Anti Violence Campaign 06/07 Final Report

SAFER SCOTLAND 06/07

ANTI VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN 06/07 FINAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword by Chief Constable Ian Latimer...... 05 Participating Police Forces and Force Representatives...... 07 Establishing the Campaign...... 08 Force Representatives’ Meetings...... 10 Summary of Campaign Activities...... 12 Warrants Enforcement April and January...... 13 Continuous Professional Development Programme...... 13 Strategy Document...... 13 Scottish Intelligence Database...... 14 Tasking and Co-ordinating Group Presentations...... 14 Criminal Justice Seminar...... 14 Force Representative Visits...... 15 Guidance Notes Booklet...... 15 Safer Scotland Newsletters...... 16 Secured by Design...... 16 Staff Suggestion Scheme...... 17 Youth Diversionary Activities Directory...... 17 Crimestoppers ‘Shop a Knife Carrier’ Campaign...... 18 Hand-Held Metal Detectors...... 18 Scottish Youth Parliament...... 18 Holiday Knives Initiative...... 19 Carrier Bags...... 19 Actiononviolence.com website...... 19 National Knife Amnesty...... 20 Background...... 21 Distribution of Bins...... 21 Results...... 22 Enforcement Phases...... 24 Enforcement Activities by Force...... 26 Results...... 34 Alcohol Phase...... 36 Enforcement Phase September/October...... 36 Results...... 38 Alcodips...... 38 Youth Alcohol Strategy...... 39 Alcohol Bye-laws...... 39 Summary of Enforcement Phases...... 40 Education Phase...... 42 Knife City...... 43 Mouse Mat Competition...... 44 Debrief Meetings...... 46 Debrief Questionnaires...... 50 Campaign Summary...... 54

Appendix 1 - Knife Amnesty Figures...... 57 Appendix 2 - Warrants Summary...... 57 Appendix 3 - Enforcement Campaign Totals...... 59 Appendix 4 - July Enforcement Figures...... 60 Appendix 5 - November Enforcement Figures...... 61 Appendix 6 - December Enforcement Figures...... 62 Appendix 7 - February/March Enforcement Figures...... 63 Appendix 8 - Alcohol Phase Enforcement Figures...... 64

FOREWORD

Violence is an issue that blights our efforts over a prolonged period we society. We see its effects daily in our have given out a clear message: hospitals, our court rooms, our jails. violence will not be tolerated in 21st Yet violence does not have to be an century Scotland. inevitable fact of life. The Safer Scotland campaign has However, there is no quick-fix solution gone a long way towards combating to violence. It will take generations to the problem of violence in Scottish achieve the changes in attitudes that society. It has demonstrated the are necessary before we can say we commitment by all Scottish Forces have reached our goals. Yet whilst and their partner agencies to facing long-term strategies are developed the issue head on and taking positive and programmes are put in place steps towards making our country to address the root causes of the a safer place in which to live. Most problem, we cannot sit back and importantly, we now have in place accept the levels of violence that are a solid foundation on which we can all too prevalent on our streets and in build as we strive to reduce violence our homes today. in our communities and work towards a Safer Scotland. By working together The Safer Scotland campaign set we can make a difference. out with the objective to contain and manage the existing problem It is therefore with great pleasure that and I believe we have achieved this I present the 2006/7 Safer Scotland through our activities over the past Campaign report. year. Through a series of co-ordinated, nationwide enforcement initiatives on knives, warrants and alcohol, the campaign has highlighted the violence Ian J. Latimer, Chief Constable problem and secured the support ACPO(S) President of our communities. By maintaining

PARTICIPATING FORCES AND LEAD OFFICERS

Supt R Mellis

Ch Insp R Hutchison

Ch Insp I Marshall

Supt M Birrell

Supt B Gordon

Supt D Wheldon (Later replaced by Supt S Harvey)

Sgt G Smart

Ch Insp I Arnott

Supt G Cairns

Det Supt J Cameron

0 ESTABLISHING THE CAMPAIGN In 2004 Strathclyde Police carried out a research programme that led to the development of the Violence Reduction Strategy. As a consequence and as part of the ACPOS response to the continuing problem of violence throughout Scotland, the Violence Reduction Unit was established. Initially, the unit’s principle focus was within the Strathclyde Police area and in particular in the city of Glasgow. However, in April 2006, this was extended to include all of Scotland. At a strategic level, the unit sought to highlight the continuing problem of violence throughout Scotland in order to attract as broad a coalition of partner agencies as possible to mitigate against violent behaviour. The unit also developed practical tactics that can be deployed at a sub divisional level to impact upon levels of violence locally.

0 Above: All forces supplied data on violence, allowing hot spot maps to be created.

The Safer Scotland Anti-Violence The Safer Scotland Anti-Violence The www.actiononviolence.com Campaign started on 3 April 2006. Campaign was supported by the website was launched on 27 March The aim of the campaign was to utilise Scottish Executive and delivered 2006 to provide a communication collective and protracted efforts by throughout Scotland by ACPOS and network for all partners to impart and forces to contain and manage existing the Violence Reduction Unit. The exchange information during problems and to promote a safer strategic aim of the campaign was the campaign. Scotland by tackling in particular the to build appropriate local alliances to following issues: violence, alcohol respond to the respective levels of misuse, knives and gangs. The unit violence. The campaign’s main theme comprised Chief Inspector Alex was to find sustainable, innovative McGuire from British Transport Police, solutions to violence problems through Inspector Glenn Milne from Lothian a series of targeted and locally and Borders Police and Sergeant focused campaigns, with particular Derek Simpson from Central Scotland emphasis on: Police and was housed alongside the • tackling the highest instances of Violence Reduction Unit at Pegasus violent offending behaviour in our House, Glasgow. hardest hit communities Detective Chief Superintendent • educating violent and aggressive John Carnochan, Head of the young men to become less violent Violence Reduction Unit. • reducing possession of and access to weapons, particularly knives • reducing youth access to alcohol • diverting young people away from street gang membership.

