluctantly going to be saying goodbye to our Essex DC Tess Wisbey displays ‘Diversity in Action’ 8 President, Julie Spence, later this year as she retires. She has been responsible for supporting and championing so many issues over the past 10 years in relation to female progression and will be a really hard act to follow. See her FEATURES comment on page 2 which gives us a flavour of how much has changed since 2000 – in particular the actual number of women working in the service. I have no doubt that Julie’s hard work and commitment has led to many of the 9 Obituary changes and inspired others to follow her lead. Bernard Divine Finally we were all so saddened to hear that BAWP 1937- 2010 committee member and friend, Bernard Divine passed away in February following a battle against cancer. Our thoughts are with his family and a tribute to Bernard, his life and career, can be found on page 9. In the Spotlight 10 Detective Chief Superintendent Sue DATES FOR Hill reflects upon her policing career YOUR DIARY

2010 Personal development Please note new venue for Professional 11 Angela Hackett talks teamwork Development Days Learning more about the female predator Spring Professional Development Day – Leicester 12 Experts from The Lucy Faithfull Foundation speak Marriott Hotel. Monday April 19 (Awards dinner) and to Cambridgeshire officers Tuesday April 20. 48th Annual IAWP Training Conference – Strength in Police in Kyrgyzstan Unity. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Sunday September 26 14 learn about the to Thursday September 30. gender agenda Autumn Professional Development Day – Leicester Marriott Hotel. Monday October 4 (evening AGM) and Tuesday October 5. Membership details 16

Editor: Inspector Kim Madill Assistant Editor: Nicky Phillipson Copy deadline for Summer issue is email: [email protected] email: [email protected] June 7, 2010.

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From the President’s Desk

accounted for 16 per cent of officers. ACPO women in the service. women total 35 compared to 11 in 1999, Ten years ago there were pockets of there are now 180 female superintendents women across the country striving to get instead of the 57. The numbers of female their voices heard. Now the majority of inspectors and chief inspectors has more forces have their own women’s than trebled and there are two and a half associations, there is a raft of national times more sergeants now than ten groups, and mentoring, coaching and For those of you who haven’t years ago. flexible working are common place. yet heard I will be stepping The BAWP, on your behalf, has tackled – down as president of the BAWP Ten years ago there and continues to do so – fitness testing, in September this year. After 32 were pockets of women the thorny issue of uniform and equipment years in policing I have decided and has strived to add work/life balance to to take my hard-earned across the country striving the police service vocabulary. retirement and am looking to get their voices heard. But of course the battle to create a forward to some time out with Now the majority of forces diverse, representative workforce is not yet my husband John. won. In fact research has shown that only I have been at the helm of BAWP for have their own women’s when women make up 35 per cent of all the past ten years during which I have associations officers will they experience the least seen so many things change for the discrimination and greatest acceptance by better. Women now make up a quarter We have seen the launch, in 2001, and re- men in the workplace. So the BAWP of all officers in England and Wales – launch in 2007 of Gender Agenda which has committee still has much work to do and I that equates to 15,407 more female played a crucial part in championing the will of course be campaigning on your officers than in 2000 when they recruitment, retention and progression of behalf until my very last day. 9

Strategy to tackle violence Help for officers’ gathers momentum families Families of police officers killed in the line of duty are to get REVIEWS on the NHS response to and boys repeat offenders. financial support through a new violence against women and girls A new advisory group, led by Gill Francis, is government-funded scheme. and the treatment of rape victims expected to take this work further looking at The Police Survivor Support Scheme by the police and other how schools can prevent will see up to £20,000 given to families agencies, are set to be violence against women. left struggling financially after officers published in March. In the same month a have been killed on duty. Their recommendations fact-finding review, led by The cash is aimed at partners of dead are expected to be a key part psychologist Dr Linda officers who have formed a new of a wider strategy, Papadopoulos into the relationship, which means they are no announced in November sexualisation of young longer eligible for the survivor pension. 2009, to bring an end to people, reported how Now the one-off payment of up to violence against women sexualised images and £20,000 will be handed out to give and girls. messages may be affecting added financial support after the end of Work is already ongoing to the development of the pension entitlement. address the issue of violence children and young people The Home Office-funded initiative will with young people. In and influencing cultural be run by the Police Dependants’ Trust. February a four-week Dr Linda Papadopoulos’ report norms. informs strategy to tackle Their chief executive, David French, said: ‘Tackling Teenage The Government violence against women and girls “It should also be noted that all those Relationship Abuse’ campaign responded with a pledge eligible for this scheme should have been worked to challenge the to set up an online ‘one- registered with us already. I hope that perceptions of teenage boys and girls that stop-shop’ where the public can voice their many more will be able to access the abuse, or violence in a relationship is concerns regarding irresponsible marketing assistance that the Trust may be able acceptable. It aimed to try and break this which sexualises children, with an onus on to offer.” 9 pattern before girls become repeat victims regulatory authorities to take action. 9

