ESSEX POLICE to the Police Committee of the Fssex County Council
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If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. ESSEX POLICE To the Police Committee of the fssex County Council Ladies and Gentlemen I have the honour to present my report on the work of the Essex Police in 1981. I would like to thank all the members and officers of the Committee for their support throughout the year. I am, Your obedient Servant R. S. SUNY ARD Chief Constable '. ~' ~ I 1 I 'j 83377 I U.S. Department of Justice I'--- \ National Institute of Justice I i. ThiS document has been reproduced exactly as received from Ihe CHIEF person or organization originating iL POints of view or opinions stated \ j in this document are Ihose of Ihe authors and do not necessarily (Y\ f represent the offiCial position or policies of the Nalional Institute of CONSTABLE1S 1< Justice, Permission 10 reproduce this copyrighted material in mi ANNUAL 11 crofiche only has been granted by i Essex Police Authority, County Hall i REPORT !rL 1'-) "'" 19B'I to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system requires permis do I sion of the copyright owner ) \ l't • 1. j .. -1- INTRODUCTION -3- t The future may well judge policing in 1981 solely in terms of riots ESSEX and the subsequent Inquiry by Lord Scarman into them, but Essex remained free of the street violence which occurred in many places during the summer. At that time extra patrols were mounted in all POLICE urban areas of the County and the Force Support Unit went to the aid of [VIerseyside and Leicester. It became clear that no police force DISTRICT can ignore the lessons learned from the disorders and the Essex Police has undertaken the necessary training and provision of equipment to deal with rioting whether it occurs locally or in some other area. We played an important part in testing uniforms and equipment for riot control and the results of that research were ) • • supplied to other police forces as well as being considered in the • " I·. • selection of our own equipment. The Force Support Unit also proved I '. I' .~ invaluable in dealing with innumerable operations concerning public I ••• , ". • order and major crime throughout the County and, in complete ,,' '..". " contrast to their journeys North, they enjoyed the privilege of ','.. .. • I • '. -'. @ • , I • representing the Essex Police in London at the time of the Royal I ' •••••••• " I' COLCHE"STE"R • I Wedding. • I ••••••••• • I • @) 1. ". .,' CLACTON ,-, ~ • I •• II ..... •••• .... • ", .......... I • ~ ,.' .. • • • • • 0 • I •• •••••••••• Despite the manner in which public order problems dominated the • f . I'· ~ ....... --_ ...... --'... o • I", I I .. I!l\ , .. , media during the year, they played a relatively minor role in the c"- .. _"," , \. : • ordinary work of this F:-orce. Our main concerns were crime and \\ '.,:....... • J • \\. • traffic. There were 55,451 substantiated reports of crime, which was • . ;' '1 : ~ ' .... 2,510 (4.7%) more than in 1980. The increase was unevenly spread, ,. " ~ . ... , -- being mainly accounted for by offences of burglary, theft from motor ",", ,," "..'. • I ,. vehicles and shoplifting. Thefts of motor vehicles, meanwhile, .-" .. .,.. ....... I ••• 0 ••••••.: '.___ ~ declined slightly to a total of 6,288. The overall detection rate for ,. o· : all offences remained at 42.8%. • r ..• • • I·: Cr£Lr:,SFOR~~• An increase in the number of burglaries means that more ,-.." ......... -.. ~ . : : ' .... .,., ....... \ : householders suffered stress from the knowledge that their homes had '". : ~ 1 ... ",-,-~ __• : \I; '1; - , ----.~- been invaded by villains. Even the most sympathetic police officer (): • I cannot provide the long-term support 5Jmetimes needed in such cases @:.,'·'O.I \ •• - ...., I· and the Victims Support Scheme, which uses, accredited volunteers BASILqON"o' ~"" /'... supervised by the Probation Service, has proved invaluable. It now .... " .. \ : ,,' ',,' (): tiiil \ ~: covers six of the eight force Divisions and, hopdully, will soon be in ... ej'. filii ... (Sf : '. II' • ~ : • SOUTI-£ND , , ... , . operation over the whole County. : ..- ... , .. \ , \ \ , \ RAYLE'IGH \ In many cases the best method of preventing crime is to have a police officer walking the beat and that is one facet of the work of the Neighbourhood Beat Officers who are now deployed throughout the Force. For the most part they are experienced volunteers who entel' • Headquarters wholeheartedly into community life and receive a good dea! of public • Divisional H.Q. approbation: they also establish useful working relationships with Area: 359,415 hectares (888,114 acres) their local schools and this also has received a general welcome. The Population: 1,395,365 (1981 Census) rI Sub-Divisional H.Q, one brighter note for 1981 has been a slight decrease in the number of detected crimes committed by juveniles; one can only hope that • Other Stations this is a trend for the future. D CSB Offices Cl Traffic Sub-DiVisions In most cases the Divisional @) Stansted Airport Headquarters building also houses the sub"divisional HQ -'. - Divisional boundaries for the town area. ........ Sub-Divisional boundaries " I' " , . -2- i -3- J i j t ESSEX Fatal ruad accidents nnd those causing injury were fewer than hitherto, but non-injury accidents coming to notice increased from 1 6,796 to 7,015. As a result of a deliberate policy to give minor POLICE traffic offenders more warnings and verbal cautions there were fewer I prosecutions for such offences. DISTRICT ) i It is heartening to record that all Divisions reported a generally good i level of relations between the police and the press and it appears that the positive steps which have been taken to improve our interface with the public media have worked well. An additional medium for • • "\ • transmitting traffic and crime information and seeking public I', • I " assistance was acquired with the establishment of Essex Radio, and I'''~ • I ' .... II. the re-organised Force Press Office made good use of the additional , '. facility. It also appears that relations between police and public are " \ ., . good; the number of complaints against police officers fell • substantially and 16% fewer people registered official complaints }. ..... e' ., '. ,,~ • ..' COLCHE"STE"R· I . against Essex officers. • , ......... ·.1 CLACTON @ '.,...... ••.•• • I I...... ,,_......... .... • • I • ~ 0 I •••••••••• ...... .......... I .. • • ~ I • ." • .... I ..................... -'-."" V • \.. The year has seen the implementation of the remaining •• ~. @" , .. recommendations of the Edmund Davies Committee on police ~, ("I..'.... _" ....., .)\ • I\ • ( \.... \ • consultative and negotiating machinery. Representatives of the • .. \. = .... - \. • Police Federation and Superintendents' Association have played a " • , ~ jl ......... ~--' o l .. ·.... , "" 4S' • valuable part in the formulation of policies through the Standing • ,'10" " • Advisory Committee and Joint Negotiating and Consultative °HARL'oW' \.,,,". ", • . ..... , .. -'. .. Committee; the new Liaison Committee provides opportunities for .................... .,..... I ••• 0 •.••• ".: them to meet with members of the Police Committee in informal but • ,. '():.. conbtructive discussion. Once again it is pleasant to be able to • , .: • record my gratitude to all members of the Force and the Police • : CI-£LMSFORD1 Committee for their support during the past year; a great deal of . I·. • ,-.", ......... _.. """".... : very good work has been accomplished and the Essex Police is well .. ' ... .,., \ . staffed and equipped to take on the new challenges that will " : ~ \ .... '.... ~--~ .': ~ ... , -,-I undoubtedly come. • • I @O: • ••••• 0 , S "".,. BASILI~ON'·D·.···· ~"'" /', .- ." , . \ . •••• Ijl:O~ ~'jl: ,e .\BI .. .. 118' .. ... .,J 'r-......,,--... \ • \ \ '\ ( \ RAYLE1GH\ • Headquarters • Divisional H.Q. Area: 359,415 hectares (888,114 acres) Population: 1,395,365 (1981 Census) rJ Sub-Divisional H.Q. • Other Stations 1).- () CSB Offices CI Traffic Sub-Divisions In most cases the Divisional @ Stansted Airport Headquarters building also _, ... - Divisional boundaries " houses the sub-divisional HQ for the town area. •...••.• Sub-Divisional boundaries / ' / , ." --------------------------------------------~-- (--~ i~' .··'· .. ···-.,.~·~--n\.--·.", t ' .. I ',' '. '\ ,. ' , 1 Chief Fonstable i 1 Deputy Chief Constable I Data Processing Superintendent Complaints and Discipline Assistant Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable (Administration) (Operations) (Personnel) I I I r I Superintendent Superintendent Press Office Chief Superintendent Research & Inspectorate Planning & Communications I I I 0 I I Staff Officer Chief Administrative C ommumty Personnel Superintendent Officer Services Branch pOTilian Recruiting Training I " i j Property Finance Supplies criJ Force Welfare Cadets Management Office Services Clothing Prevention Special Firearms & Registry Stationery Schools Liaison Consbulary Shotguns Office Victims Support Schemes General Furniture Junior Attendance I .&:= Section & Equipment Centres I Catering Statistics r'----------------------~I------------------------~----------------IIr----------------------------------1 Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent Detective Chief Superintendent Superintendent Territorial Divisions Traffic Division Criminal Investigation Department Operations - Basildon I I - Chelmsford I - Clacton Sub-Divisions Workshops Driving Headquarters Spe'cial - Colchester - Chelmsford