0 FORCE REPRESENTATIVES’ MEETINGS All eight Scottish territorial forces, the British Transport Police and the Ministry of Defence Police participated in the campaign.

A steering group comprising of force lead officers was established and quarterly meetings were held. The campaign – whilst firmly focusing on knife carrying, violence, alcohol and gangs – retained flexibility for forces to achieve their respective local and force objectives. The objective was not to be prescriptive on how forces/divisions would achieve objectives, but to allow them the freedom to develop new tactics through which to implement the campaign at a local level, whilst encouraging them to adopt innovative approaches.

10 Safer Scotland force representatives.

Meetings of the group were held at the Recommendation The additional function of Safer Scottish Police College at Tulliallan. Scotland increased this workload. The first meeting laid the basis for Forces should form their own steering the way forward and addressed groups to address how they would For future Safer Scotland campaigns, concerns from forces around previous progress the campaign at a local and meetings should be held at fixed two Safer Scotland campaigns, such as force level. This is considered best monthly intervals set at the start of lack of relevancy for forces, lack of practice and should continue for future the campaign. communication, direction etc. campaigns. There should be regular It was agreed that the respective force contact from the Safer Scotland team A representative from the Force media officers would form part of the on a weekly basis, with each force Crime Registrars Group should be meeting process. A communication representative providing a free flow included in the make-up of future strategy for the Knife Amnesty was of information to officers within their meetings to facilitate requests for formulated and distributed. force, as well as feeding information statistical information. back to the Safer Scotland team. The unit requested that forces supply This enables any potential problems their operational planning diaries in to be dealt with at a very early stage. order to compile a Safer Scotland Force representatives should have in operational planning diary. This was place an identified individual who can collated and published to force deputise for them during periods of representatives providing a framework annual leave, sickness, courses etc. and time scale around which forces All forces should provide names and would be expected to support the contact details of those individuals at Safer Scotland campaign. divisional level who provide statistical returns to the campaign. Regular contact was maintained with all force representatives through a Consideration should be given to weekly e-mail, which was used to assistance for force lead officers in communicate up-to-date information relation to the responsibilities and and requests for assistance, views workload allocated to them. Whilst etc. There were appropriate levels of most, if not all, lead officers led the force participation, which ensured that campaign within force, they still had a decision-makers were at the meetings. daily function to perform.

11 SUMMARY OF SAFER SCOTLAND CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

12 Warrants Enforcement Continuous Professional Strategy Document Initiative April 2006 Development Programme and January 2007

A nationwide warrants initiative ran A one-day seminar was held at A strategy document was produced during the month of April 2006. This the Scottish Police College on by the Safer Scotland team in April, initiative focused on the prioritisation Wednesday, 5th April 2006. This indicating the way ahead. This was of outstanding arrest warrants for seminar addressed the Violence distributed to forces through their murder, attempted murder, serious Reduction Strategy and speakers from force representatives. The chief assault, petty assault and all knife the Violence Reduction Unit and the constable of Northern Constabulary, related crimes with the intention of Safer Scotland team gave an overview Mr Ian Latimer, ACPOS president, putting them back into the criminal of the functions of the unit, the knife provided the foreword for this justice system. During this phase, amnesty, media strategy and the role document, which was distributed to forces also took the opportunity of a campus officer. The seminar gave forces via force representatives. to review their existing warrants the background to the events that processes and amend them led to the formation of the Violence where necessary. Reduction Strategy, the creation of the Violence Reduction Unit, the creation It was therefore particularly pleasing of the Scottish Executive Safer that 54% of all warrants relating to Scotland campaign, and the work the above crimes and offences that and results so far. The seminar was were in existence on 1st April 2006 presented to senior police officers, were executed during the period of senior police analysts and local this initiative. A similar initiative took authority liaison officers. place in January 2007 with 61% of all relevant warrants in existence at the start of that period being executed. It should be noted that warrants continue to be issued to forces on a daily basis.

13 Scottish Intelligence Tasking and Co-ordinating Criminal Justice Seminar Database (SID) Group (T&CG)

At the start of the Safer Scotland The Safer Scotland team visited all On Monday, 22nd May 2006 at The campaign, a request was made to forces in May and June 2006 and Hub in Edinburgh, Chief Inspector create force by force identifiers on the provided a presentation to respective McGuire from the Safer Scotland SID database. During the course of force and/or divisional Tasking and Co-ordination Unit provided an input the various enforcement campaigns, Co-ordinating Group meetings. It was to the Criminal Justice Seminar on as part of the required statistical requested that violence reduction the role and function of the year-long returns made by forces, a record became a standing item on Force and Safer Scotland campaign. This was was supplied of all Safer Scotland Divisional Tasking and Co-ordinating the first of three seminars promoted intelligence entries created which Group meeting agendas. Violence by the Violence Reduction Unit. related to violence (generic), gangs reduction has also been established The seminar was opened by the (generic), alcohol (street drinking: on the Scottish Forces Tactical and Lord Advocate Colin Boyd QC, who off and on-sales) or weapons (knife, Tasking agenda and on the National announced future legislative changes sword, other). Strategic Threat Assessment. and changes to current working practices in relation to individuals Feedback from the Tasking and being held in custody for offences Co-ordinating Group meetings involving knives and knife carrying. suggested that this was the first time that a Safer Scotland Unit had carried out presentations to individual forces and/or divisions and practitioners. It clarified the purpose and objectives of the campaign for them and was warmly welcomed. It was decided that, to sustain interest in the year-long campaign, a follow- up presentation would be made six months later. These presentations were carried out between November 2006 and January 2007. This provided another opportunity to update divisional Tasking and Co- ordinating Groups on what had been Former Lord Advocate Colin Boyd QC and Assistant Chief achieved so far operationally, the Constable Maureen Brown of Central Scotland Police. results of enforcement, and what had been done for frontline operational officers, as well as to gain support for future plans. The opportunity was also taken to update the groups on subsequent enforcement tactics, deal with any issues that might arise, thank them for their sustained and continued efforts and support, and to re-energise enthusiasm for the year- long campaign.