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INBRIEF Ministers demand Recruitment campaign only takes gender equality action a morning WITHIN hours of New report makes six recommendations to recruit, starting its recruitment campaign every single application form had been retain and progress women in the service pledged. The unprecedented demand came MORE research is needed on why Council look at any equal pay audits forces from phone calls and emails, and some proportionally less women than have undertaken. people even went to police headquarters men are promoted to sergeant, or BAWP national co-ordinator, Tracey to get hold of an application form. join specialist departments, and Moynihan, who sits on the Women in Senior Recruitment Officer, David more leave forces for domestic Policing Steering Group, was heavily involved Freeman, says: “We expected a good reasons. with the report’s production. She said: “While response for applications but nothing like That’s the conclusion of a Home Office the report contains a wealth of statistical this. We only had a limited number of report looking at the data it also reflects the views of applications available to meet our recruitment, retention and officers and staff who attended a recruitment needs for the next 12 - 18 progression of women in the series of workshops. In particular months. It was not envisaged that the police service. the issues of uniform and equal demand would exhaust our stock on the The report ‘Assessment of pay were brought up by front- first morning.” Women in the Police Service’ line officers. At its launch the new was launched in February by vice president of the Minister David Hanson. It Superintendents’ Association, Officers aim high aimed to capture key data, Irene Curtis, also highlighted the with HPDS pinpoint any knowledge gaps, Tracey Moynihan specific health issues women highlight good practice and face. She said forces need to MORE than fifty officers, just under half draw up an action plan for further work. recognise them and manage them of them women, have joined the new It places greater accountability on appropriately.” High Potential Development Scheme individual forces to play their part, Tracey added: “It is encouraging that the which fast tracks officers through the recommending each publish Home Office is taking the issue of women in ranks. an annual plan identifying priorities for action policing seriously – we just hope that the six The successful 54 constables and on female recruitment, retention and recommendations for action, especially that sergeants took part in a five-part progression and the measures used to deliver around embedding flexible working, are taken assessment process which included a improvements. forward and this becomes much more than a written exercise, an interactive exercise, a Nationally it supported the move towards paper exercise.” group exercise, an oral briefing and a single national police and PCSO uniforms • Find the report at: competency-based interview. appropriate for men and women. http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/ The hard work doesn’t stop there as It also recommended the Police Staff publications/human-resources/index.html the officers will study for two years for a postgraduate diploma in police leadership and management with Solving complaints via mediation Warwick Business School. This will be followed by a two-year Authority’s Chief period of professional consolidation. Executive Fraser Sampson is set to visit the USA The highest performers can then go on to learn more about how mediation could be to take a Masters qualification in Police used to resolve local police complaints. Leadership. Fraser, a solicitor who has represented many police HPDS officers are subject to a specific officers in civil and employment disputes, hopes to speak to provision in the police promotion complainants, officers, judges and mediators to learn how regulations which means that they are they have used mediation schemes. to be promoted as soon as they satisfy The trip is one aspect of a project being funded by the their chief officer that they are Weinstein Foundation as part of an international fellowship. competent in the new rank. Fraser, whose authority is a BAWP corporate member, says he found out about the fellowship from a BAWP circular. • Find out more about HPDS The association also agreed to support Fraser’s visit the www.npia.police.uk application. 9

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WOMEN OFFICERS BETTER AT EXAMS Female officers fared better in the This could be because latest round of Sergeants’ OSPRE they prepare more Part II exams with 87 per cent carefully or because passing compared to 77 per cent generally women have of their male counterparts. higher levels of educational The news was welcomed by BAWP Vice attainment compared to President Ellie Bird who said it was male officers, she said. important women climbed the ranks Professor Brown added: alongside men. She said: “Even though “There is considerable women now make up 25 per cent of all research evidence to show officers the majority are constables. We that generally outcomes would like to see many more women are attributed challenging men for the senior ranks.” to hard work In OSPRE Part II officers undergo a or luck. If number of role play assessments involving women fictional scenarios they are likely to succeed they encounter in the rank of sergeant. are more likely Chief Superintendent Ellie Bird A total of 3,009 candidates took the to attribute exam of which 2,411 passed. Women made their success a risk. She added: “These factors together up 34 per cent of those who passed with to luck and suggest that women may well prefer to 709 women and 1,702 men passing their failure to enter for OSPRE when they are clearer respectively. insufficient about their career path and have prepared A breakdown of the results also showed preparation. Professor Jennifer Brown thoroughly rather than taking a chance, candidates with higher education Men on the because for women the consequences of qualifications also generally did better, with other hand failure are more severe. This is not to say graduates attaining an 83 per cent success attribute success to hard work and failure to that men are not disappointed if they fail, rate compared to 72 per cent among bad luck. The consequence of this is that but they are less likely to take failure to officers without a degree. women tend to prepare more thoroughly heart attributing this to external Professor Jennifer Brown, director of and men are more likely to take a risk.” circumstances over which they have no crime and justice at the University of Surrey, The issue of risk is one Professor Brown control. Women are more likely to attribute says her research has shown that as well as says divides the genders with men being not passing to a personal failure of doing better in terms of pass rates, women generally higher risk takers, even enjoying performance or want of effort on their are also more likely to pass first time. the risk itself, and women less likely to take part.” 9

Local winners ’s women’s association has recognised the qualities of six women and two men at their annual awards ceremony. The winners automatically become the force’s nominations for the BAWP awards which will be presented in April. Staffordshire Police’s SAWP chair Amanda Davies said: “Particularly notable are the awards to PCs Andrew Pope and Andrew Wolstancroft for encouraging women officers to apply for firearms roles within the force. As a result, female representation within firearms has increased more than 50 per cent over the last 12 months to five.” 9