14 Force Representatives Visits Guidance Notes Booklet

A series of personal visits from the To coincide with the end of the source of information on current Safer Scotland co-ordinator to force Knife Amnesty and the start of the legislation. Numerous requests were representatives took place in August initial enforcement phase, the Safer made by forces for additional copies and September. The objectives Scotland Unit produced 16,000 to be made available for their special were to: copies of a handy sized guidance constables and new recruits. notes booklet that was issued to • encourage support for and all operational officers throughout An updated version of the booklet in participation in the Safer Scotland Scotland. The booklet was designed electronic format was forwarded to campaign to fit in a pocket so that it was suitable forces in March 2007 to produce as • address any issues and answer any for use by operational officers whilst necessary and for them to consolidate questions on any aspect of on patrol. The booklet covered, in the into force booklets as they saw fit. This the campaign main, legislation which was likely to be booklet was warmly received by the • provide an update on the used by frontline officers participating forces and by frontline officers. Some campaign and deal with any in Safer Scotland initiatives. junior officers commented on the perceived issues in the forthcoming confidence that having an aide-memoir periods of enforcement A foreword for the booklet was with them at all times gave them. • build good relationships and seek provided by Northern Constabulary and disseminate good practice Chief Constable Ian Latimer, who took Recommendation across Scotland. over as president of ACPOS on the date the booklet was published. This booklet should be subject to a The visits were particularly useful in six-monthly/yearly review and updated addressing issues that may not have Recent changes to legislation as and when new legislation, or been considered by the co-ordinating regarding weapons carrying were changes to legislation, are enacted. unit, but were important to the included, along with sections on Where forces have included local respective force representatives. the Emergency Workers (Scotland) information or procedures, these Act 2005 and changes to family should be updated as and when The unit embarked on a series of visits protection law. As well as commonly appropriate. Forces may wish to to force lead officers after the January encountered crimes and offences, a amend this booklet to include other meeting to gather feedback on the mini-guide to licensing offences aspects, such as minimum standards year’s campaign. The visits followed was provided. of investigation/major incident a pre-arranged format designed to duties/local operating practices and gather information and evaluation for The guidance notes booklet is a responsibilities etc. the final report. convenient, quick-reference guide which makes it easy for officers on the To back up the personal visits, a street to read up on relevant legislation questionnaire was distributed to each before dealing with a situation or of 24 individuals identified as being to check their knowledge at critical force or divisional representatives. In times. This publication provides the addition, 200 copies of an abbreviated reference the officers need at the time questionnaire were sent out to a they need it most. cross-section of inspectors, sergeants and constables in each force. Of these Safer Scotland Unit staff did, however, 200 questionnaires, 127 (64%) were point out that the booklet was a returned. The questionnaire sought to quick reference guide and not a elicit responses regarding awareness, full statement of the legislation. It is appropriateness and efficiency of all designed for use on the street and, as aspects of the campaign as well as a one-off publication, will in time go views on the future of Safer Scotland. out of date. It was stressed that the PINS system should remain the main

15 Safer Scotland Newsletters Secured By Design

An important part of any campaign It proved a useful medium for The Safer Scotland campaign linked is the communication of the keeping officers and support staff in with the national Secured by objectives and updates as to results. informed about the progress of the Design Week that ran from 10th to Traditionally, in debriefs from incidents campaign. The newsletter provided 14th July 2006, raising awareness of and exercises, communications information on force initiatives, results the Secured by Design initiative and failure features quite high on the list of of enforcement phases, newsworthy promoting measures being taken to complaints. In order to address this items from across Scotland, items of reduce violence and other crimes situation a monthly newsletter was good practice and court disposals of in new designs and refurbishment produced by the Safer Scotland team. violence related issues. projects across Scotland. Newsletters were distributed to all force representatives for publication To address a training issue with Force architectural liaison officers within forces and appeared on the distribution of hand-held metal supplied details of projects being dealt the www.actiononviolence.com detectors, an additional newsletter and with and the benefits of ‘designing website. Copies were also distributed DVD were produced as teaching aids. out crime’. These were collated and by the Scottish Business Crime issued to the national media, together Centre to their entire database of Recommendation with links to the website contacts and posted on the www. www.securedbydesign.com and communitysafetyscotland.org website. The newsletter should continue and details of force contacts. be developed to include distribution Feedback showed this was warmly to those individuals who are members The media took on board a number welcomed by frontline officers and of the Violence Reduction Alliance, of initiatives, including the waterfront formed part of shift briefings at many as well as other partners, such as projects in Glasgow and Edinburgh, locations. The format of the newsletter Community Safety Partnerships and regeneration works in Aberdeen was capable of being posted on force and Multi-Agency Public Protection and Inverness. This part of the Intranet sites, printed for briefings or Authorities. It is an excellent means of campaign was designed to reflect posted onto notice boards. Some communicating relevant information ongoing work to reduce violence in forces e-mailed a copy to each officer to operational and support staff. It is the longer term across Scotland. and support staff member. vitally important that such publications are disseminated as widely as possible within forces to ensure maximum awareness of the campaign and the role that frontline officers have to play in its success.