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INBRIEF Scottish staff offered Regional policing mentoring opportunity co-operation THE POLICE authorities for Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and Thames Valley have Staff in three Scottish forces are signed a legal agreement to create three being offered the chance to take Those interested in new regional units to cover witness part in a pilot mentoring scheme. protection, covert operations and Posters have gone up across becoming a mentee technical support. Constabulary, and can also express a The move will save the forces money Police sites in a bid to recruit mentors and while also giving them greater resilience mentees. preference for a on a regional level. The scheme is open to men and women, mentor from their This is the first legal agreement of its police officers and police staff, at any rank kind to be signed in the South East and if or grade, as either a mentor or mentee. own, or one of the successful further joint working will Briefing sessions have been held in all other two forces follow. three forces and detailed briefing packs The agreement was signed by the made available to staff expressing an those interested in becoming a mentee Chairs and Chief Executives of the four interest in being considered for the can also express a preference for a mentor authorities, and by the four Chief scheme. from their own, or one of the other two Constables, at a meeting held in Sussex Potential mentors and mentees have forces. in January been asked to complete application forms She added: “We will hold a ‘matching detailing their skills, experience and session’ to try and pair mentees with an knowledge and what they are looking for appropriate mentor. Then all mentors and from mentoring. mentees will attend half-day awareness Julia is elected as The scheme is being driven by the sessions to give them guidance on how the Women’s Development Forum on the back relationships should work.” new IAWP rep of feedback from staff in all three forces The six-month pilot will be evaluated in BAWP committee member Julia Jaeger is that mentoring would be helpful. It is being October and if successful could be rolled the new International Association of sponsored by ACPOS. out across all eight Scottish forces. Women Police (IAWP) regional ’s Equality and Diversity The Women's Development Forum are representative. Adviser, Wilma Canning, is chairing the happy to share their experiences with Julia, who is an mentoring working group. She says that other forces. 9 inspector for Hammersmith’s safer transport Detective mums in team within the Metropolitan childcare row with Ofsted Police Service, was elected at Two Thames Valley Officers who The pair, supported by Thames Valley the end of last babysat for each other’s children Police Federation, lodged a petition on the year. were at the centre of a row with Number 10 website to scrap the Ofsted She is now Ofsted at the end of November rules. To date it has attracted more than responsible for 2009. 20,000 signatures. more than 80 DCs Leanne Shepherd and Lucy Jarrett, However Children’s Secretary members across the UK, Europe and who job-shared a post at Aylesbury police Ed Balls stepped in and in a letter to Russia. station in Buckinghamshire, were told by Ofsted Chief Executive Christine Gilbert With trips to Seattle for the IAWP the body that their reciprocal childcare said the watchdog should not seek to national conference, and Bulgaria, to arrangements were illegal, as they did not regulate reciprocal childcare continue Jane Townsley’s work helping to have childcare accreditation. arrangements. develop a policewomen’s network for Ofsted said it acted after a tip-off from He told MPs at the time: “I have agreed South Eastern Europe, under her belt she a neighbour and argued that the officers’ today with Ofsted that, with immediate is quickly getting to grips with her new arrangements constituted a “reward” effect, this will be beyond the scope of role. under the provisions of the Childcare Act their childcare inspections and will make “My aim is to build stronger links with of 2006 because it lasted more than two this crystal clear by changing the the European members and to share UK hours. regulations in the coming period.” 9 best practice with them,” said Julia.

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Top job for Irene

A former BAWP committee part in helping her get to some of the bigger issues member has been elected the where she is now. in policing that I had new vice president of the “I have been a BAWP previously not been alive to. Superintendents’ Association. member for well over 10 I have no doubt that this Chief Superintendent Irene Curtis from years during which time I experience, together with was chosen by have met lots of like- the mentoring and support colleagues on the association’s national minded people who have provided by other BAWP executive committee. She will work the same passion as me members has helped me to alongside Chief Superintendent Derek for policing, and who want get to where I am today.” Barnett, a Cheshire officer, who was to make a difference. Chief Superintendent President Derek Barnett confirmed as the new president. “The network the BAWP Irene Curtis said Irene had an Irene says she is “delighted” to take on a opened up for me has “impressive track record as full-time role helping to “shape the police enabled me not only to share my problems an operational police officer” and that it service for the future”. with others, but to help find solutions too. I was clear she was “someone who is She added: “I feel strongly that the roles always found the development days both prepared to invest her own time and of both staff associations and the staff informative and inspirational, and they are energy in promoting the interests of support associations are key in influencing excellent at forcing you take time out to equality across the service”. He said he those who make major decisions that think about yourself and your career for a hoped the Police Federation and BAWP affect policing.” change. The work I undertook as a would continue to work closely together. Irene says the BAWP has played a huge committee member helped open my eyes Irene takes up her new post in March. 9

Honours all round Scottish jurors given Chief Superintendent Gill Donnell, who sits on the BAWP national committee, took a trip to Windsor in December to receive her MBE. animated evidence Gill’s accolade, for services to the police, came in the Queen’s Birthday Honours last June. Scottish police officers will soon be able to Daughters Holly and Emily, both aged 12, and partner Graham joined transport jurors back to the scene of the Gill at the palace. crime through forensic animation and 3D • The New Year’s Honours saw Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick and reconstructions. BAWP President Julie Spence awarded with Queen’s Police Medals. 9 Such technology, which is usually found in computer games and special effects movies, can be used to aid a jury in visualising hard to explain situations. It paints a picture based on the forensic evidence collected and can then be used to illustrate how a murder was committed, the movements of a suspect, where a body was dumped, or how vehicles might have collided. The service will be provided by a new dedicated national Forensic Multimedia Unit which has been funded by the Scottish Police Services Authority (SPSA). It is the first of its kind in Scotland and is expected to revolutionise the way data and evidence relating to a crime can then be used to support a police investigation or improve its presentation in court. Tom Nelson, Director SPSA Forensic Services, said: “They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words and with this technology it really is. We can instantly transport detectives, lawyers, jurors and judges back to a crime scene, taking them on an interactive tour of the criminal investigation without a single person leaving their seat.” 9

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INBRIEF Two-way dialogue Female chief needed to improve at Tayside public confidence

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FORCES anxious to improve the process” with officers and staff taking time public’s confidence in them need to “understand and address the to devote more resources to expectations of different communities.” community engagement. Embedding neighbourhood policing was TAYSIDE Police has appointed its first Textbook neighbourhood policing and top of the report’s list to improve female chief constable. restorative justice have been revealed as key confidence. It explained the importance of Justine Curran, 42, joined the force as to raising the public’s faith in their local localised foot patrols, focusing on what the deputy in 2009, but has been acting police service. community deem a priority and joint chief since Kevin Mathieson retired in The news comes in a report released by problem solving. Number two in the four August. the Home Office at the end of 2009. point list was the importance of officers and Justine’s career started in 1989 when ‘Improving public confidence in the police staff being polite and respectful when they she joined Greater Manchester Police. service’, reviewed recent academic studies speak to the public. In fact one of the four She remained with the force, apart from into public confidence as well as individual listed pitfalls to reaching the confidence a brief spell with force schemes, such as using restorative target was that police officers and staff may where she was promoted to justice, to improve it. actually lower the public’s perception of the superintendent, until her move to Tayside It found speaking to the community police by talking “negatively about their job last year. ‘essential’ if confidence figures in the service in public”. The report revealed that the are to rise. However the report pointed out police have a lower perception of their Gay staff say forces that it should not be assumed that the service than any other public sector workers. same methodology works across the board. Other pitfalls included forces frequently best place to work It said: “The best practice for any abstracting those responsible for SEVENTEEN police forces made it onto community is one that fits their needs and community engagement, poor quality the 2010 Stonewall Top 100 Employers conditions and is compatible with available consultation which fails to touch much of list, the annual list announcing Britain’s resources.” the community and too much dialogue on best employers for gay staff. The report said that there was no quick crime and anti-social behaviour. This focus, IBM, the technology company, won fix way to raise confidence and that it the report says, may create feelings of the overall title of gay-friendly employer should be seen as a “long-term continuous threat or fear amongst those listening and of the year. in turn lower opinions of the police. came in at number two on the list and Local-level communication, such as was top public sector employer. It was Public confidence newsletters which tell the community what followed by Kent (9), Merseyside (13), route map launched the agencies are doing in response to their West Midlands (19), Forces, authorities and local agencies are concerns, was also in the top four actions Service (21), Cheshire (23), Greater being signposted to what research shows which help promote confidence. Restorative Manchester (23), Staffordshire (34), drives confidence. A newly launched justice, where victims get a chance to help Sussex (34), (39), ‘route map’ summarises the evidence decide what recompense an offender should Lancashire (47), North Wales (50), underpinning public confidence and make for his or her actions, was also in a Suffolk (50), (50), seeks to capture in one place, the top slot. Hertfordshire (60), West Mercia (73) and existing guidance and learning that is The report also revealed a further six West Yorkshire (79). available to support improvements. It suggestions which looked “promising” at The index is compiled each year by has been jointly developed by Home helping to improve public confidence. This Stonewall, the campaign group, which Office, NPIA, ACPO and APA and is included varying consultation methods to rigorously measures the performance of available. working with local authorities to remove employers, including site visits and the visual signs of crime and disorder such anonymous questionnaires to more than 5 Find it at as graffiti and fly-tipping. www.cfnp.npia.police.uk 7,000 gay staff about what it is like to work there. Continued on page 8