Safer Scotland newsletter

16 Staff Suggestion Scheme Youth Diversionary Activities Directory

In October 2006, the team launched The provision of quality services Recommendation a Safer Scotland suggestion scheme, and diversionary activities for young open to all Scottish officers and people plays an essential part of the It is recommended that all those who support staff. This was publicised via strategy to tackle antisocial behaviour use the Youth Diversionary Activities the newsletter and through the and reduce levels of violence. Across Directory adopt good practices from www.actiononviolence.com website. the country, there are a sizeable other areas to supplement activities in The reasoning behind the scheme was number of effective and efficient their own area and improve working simply to make it as easy as possible activities taking place. However, it practices. These activities, along for police officers and staff who might became obvious that this was not with education and enforcement, have an idea appropriate to Safer being collated and shared across the are the basis from which we must Scotland to put that idea forward. country as best practice. work to make our communities safer and provide young people It was recognised as being important Forces across Scotland were therefore with the opportunities they deserve. to get feedback from forces regarding asked to submit a comprehensive list Forces should also provide details how Safer Scotland was being of youth diversionary activities in a of new initiatives and those that managed and that the unit needed to standardised format, including contact have been withdrawn. On making listen not only to senior officers, but details, evaluation of initiatives and any these submissions, they should also also to frontline officers and those costs in their returns. The directory indicate how much evaluation was involved in putting ideas into practice. clearly shows that, throughout carried out on projects. This should Scotland, the police are working become a dynamic document, This scheme was designed to be as effectively with partner agencies to available online, reflecting changes simple and flexible as possible. It was ensure that organised activities are and expanded to include activities run not designed to replace any other available to provide alternatives to by partner agencies. force suggestion schemes. Instead, it violent behaviour, under-age drinking was an attempt to generate new ideas in public spaces, vandalism, disorderly and find out about small initiatives conduct and antisocial behaviour, which might develop into items of best as well as to assist young people in practice across Scotland. acquiring skills that will benefit them in later life. Results and Recommendation The directory was published on The results were disappointing. 22 January 2007 and copies Despite repeated requests for forwarded to ACPOS representatives, representatives to distribute the Community Safety departments, the Youngsters take part in a bike race at Drumry. mailbox address to all officers, Scottish Executive and Scotland’s no suggestions were received. commissioner for children and The existing suggestion schemes young people. should be retained with an option provided to respond via the www. The directory was published in booklet actiononviolence.com website or and CD form and posted on the by e-mail to the generic violence. www.actiononviolence.com [email protected]. website where it can be viewed and uk e-mail address. This should be downloaded. promoted through the newsletter.

17 Crimestoppers ‘Shop a Knife Hand-Held Metal Detectors Scottish Youth Parliament Carrier’ Campaign

Prior to the initial enforcement phase, Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson MSP The Scottish Youth Parliament met in Crimestoppers and the Safer Scotland attended St Leonard’s Police Office June 2006. In advance of this meeting Unit launched the ‘Shop a Knife in Edinburgh on Monday 22 May to and to involve our parliamentarians Carrier’ campaign at Atlantic Quay in officially launch the hand-held metal of the future, a number of questions Glasgow on 27 June 2006. This was detectors for which the Scottish were posed at the various discussion part of an intelligence-gathering phase Executive had provided finance. forums. Only 51% thought the recent to precede the enforcement phase. knife amnesty was a good way of It aimed to encourage members of One thousand of the detectors were tackling knife crime and violence the public to make that all-important distributed across Scotland, with in Scotland. When asked, “Have call and potentially save a life. Whilst areas in greatest need receiving ASBOs worked?” 81% of those who there was an increase in calls made additional equipment. A training DVD responded said ‘No’. Of the people to Crimestoppers regarding weapons was organised by the Safer Scotland questioned, 89% said the police carrying in the following two weeks, team and distributed to forces for the moving young people on was a indications from Crimestoppers were enforcement phase, which followed waste of time. 90% said they either that those calling disliked the word the knife amnesty. disagreed or strongly disagreed that ‘shop’ in the campaign. Feedback young people needed to carry a knife from Crimestoppers staff indicated Some forces managed to get the DVD for their own safety. that, whilst the numbers for this type incorporated into their force Intranet of call more than doubled, the number systems for viewing. The detectors could have been even higher if the were well received by frontline officers word ‘shop’ had not been used. as an effective and efficient method of searching individuals suspected Recommendation of carrying knives or weapons. They will continue to be used in the The wording of future Crimestoppers future. Some forces have purchased knife campaigns needs to be carefully additional detectors and issued them considered. There should be regular to door staff at pubs and clubs in their contact with Crimestoppers to area to reinforce the message that facilitate exchanges of information. carrying knives is not acceptable in Scotland.

Recommendation

Hand-held metal detectors should be readily available for operational officers’ use. Officers should be encouraged to use these during both proactive operations and their normal daily duties to ensure they are familiar and confident with the equipment.

18 Holiday Knives Initiative Carrier Bags

On 12 July 2006 a Holiday Knives Strathclyde Police, who agreed to the Over 300,000 plastic carrier bags initiative was launched at Glasgow procedure being distributed amongst were distributed to forces across Airport. Simultaneous launches were the other Scottish forces where Scotland. The intention was to also held at Prestwick, Aberdeen, airports are located, created an initial address issues around alcohol related Inverness and Edinburgh Airports. standard operating procedure (SOP). violence in domestic premises in the This was a joint initiative between This was also copied to colleagues lead up to the Christmas and New HM Revenue & Customs, the British in Dumfries and Galloway and Fife Year period. The bags were pre- Airports Authority and local forces as Constabularies, who, despite not printed with a safety message and part of a Safer Scotland campaign to having airports in their areas, were specifically targeted at areas that reduce violent behaviour by: nevertheless have ferry terminals experienced high levels of violence. and ports. As a result of the initiative, Local community safety officers who • reducing the number of knives and the relations between police and distributed the bags to off-sales other weapons being brought into customs officers in airports have premises also used this opportunity to Scotland via airports been formalised and HM Revenue & reinforce the safety message around • educating the general public of the Customs officers should now submit alcohol sales. potential dangers of bringing home an entry on the Scottish Intelligence ‘souvenir knives’ or other weapons Database for every individual found from abroad in possession of a knife or other • raising awareness of the Safer prohibited weapon. After three months, Scotland campaign and the aims of the process was reviewed and an the Violence Reduction Unit updated SOP was implemented. • improving relations between police and HM Revenue & Customs Shortly after the launch, feedback • putting in place procedures under was received that holiday company which both agencies will deal representatives in resorts were with persons attempting to bring incorrectly advising holidaymakers weapons into Scotland in relation to bringing knives and through airports. weapons back into the country. This was immediately addressed by writing The objective was to discourage to the Association of British Travel individuals returning from foreign Agents requesting their assistance in holidays with ornamental and advising holiday representatives. This Actiononviolence.com dangerous knives and weapons. situation has now been resolved. The www.actiononviolence.com website was launched on 27 March 2006 to provide a communication network for all partners to impart and exchange information during the campaign. Throughout the whole of the year-long Safer Scotland campaign, the Safer Scotland team promoted the use of this website as a means of sharing good practice across Scotland.