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Forces given tips to improve Community links prove invaluable confidence constable Tess Wisbey diverse community ensure it is a better place won the bronze medal for ‘Diversity for everybody to live and work.” Continued from page 7 in Action’ at the Jane’s Police Review Tess says she was “completely stunned but The Home Office move to only Gala Awards in November 2009. It thrilled” to have won the award. She added: “I measure English and Welsh police was her work building links with always want to do my best in everything in life, forces on a new single target to diverse communities which earned my husband will back me on that. I feel that I increase public confidence came last her the recognition as Nicky have been rewarded by the force for the time I June. It will be based on an existing Phillipson reports. spent in Thurrock and that my hard work was Statutory Performance Indicator Tess Wisbey, 34, says in the three years she appreciated. It is vital that everyone recognises measured by the British Crime was the vulnerable adults and minorities officer good work regardless of rank. We all like to Survey. Forces have been given their in Thurrock, Essex she definitely learned to be know that we are valued; it makes it easier to own targets, with an expectation tenacious. It was a rapidly changing take some knocks too. I always try to say thank that confidence as a whole will hit environment where 50 per cent of children you to colleagues; it is the simple things like 60 per cent by 2012. entering primary school were from black and that which build positive relationships.” BAWP President and ACPO lead ethnic communities. Tess’s brief was to open up For Tess the links she made with the for Citizen Focus, Julie Spence, said: lines of communication and show the community have been invaluable in her new “Public confidence in a critical public community they could trust the police; but it detective role as a community engagement service seems an obvious objective, was not as simple as it seemed. “I think the officer for the PREVENT agenda. She says: “Part but saying it and achieving it are too thing I learned is that there is not one way to of my responsibilities are for the same area I different things. Improving public do anything, you just need to be prepared to was working in when I won the award. This has confidence requires us to engage try lots of things until one works. Believe me enabled me to maintain the good working and truly understand those things what works for one community, is not the relationships I had built up with both agencies which make both a positive and same for another,” said Tess. and the communities in Thurrock. This will be negative difference. Assuming we Working closely with vulnerable groups key in delivering PREVENT initiatives. know best is an attitude that has to including partner agencies, influential “I also feel more confident in the role I am in be confined to the past. community leaders and members of the now, knowing that I understand community “At the heart of confidence is a community, Tess strived tirelessly to gain their engagement, even if there is always something real dialogue with the public, victims trust and respect. else to learn.” and witnesses. This must be two- It was Tess’s then superintendent, Ivor way and explain to them what has Harvey, who noticed her dedication and 5 The Diversity in Action Award was introduced happened, what will happen and is commitment and nominated her for the award. in 2004. It covers the widest definition of transparent and open about the He said: “She has found her true vocation and it diversity and includes gender, race, sexual outcome. The report did not mean is clear her engagement and actions within the orientation and disability. 9 don’t talk about crime and anti- social behaviour – that’s plainly crazy and looks like we are denying the reality. What it did mean was talk about what’s happening, but also discuss what we are doing about it and the results of our action. “I never cease to be amazed by the positive impact that information, feedback and empathy can have on people. I am not surprised that in the past people believed we didn’t care when we just got on with the next job and relied on telepathy to keep them updated.” 9

You can read the report ‘Improving public confidence in the police – a review of the evidence’ at: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs09/ Tess at the awards ceremony horr28c.pdf

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A much-loved ex BAWP committee many women in the 80s and 90s wanted to Committee for Rossendale Borough Council member and the ‘man behind the make – to have a voice in the service. and, Chair of Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale BAWP women’, Bernard Divine lost His encouragement and support extended National Osteoporosis Support Group. He his battle against cancer in to offering to retire from the RSCPA to act as had also recently been appointed as a February, aged 72. unpaid admin manager, secretary to the Trustee of the National Charity of the Bernard, a former assistant chief committee, and exhibition organiser for the National Osteoporosis Society. constable, died peacefully at Pendleside 2000 Senior Women’s Conference; which Bernard also leaves a daughter Wendy and Hospice near Burnley. He even left his mark was for the first time moved away from her husband Ian, son Mark and partner June, on the nurses who cared for him in his final Bramshill to a hotel in Blackpool with more grandchildren Adam, Rhys, Ben and Megan, weeks; they commented on his smile and than 200 delegates. cousins, nephews and nieces and many good dry sense of humour. Bernard continued to provide admin friends. support to Irene when she became the first His funeral service, which was held in BAWP national co-ordinator upon her February, was a real tribute to his policing retirement from GMP. He worked tirelessly career with a full guard of honour which to ensure she was in the right place, at the included mounted officers. The cortège was right time, with the right paperwork – he headed by GMP motorcyclists and a GMP was everything a PA should have been. He motorway Range Rover, which had been in became a very familiar face to many BAWP service when Bernard was in charge. It was members and a serious supporter of the driven by its current owner Geoff diversity agenda. He helped to Taylor and colleague Mark organise professional Willacy who had been development days and two motorway traffic subsequent Senior Women officers under in Policing conferences, Bernard’s attracting exhibitors and command in sponsors to help fund the mid them. When Irene 1970’s. stepped down as This was national co-ordinator their Bernard continued to be tribute to Bernard lived his involved with the BAWP a ‘great and represented NARPO boss’. 9 life with great energy on the committee. Over the last 10 years leaving his mark on Bernard has worked in a all who came into voluntary capacity as Chair of Governors of Haslingden contact with him. Primary School, Chair of Lancashire School Governing Bernard had lived in Rossendale, Bodies and sat on several other Lancashire, with his wife, Irene, who was the committees representing school BAWP’s first national co-ordinator, for the governors within the education past 22 years. system. He was also Vice Chair Those who knew Bernard said he lived his of the Professional life with great energy leaving his mark on all Standards Committee who came into contact with him. Not for Rossendale content with just serving 30 years as a police Borough Council, officer with Greater Manchester Police, Independent Bernard embarked on a second career with member of the RSPCA managing all the local branches the Overview and operations for the North West region and until 2000. Scrutiny Bernard first got involved in gender issues by supporting Irene to make the waves