19 NATIONAL KNIFE AMNESTY

20 Background Distribution of Bins

In December 2005, the Justice Specially adapted red wheelie type An operational order and guidance Minister announced a range of bins were sourced from Viridor, was created for the knife amnesty and measures aimed at tackling the a waste disposal company, and circulated amongst the eight Scottish cultural acceptance of violent distributed to all forces across forces, the British Transport Police and behaviour in our communities. Scotland in advance of the amnesty. the MOD Police. As part of this programme, Safer Bins were located at over 200 police Scotland organised a Knife Amnesty offices across Scotland. Where the It was decided that Viridor would that began on 24 May 2006 and knife bins were located was left to forward a cheque in respect of the lasted until 30 June 2006. each force’s discretion. All bins were money recovered from the scrap metal A communications strategy for the displayed in front reception areas of from the knives. Viridor subsequently period of the knife amnesty was police offices where the general public forwarded a cheque for £300, created and publicised across forces has access. Full risk assessments representing three tonnes of scrap under the recognised Safer were carried out in advance of the metal recovered during the amnesty in Scotland banner. bins being displayed. The bins were the form of knives and weapons. in place throughout the five-week This was presented to Victim The national knife amnesty was amnesty phase. Viridor collected Support Scotland. formally announced by the Lord the bins at the end of the amnesty Advocate Colin Boyd QC at the and arranged for the knives to be Violence Reduction Unit’s Criminal shredded and melted down. Justice Seminar at The Hub, Edinburgh, in May 2006. A poster with the message ‘Bin a Knife – Save a Life’ was used during The objectives of the amnesty were to: the five-week knife amnesty.

• reduce the number of domestic and non-domestic knives in circulation by encouraging their owners, or those with access to the knives, to surrender them • provide a legitimate route for members of the public to dispose of any unwanted knives or other weapons • reinforce the message that illegal possession and use of knives is unacceptable and likely to lead to serious consequences for the individual. copyright David Gillanders

21 Results

12,645 knives and weapons were Recommendations During the campaign, the Scottish handed in to the police during the five- Prison Service requested a number week amnesty. 7,400 domestic knives, Consideration should be given of bins to be allocated to them 2,982 non-domestic knives and 474 to supplying bins to the following for insertion in prisons and secure swords were recovered. 1,786 other organisations/locations for any future establishments. The Prison Officers weapons were also deposited in knife knife amnesty: Association stated that there was an bins. Some interesting items were anomaly whereby carrying a knife in a handed in for disposal, including a • hospital A&E departments prison is not an offence under Section 5ft ‘Klingon’ fighting sword, hunting • fire stations 49 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) knives, letter openers, ornamental • prisons. (Scotland) Act 1995 (offence of having swords and domestic knives.

The knife amnesty showed that law- abiding individuals were concerned about the availability of knives as well as their own possession of such items. A collector of metal letter openers took the opportunity to dispose of his collection, fearful that they would fall into the wrong hands. An elderly woman, afraid of someone breaking into her house and stealing an ornamental sword that had been in her family for generations, contacted police to collect the item for disposal.

A breakdown of the quantities of knives and weapons recovered by forces during the amnesty phase is included at Appendix 1.

Violence is preventable - not inevitable

22 a bladed or sharply pointed article in Whilst there is a security and safety Whilst media south of the border a public place) since prisons are not issue around the type of bin to be reported that knife amnesties were public places. Possession of a knife used, this is not insurmountable. ineffective, the knife amnesty in in prison is, however, a breach of There would also be an issue around Scotland was part of an ongoing prison discipline rules and may affect public perceptions of bins in our main process and was followed by co- eligibility for Home Detention Curfew. thoroughfares in towns and cities. ordinated enforcement periods and Consideration should also be given to education. From this, it is apparent Further to this being brought to the the use of bins in an environmentally that any future knife amnesty should attention of the Justice Department friendly way post-campaign. not be arranged independently of other at the Scottish Executive the anomaly initiatives to combat knife carrying. is soon to be rectified by the creation Local authorities should provide a of an offence in the forthcoming permanent facility for the public to Custodial Sentences and Weapons dispose of knives, blades, sharps and (Scotland) Bill. bladed weapons at their civic amenity sites across Scotland. There was a view that bins should be placed in high footfall areas where they would be a constant reminder both to those intent on carrying knives and weapons to dispose of them and to the community who wish to consider calling Crimestoppers. This decision would have to be made by local authorities.

23 ENFORCEMENT PHASES The immediate, visible impact of the Safer Scotland campaign was achieved through a series of co-ordinated enforcement campaigns. The first of these was timed to coincide with the end of the Knife Amnesty and ran throughout July and into the first week in August. July is traditionally a busy period for operational policing, combining the start of the school holiday period, annual leave periods, various fetes and fairs, and the start of the ‘marching’ season, affecting the west of Scotland in particular. As a result, some planned Safer Scotland operational activities had to be curtailed, as additional demands were placed on forces by a visit of the Israeli cricket team to Scotland and significant events such as the ‘T in the Park’ pop concert and televised World Cup football matches. Despite these additional pressures, excellent results were achieved and the profile of efforts to combat violence was raised amongst the general public.

24 This is my wee brother. He looks like me. Except I’ve got a scar.

Our mum says she can’t turn her back for a second because he’s into everything, just like I was.

But I won’t let him get into knives.

He’s got a better chance than I had. They’ve taken a load of knives off the street and the police have got more metal detectors now. They can lock you up for longer too.

When he’s older I’ll make sure my wee brother never carries a knife.

I don’t want him to look like me when he’s seventeen.