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What did you want to be when you How have you achieved a Q were growing up? Qsatisfactory work/life balance? I always wanted to be a police officer. My I don’t think I have achieved this in 30 years. brother and cousin were police officers. This Trying to juggle a full-time job that I was, and Ainspired me to follow in their footsteps. Aam totally committed too, whilst trying to do the same for my family, has been very tough. My family Name: Who has been your greatest has always been my ‘Achilles heel’, wanting to do the Detective Chief inspiration or role model and why? very best I can for them – with no flexible working Superintendent Q patterns, or compressed hours. Now that I am in the Sue Hill My mother, she is the most important person in twilight years of my career I appreciate more than ever Age: 49 my life, along with my children. She is an the importance of family and getting the right balance. I look forward to redressing this imbalance in my Current posting/role: Aincredible human being and has taught me to retirement and focusing on my children. I don’t think Head of Westminster have a strong set of values. She is the most selfless they are so keen to have mum on their case though. Crime Command, person who always puts others before herself. My father Metropolitan Police was very ill and so she carried the weight of the family, Service always being solid and strong for us. I have adopted her What advice would you give to an strong work ethic and never compromise my values. ambitious new officer or member Brief career history: Qof police staff? I joined Wiltshire I strongly believe if you are committed and Constabulary in 1978. What is the most memorable dedicated and enjoy what you do then you will Three years later I moment of your career to date? transferred to the MPS Q Ashine and stand out from the crowd. Creating a and by 1983 was a positive image to others will then naturally progress Two spring to mind: the first is being selected to detective constable. your career as others will always want you around Since then the majority be part of a ‘fly on the wall’ documentary called them. of my service has been A‘Law Women’. It focused on three leading within serious crime women in the Criminal Justice Process. I was selected units working on a from the police due to work I was leading on in the What three words describe variety of squads such investigation of rape. Following its success I spoke at the Q your personality? as the Drugs Squad, Superintendents’ Association conference on how we Flying Squad and Child were making radical changes to this area. As a result of Optimistic, playful and devoted. Protection Team. As a this I met Jack Straw, who was then Home Secretary, A senior investigating and received a Commissioner’s Commendation. officer in the South Secondly, on a personal level, I still vividly remember Command of London, I a child I had to take into care when she was 12-years- What are your vices? was seconded to re- investigate a number of old. I then acted as a respite foster carer during her Q teenage years. I later received a card from her when she high profile enquiries Good food, good wine and Jimmy Choo shoes! following the was an adult thanking me for being like a mother to her. McPherson report. I It really made me realise what a huge impact we can was promoted to have on people’s lives. A detective superintendent in 2003 What barriers to success have you Where is your favourite holiday and returned to the destination and why? CID joining the Q come across and how did you deal Q Homicide West with them? Egypt, or anywhere hot with a beautiful beach. Command where I was My career has always been challenging and in charge of four demanding. I thrive on this and seeing my staff Murder Investigation Asucceed. I guess my biggest barrier to success A Teams. I became chief has been self imposed. Being an outspoken person, who superintendent in says what they think, can have its problems. I have Where do you see yourself in five 2008. always believed in standing up for what is right and years time? sometimes you can’t be diplomatic in delivering that Q Family: two children aged 18 and 16. Her message. I still tackle issues head on, but have realised If the shock of retirement hasn’t killed me, partner Julian is also a that sometimes a less direct approach can achieve then hopefully on a beach in Australia. DCS in MPS. better results. A

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FOCUS ON PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 11 T is for Teamwork

The old joke about there being no apology for who you are. ‘I’ in team seems like a clever You cannot solve problems if you have notion, one imagines that the not let others know exactly what you want. speaker would have everyone offer With unclear expectations you do not have their individuality up for the the right to confront others on any breach greater good of the team. This of your unexpressed rules. would be quite a big demand for As a team leader you must express your most of us. A great idea would be vision of how things are going to be with to say bring yourself, your specific, identifiable and repeat actions, authentic self, to the team and join clarifying do’s and don’ts. As a team in? Surely it is better to be yourself member you have a duty to express what and retain your identity, but think you need to perform to the very best of Angela Hackett how best you can benefit the team, your ability. Again, a request for a clear says Angela Hackett. vision of what is expected? What are the perhaps you realise. We have all been in Police officers are constantly in a team, team priorities? What areas are less teams where one tricky person can spoil the whether the team is the police service important? If you are not able to speak up whole attitude of the group. That being generally, the local police force, the borough, you will be swept along on other people’s accepted, one must agree that a positive the relief, the squad. vision of what should be and potentially proactive attitude will similarly affect the I wonder if joining all these teams could suffer because of it. team. make one ‘anti’ team joining? Could one There are such huge pleasures and There is very little point in feeling at the find oneself railing against the group and benefits to being part of a productive mercy of a difficult team member. What can trying to be seen and heard as an individual supportive team: the sense of sharing in you do to change things? That person might in order to minimise this ‘ownership’? each other’s successes, not just your own; be tricky, but there are always ways to I think the one way you can offset a the enjoyment of your energy being used to minimize the effect rather than complaining potential loss of self identity is to consider the productive outcome of the task at hand, at the injustice of the situation. You can, and what being part of any team means. What not energy wasted at watching your back must make a difference in your own life. are the benefits to you? How could you be and being anxious others are there to My desire for any team I work with is for a better team player? How could your undermine you. each member to be able to express their individuality actually make a team more Whether a team leader or a team individuality, whilst in turn respect the resilient, stronger and more successful member you are more powerful than individuality of others. Then we create some without having to lose yourself in the team magical ability to work well as a team, identity? forming diverse and exciting groups able to For me the greatest teams are the ones listen to another view point or idea without where everyone knows their role, everyone feeling threatened or undermined. feels heard and the common objective So now, you must speak up and demand is clear. to be heard, but always respect the rights Again, this is an ideal of everyone else to also be that teams can find so heard. It will be a powerful hard to live up to. So, tool for you. 9 what gets in the way? All too often we do not speak up and say what we want, we just hope by some miracle people will read our minds and provide us with the support or behavior we are seeking. We often unintentionally offend others because we are Angela Hackett is an Executive Coach unclear what their needs and at ‘The Way Consulting’ which provides objectives are. You must never hope training in personal and team that people understand your motives development and performance. and direction, you must be clear enough for Email: [email protected] or visit: www.TheWayConsulting.com everyone to understand you without