Knives. Let’s not scar another generation.

Knife amnesties. More searches. Tougher sentences. Local action. Together, we’ll get knives off the street. infoscotland.com/violencereduction

A range of tactics were recommended areas to raise community awareness increase in assaults. As part of for the enforcement phases, including of the problems associated with knife this joint working, ‘spit kits’ were visits to shops and off-sales and the carrying. The purpose of the campaign introduced for fire-fighters. These creation of bulletins detailing known was to reassure the public that action kits – containing sterile swabs, latex knife carriers, highlighting offenders was being taken. It sought to engage gloves and evidence collection bags and showing photographs as a with the public and encourage them – are now kept on all fire engines in means of improving officer safety. to play their part by actively reporting Glasgow and issued to all fire-fighters Items of good practice – such as knife and weapons carriers. A working alone. the use of overt cameras capturing concerted media campaign took place those individuals drinking in public at this time using the slogan ‘Let’s Not The third enforcement period was and engaging in antisocial behaviour Scar Another Generation’. Posters and planned to cover the December festive – were highlighted to encourage the advertisements featuring babies and period. Whilst it was recognised that adoption of new methods. A poster incorporating messages from parents, this coincided with the ACPOS road was launched to further increase the brothers and sisters appeared in local safety campaign, the festive period impact of the enforcement campaign. and national press, and a series of brings its own set of problems. radio adverts were aired throughout Many revellers place themselves in The second enforcement phase ran the period. vulnerable situations, often through throughout November in conjunction the excessive consumption of with the Scottish Executive’s anti-knife In addition to the main aims of the alcohol, thus increasing opportunities communication campaign. All forces campaign, forces were tasked with for violent offenders. Co-ordinated again focused on weapons carrying, working alongside other emergency enforcement therefore ran from alcohol, violence and gangs. During workers in the lead up to and on 4 December, taking in the main this four-week enforcement period, 5 November (Guy Fawkes Night) office party season through to 31 the Scottish Executive display truck when, in some areas, fire crews have December in an attempt to reduce visited Scotland’s hardest pressed historically experienced a significant these opportunities.

25 British Transport Police

The final enforcement phase, using During July, airport style metal During the final enforcement phase, tactics developed in the earlier detectors were used at Largs, specific railway stations and routes phases, ran from 19 February to 18 Greenock and Balloch railway stations were targeted to ensure maximum March 2007. This phase facilitated in a joint operation with Strathclyde effect. Officers were again deployed forces dealing with open-space Police. Over 240 people were scanned on scheduled service trains, in disorder whilst encompassing on the first day. BTP joined forces with both plain clothes and uniform. The all of the strands of the previous Strathclyde Police to run Operation operation was supported by mobile enforcement periods. Vine in the Glasgow area and on a joint line of route patrols that provided initiative at Springburn, addressing additional resources where necessary, In all phases, each force, whilst gang related violence. In November, giving the ability to respond quickly to working in a co-ordinated manner, officers continued with Operation Safe reported incidents. was allowed the freedom to tackle Journey with a particular focus on knife the aspects of violence that they crime and alcohol related offences. considered most affected them and to BTP deployed officers on high profile take into account local circumstances. duties on specific routes across This led to a wide range of initiatives, a the railway network. Officers were synopsis of which is given below. also deployed to assist Lothian and Borders Police in Galashiels where 687 persons passed through the airport style metal detectors. Metal detectors were also deployed at Glasgow Central Station over the weekend of the 24 and 25 November.

Operation Safe Journey continued during the December phase with officers deployed on scheduled service trains both in plain clothes and uniform, thus providing police patrols that can detect offenders and provide a high profile policing presence that 2 5$% "$ reassures passengers and staff. 6 +* 6 8 Officers also provided a highly visible policing presence at main line stations in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Officers travelled on late and last services to deter and detect disorder.

26 Central Scotland Police Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary

Central Scotland commenced their • use of video cameras to record A proactive operation entitled enforcement campaign in July with individuals and groups who might Operation Seesit ran over three Operation Passkey, which ran initially in later become involved in violence or weekends in July, targeting groups the Falkirk area and was later repeated anti-social behaviour of youths who abuse alcohol and in other areas of the force. This • use of community officers on pedal consequently become either the targeted locations which communities cycles and use of plain clothes perpetrators or victims of violence. identified as suffering from high levels spotters to identify areas of This was an intelligence-led operation, of youth disorder. Maximum use was potential work concentrating on areas where there made of hand-held metal detectors • use of level 2 surveillance operatives was evidence of antisocial and violent and intelligence on knife carrying was • targeting ringleaders behaviour. Both uniformed and plain actively gathered. This indicated there • establishing telephone contact clothes officers were utilised to provide was not an ingrained culture of knife with complainers in the area of reassurance to the public and detect carrying amongst youths in the Falkirk policing activity offences. Having been developed in area. Walk-through metal detectors • contact with local the July enforcement phase, this was were also used to screen patrons of elected representatives continued into November with further local nightspots in an effort to raise the • use of media to highlight and positive results. profile of the anti-violence campaign promote activity, both internally and ensure the safety of pub and and externally club-goers. • involvement of relevant partner agencies, such as youth services/ Further to the initial enforcement alcohol and health promotions phase, Central Scotland Police • early and repeated confiscation introduced Operation Impact as of alcohol an ongoing initiative which would • photographing arrested persons, operate for the remainder of the particularly repeat offenders. Safer Scotland year and beyond. The remit of Operation Impact was Operation Impact continued through to tackle ‘open space’ disorder November and December. However, in and address repeated complaints the approach to Christmas the focus of antisocial behaviour in specified changed to concentrate more on town areas. In addition to routine patrols centre areas in order that reassurance and addressing disorder issues in could be provided to Christmas a conventional manner, Operation revellers. In the final enforcement Impact supervisors were given the phase, Operation Impact was further opportunity to expand different developed to encompass various Operation Seesit options and approaches. tactics used in earlier phases, targeted These included: according to intelligence contained During December, Operation Festive in problem profile documents which Spirit ran in Stranraer, with officers • visits and monitoring in respect of were compiled immediately prior to providing high profile prevention of off-sales premises operations to ensure they were as up crime patrols, deterring retail and • notifying activity in relation to the to date as possible. personal crime, shoplifting and sale of alcohol to and for those antisocial behaviour. Traffic wardens underage and drinking alcohol in and special constables were utilised public places to provide an additional reassuring • early visits to those subject to impact. Meanwhile, in Dumfries, curfew bail conditions Operation Safeguard was in operation to provide reassurance and deter shoplifting in the town centre.