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12 FEATURE

Revealing the female p

In 2009 Childline reported a rise in the number of children calling to report sexual abuse by women. In the same year experts estimated that women were responsible for up to ten per cent of all child sex abuse. The issue then became headline news when a nursery worker was found guilty of abusing children in her care. But how much do police officers and staff know and understand about how these women work? One Cambridgeshire detective constable decided to plug this knowledge gap by inviting a senior practitioner from the child protection charity, The Lucy Faithfull Foundation, to speak to his colleagues, as Nicky Phillipson reports.

DC Kerry Williams has worked in sexually abuse and so must ensure such woman they know might be like them.” child protection and monitoring sex offending is not missed. Many types of sex Sherry said she appreciated how hard it was offenders since 1997 and strongly offenders are very skilled at manipulation and for officers and other child protection workers believes that nationally there is a gap clever at hiding their offending behaviour. But to get their head around matching what’s on in officers’ knowledge on female sex the better your skills and knowledge are, the the paperwork to the woman in front of them. offenders. better you are at identifying it.” However, she added: “We need to get our He said: “We have to realise women do It was his tenacity and forethought which head around our pre-conceptions and change led to Cambridgeshire becoming one of the our mindset so that abuse does not go first forces to stage a workshop to educate undetected. Women shouldn’t do this – that’s NSPCC calls for officers and staff on the different ways female our starting point.” sex offenders function to men. Although it is not fully understood what more action The day, which was led by Sherry Ashfield, motivates women to sexually abuse children, The need to educate criminal justice professionals Principle Practitioner with The Lucy Faithfull Sherry told officers it was not always about about female sex offending was highlighted back Foundation, explored the challenges female sexual pleasure. She said jealousy, revenge in 2005 by Dr Lisa Bunting, a senior researcher at abusers present to commonly held for their own abuse, and desire for the NSPCC. She studied the issue in great detail perceptions of female behaviour, increased the affection are some of the known and in her report, ‘Females who sexually offend officers’ knowledge of female sex offenders motivations. However, for a significant against children: responses of the child protection and explored the implications for victims. proportion of women, it was a fear of and criminal justice systems’, made 13 Sherry began by looking at the role women losing, or violence from, their recommendations to tackle the growing issue. The play in society. “Female sex offenders hit partners. issue was once again flagged up by the NSPCC’s different emotional buttons than male Research by The Lucy Faithfull Chief Executive Andrew Flanagan after nursery offenders, whether we like to admit it or not,” Foundation has revealed that worker Vanessa George was sentenced. Mr she said. “It is easy for society to stereotype female sex offenders do not need Flanagan said the UK government needed to issue male sex offenders. Common examples to put in the same effort as men new guidance on female child include: wearing to groom their victims and other sex offenders, employ better white socks, big adults. Society has already placed risk assessment and treatment glasses or a dirty them in caring roles – whether programmes for all convicted jacket. For female that be as a nursery worker for female sex offenders and sex offenders, it is example, or mother. improve the training child harder to picture In cases where older women have sex protection professionals a stereotype, with young men, it can be difficult to get receive on abuse perpetrated other than an acceptance that abuse has occurred. by women. Rosemary West Sherry described a ‘Maggie May’ or ‘Mrs Read Dr Bunting’s or Mira Hindley. Robinson’ syndrome in society, she said: report at Nobody wants to “The victims are perceived as ‘lucky’ www.nspcc.org.uk think that a and not victims.”