27 Fife Constabulary

In the final enforcement period, For the first three enforcement phases, Throughout the enforcement phases, additional high-visibility patrols Fife Constabulary concentrated Fife Constabulary made good use of targeted hot spots identified efforts on their programme of Test their Blue Light Discos to reach the through the divisional Tasking and Purchasing of Alcohol, which aimed younger age group, reinforcing their Co-ordinating processes. to educate licensees and reduce the education message. In the final phase, The aims were to: availability of alcohol to under-age officers continued to educate youths persons. In addition, every weekend on the dangers of abusing alcohol • discourage and prevent instances throughout July, proactive operations and binge drinking. Dunfermline also of antisocial behaviour, violence and targeted persons carrying knives or saw the first use of mounted officers associated alcohol and tobacco other weapons and crimes involving in an effort to combat violence and misuse by young people knives. High-risk groups were antisocial behaviour around the night- • interact with local youths and identified and targeted with time economy. educate them in relation to the stop-searches. impact of their behaviour on the local community • gain intelligence from which positive actions could be generated • liaise with partner agencies in an effort to address any underlying causes of the offending behaviour • inform parents of those involved in antisocial behaviour • conduct searches for During November, Fife Constabulary offensive weapons concentrated on reducing the • provide public reassurance availability of alcohol to persons • detect and report offenders. under the age of 18 who were likely to become victims or perpetrators of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary violence. Officers educated youths also supplemented existing resources on the dangers of abusing alcohol by providing additional patrols using and binge drinking and provided community officers. They also gave reassurance to communities that felt talks and briefing sessions at local intimidated by the antisocial behaviour secondary schools, highlighting the of groups of youths in possession of dangers of substance misuse and alcohol. Efforts were made to raise knife crime, utilising the ‘Knife City’ awareness of agent purchase and to and ‘Get Real’ DVDs to reinforce work with off-sales staff regarding the the message. consequences of selling alcohol to under-age youths. During patrols, officers engaged with local youths to raise awareness of In the lead up to the final weekend the various youth diversion projects before Christmas, resources were that are available in the local area in increased to provide high visibility conjunction with community learning policing. To assist, many non- and development workers. operational police officers based at headquarters were deployed to assist divisional staff on frontline operational duties.

28 Grampian Police Lothian and Borders Police

Football related violence was the age drinkers and purchasing alcohol A Division theme of Grampian’s first proactive on their behalf. operation of the July enforcement For July, Operation Adhere focused on phase. This concentrated on Aberdeen Officers patrolled targeted areas where youth discos, providing an opportunity city centre and licensed premises youths were known to congregate to search a large number of youths where football related violence had and consume alcohol. High visibility who were potential knife carriers. In been experienced in the past around uniformed patrols were carried out addition, the Alcohol Disorder Unit the times of key World Cup matches. in one key town on each of the first worked with staff of licensed premises three weekends of the final phase. to search customers for weapons on In Moray division, the ‘Knives and Bars On the final weekend (16 – 18 March entering nightclubs. Don’t Mix’ campaign ran with various 2007), all areas deployed high visibility licensed premises being supplied patrols. These patrols focused on the During November, the City Division with hand-held metal detectors to areas known to suffer from under- embarked on a series of high visibility ensure no knives were taken into the age drinking, vandalism and reported policing weekends. These set out to premises. This campaign continued violence. Officers took all opportunities increase the numbers of stop-searches after the conclusion of the first to carry out stop-searches for carried out by officers and looked at enforcement phase. weapons, drugs and alcohol. knife and weapons seizures. Initiatives were put in place to work with During the month of November, transport providers to tackle violence Aberdeen South Division carried out on public transport and violence Operation Lauder in Huntly, focusing involving youths in the city centre on gang related youth disorder. where under 18s’ discos take place. Operation Hardie also looked at antisocial behaviour in Alford. In the E Division Aberdeen city division, Operation Oak looked at antisocial behaviour, In Midlothian, a series of high visibility alcohol, serious and violent crime, policing weekends were carried out street begging, carrying of knives and copyright David Gillanders in support of Safer Scotland and the irresponsible drinking. force goals of reducing crimes of violence. Intelligence analysts provided A Pubwatch scheme ran in the Moray information on where and when area during December. The objective weapons were likely to be used, and was to crack down on violence and these areas and times were targeted drugs within licensed premises. each weekend. Operation Avon looked at youth and alcohol related disturbances during F Division the month in the area. The primary aim was to educate young people In the initial enforcement phase, and their parents about the dangers the divisional support team took a of binge drinking whilst making it more lead role throughout West Lothian. difficult for them to get their hands on The November campaign saw alcohol. Off-licence staff and managers a continuation of this and the were reminded of their subscription development of Operation Frazzle, to the Bottle Marking initiative and which was undertaken by officers in their responsibility not to sell alcohol Livingston and other areas in respect to under-age drinkers. They were also of continuing youth disorder/carrying encouraged to be vigilant with regard of weapons in the Knightsridge and to adults acting as agents for under- Ladywell areas.