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This can make it incredibly difficult for to use a softer term when questioning This is something that Donald Findlater, young men to come forward and report what females. Women may not relate to the who is head of research and development at has happened. Sherry urged officers to watch concept of ‘fantasy’, but will often be willing The Lucy Faithfull Foundation, echoes. “For out for this, as it can be just as traumatic for a to discuss the notion of daydreaming, too long the issue of female sexual offending male victim, as it would be for a female. she said. has gone largely unrecognised in both public Sherry also covered the types of language Sherry’s parting words were simple: “The and professional arenas. Yet a conservative officers should use when speaking to female key message is that we need to get our head estimate would say that women are sex offenders. She said, for example, that the around the idea that responsible for ten per cent of all child sexual word ‘masturbate’ can be associated by some women can be abuse. Of course, we convict very few. women as a solely male behaviour. It may be abusers.” Society’s reluctance to accept that women more suitable can engage in abuse of children makes it particularly difficult for victims to come forward as they often fear they won’t be believed or that the abuse will be minimised as less harmful than abuse committed by a man.” He added: “Police officers and staff by the very nature of their roles have a crucial role to play in instilling confidence in victims to come forward and report their abusers.” 9 Parts of this article are reproduced of CambridgeshireParts of this article courtesy Constabulary

The Lucy Faithful Foundation/Stop it Now! Named after its founder, Baroness Lucy Faithfull of Wolvercote, the Foundation is a child protection charity operating UK-wide and specialising in safeguarding children from sexual abuse. The LFF also runs Stop it Now! – a free confidential helpline which allows callers to access information and advice in relation to child sexual abuse. The helpline takes calls from adults concerned about the behaviour of someone they know and those concerned about their own sexual thoughts or behaviours towards children.

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14 FEATURE Gender agenda taken to K

Two BAWP committee members boarded a plane to Kyrgyzstan at the end of 2009 to take part in a conference being held in the country’s capital city, Bishkek, to help increase the number of women in public life. Detective Superintendent Jackie Alexander, from , and ’s Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Advisor, Carol Thomas, had been asked to speak at the event which was organised by the country’s police reform programme. The police reform programme, which has been running for six years, is a partnership between the Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, (OSCE). Its aim is to help the Kyrgyz police become more democratic, efficient and service oriented. Jackie Alexander chats to two Kyrgyz officers The international conference, which was the first of its kind, was targeted at female police officers and part of the President’s government priority to increase the participation of women in part of her role on the European Police Network (ENP), spoke about the public life. power of networks and the Gender Agenda. Carol, who is the IAWP’s Its agenda included presentations and discussion on an array of issues diversity chair, covered positive action, maternity matters and flexible from sexual harassment in the workplace and psychological trauma, to working. democratic policing principles and effectively recruiting and retaining Jackie said: “The real challenge was making our experiences relevant women in policing. to their culture. In my networking conversations the women were most Jackie, who was also attending as interested in things like childcare arrangements. In fact they were

Carol Thomas answers questions, first translated by the interpreters, on her input

The conference was carried out in Russian (one of Kyrgyzstan’s official languages) and translated for the non-Russian speakers by two interpreters who sat in a soundproof booth in the corner of the room. Carol and Jackie delivered their presentations in English and the interpreters translated what they said into Russian GRAPEVINE Spring 2010 for the rest of the delegates. The translations were delivered through headsets. Grapevine Spring 2010:Layout 1 9/3/10 17:19 Page 15

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surprised that I had used a nursery school as childcare for my children ...they still have more traditional from the age of six months; they tend to still live near their families so ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles in policing. The rely on their parents for childcare, or just don’t return to work at all. “I also noticed that they still have more traditional ‘male’ and ‘female’ women police officers were primarily roles in policing. The women police officers were primarily in roles that in roles that we have civilianised such we have civilianised such as back-office roles, front-desk and admin. But the women I spoke to were very proud of their new all-female traffic as back-office roles, front-desk and unit – which I think did mainly traffic control. admin “However just the fact that they were having this conference and even talking about issues such as sexual harassment – which they deny centre and forensic science department, which were modern and well exists as they have ‘too much respect for their female officers’ – is a equipped. “The control centre however was staffed with just a few significant step. It is clearly the start of what I am sure will be a long, officers and they worked 24 hour shifts – they take it in turns to get difficult, but hopefully worthwhile journey towards a more democratic some sleep when they are not too busy!” said Jackie. society.” Jackie added: “When the invitation to speak at the conference came The audience not only included more than sixty police officers, but through I have to admit I had to get a map out. I had no idea where the OSCE Ambassador, the Minister of the Interior, police administrators Kyrgyzstan was, or what the area would be like. In fact we landed to and supervisors from all over the Kyrgyz Republic. snow and minus eight degrees Celsius, which wasn’t what I had packed Carol said there was a “real buzz of energy” in the sessions. “Jackie and for as the week before the capital had been bathed in twenty degree I, and IAWP colleagues Alicia Moriana-Lopez from Catalunya Police and sunshine.” Heather Kouts from New Orleans Police, were all made to feel very The guest speakers also got a chance to see some of the country. welcome” said Carol. Carol says: “We had a brief opportunity to visit a national park in the The group were taken on a tour of the city police station and control mountains south of the capital. The snow covered landscapes in the room. Jackie says the local officers were very proud of the new control glorious sunshine were stunning.” 9

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan (pronounced KUR-gi-stan) officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It is Bishkek Lake bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Kul Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the Chirchik KYRGYZSTAN southwest and China to the east. The mountainous region of the Tian Shan Namangan covers over 80 per cent of the country. It Andizhan is a primarily rural country and in 2007 Fergana (when the last population census was carried out) only one third of the Khudzhand estimated 5.2 million population lived in a city. The country gained independence from the Former Soviet Union in 1991.

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16 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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