29 In view of intelligence and past Officers were directed to conduct message, both through education and incidents concerning the Livingston stop-searches in recognised hot- stop-search procedures. In Hawick ‘Nitespot’ club, a proactive operation spot areas. Stop-searches were also and Galashiels, resources were to target violent, drunken behaviour carried out at nightclubs and public concentrated on the main town centre and the carrying of knives and other houses. Officers monitored club streets to reduce opportunities for offensive weapons was carried out, dispersals and carried out checks violence, especially around nightclubs. with patrons being scanned using for under-age drinkers at pubs and Hand-held metal detectors were used hand-held metal detectors. Random clubs in the division. Visits were in these efforts. checks were made of areas within made to off-licences, reinforcing the the premises for under-age drinkers, safety message. Officers conducted In November, Operation Grenadine with a high profile presence for closing searches at Linlithgow Custody Court, took place over various weekends, time. A hand-held video was used to and the division carried out warrant focusing on under-age drinkers in record incidents. enforcement duties. the towns of Galashiels and Selkirk. Youths caught offending were taken In the final enforcement phase, visits G Division to the police office where they were were carried out to known hot spots in spoken to, in the presence of their the Winchburgh, Whitburn, Armadale Throughout the Borders, local parent or guardian, by a Reiver project and Linlithgow areas, focusing on festivals were used during July to worker. The Reiver project involves open ground disorder and drinking. raise awareness of the anti-violence providing support to young people

30 between the ages of 11 and 16 Further Operation Grenadine reassuring the public whilst detecting years of age who have problems with initiatives took place during March. crimes and offences. Visits were made alcohol, drugs or volatile substance This operation focused on under- to licensed premises by uniformed misuse. Operation Outcast was also age drinking within the towns of and plain clothes officers. The force implemented throughout the period. Kelso, Jedburgh, Melrose and the also produced a leaflet, ‘Alcohol This involved officers on high visibility surrounding smaller towns and and the Law’ – A Simple Guide for foot patrol in hot-spot areas using villages. This was a joint/multi-agency Licensed Trade Employees. This was hand-held metal detectors. operation involving section personnel, forwarded by the Safer Scotland Unit licensing officers, safer community to other forces for consideration. Licensing officers conducted a and local initiative team (LIT) officers number of ServeWise courses with along with staff from the Reiver In the final enforcement phase, licensees, training them in licensing Project and community wardens. This Northern Constabulary carried out an regulations and how to deal with operation had the full support and co- initiative to reduce crimes of violence potential illegal purchasers. Blue operation of all the off-sales premises by prioritising the arrest and reporting Light Discos were held in Galashiels in the section. of offenders for significant crimes of and in the Berwickshire area. assault, breach of the peace, thefts Operation Grapnel was carried out conducted, backed up by intelligence- or robbery committed under the at a nightclub in Hawick, utilising the led stop-searches and high visibility influence or in pursuit of alcohol, or Ferroguard poles, and subsequently patrols. Northern worked with the crimes committed within licensed at a similar nightclub in Galashiels, local NHS trust, the procurator fiscal premises. Throughout the period, both of which predominantly attract (PF) and the Alcohol and Drug Action Northern Constabulary engaged with a younger clientele. Team (ADAT) to maximise results, the media with the emphasis being on with great success. Support from the public reassurance. Blue Light Discos continued in PF regarding violent offences was December. A teenage dance was held forthcoming with bail curfews being There was also a focus on detecting in Duns and Operation Glitter ran in imposed and strongly enforced. breaches of licensing laws, alcohol the Selkirk/ Galashiels areas. A host of bye-laws and the seizure of alcohol. activities were carried out in response For the December enforcement Activities were directed by intelligence- to ‘Mad Friday’ (the last Friday phase, Northern Constabulary and led briefings and incorporated licensed shopping day/office party day before its partners joined together to remind premises visits, increased visibility Christmas). A Berwickshire Festive the public ‘Don’t Push It’ over the in public places and intelligence-led Safety Campaign tied in the ACPOS festive period. Their focus was searches for knives and offensive annual ‘Drink Driving’ campaign with regarding on-sales premises, using weapons (with consideration being knife crime and youth consumption of early intervention to minimise the given to the use of hand-held alcohol in the area. opportunity for violence and metal detectors).

31 Strathclyde Police

Throughout the Safer Scotland a collaborative initiative incorporating, fighting, violence, associated disorder campaign, Strathclyde Police had a amongst others, the police, city and other antisocial behaviour whilst heavy commitment to policing Faslane council and transport company First maintaining public reassurance 365. However, a whole raft of policing Group. The aim of the initiative was and improving the quality of life for operations was carried out across the to ensure that people visiting the city residents within the community. force area. For the initial enforcement centre were able to travel home quickly This was done by: phase in July, Operation Vine was the and safely at the end of their night out, main activity for Strathclyde’s ‘A’, ‘C’, thus reducing violence and antisocial • stop-searches ‘E’ and ‘G’ Divisions. This operation behaviour. • reporting street drinking offences was a high profile initiative, targeted • seizing alcohol/weapons at knife carrying and violent behaviour E Division • submitting contact cards on the transport network into Glasgow • enforcing curfew orders city centre. It involved partnership Within ‘E’ Division, a youth disorder • executing warrants for working between Strathclyde Police, initiative aimed at tackling the cultural persistent offenders BTP, First Scotrail and First Bus. acceptance of violence within the • identifying any core individuals for Substantial numbers of stop-searches Provanhall, Easterhouse, Swinton, SID submissions and prosecution. were conducted by uniformed Easthall and Cranhill areas was carried officers on buses, in stations and out. Officers carried out stop-searches, Officers were also tasked with utilising other locations on the main transport seized alcohol and weapons, reported hand-held metal detectors when corridors. street drinking offences, made visits conducting any searches of persons. to licensed premises, enforced curfew Curfews and bail conditions were A Division visits and enforced warrants. A large considered in respect of persons focus was placed upon high visibility reported for gang related violence. In addition to increasing stop-searches patrols throughout the area. during all phases and an involvement ‘G’ Division also carried out Operation in Operation Vine, in December At London Road Police Office, an TaG. This recognised the contribution Glasgow city centre became the focus action plan was initiated, aimed at to violent crime and general disorder for festive shoppers and visitors from tackling the cultural acceptance of caused by gangs. Known offenders all parts of Scotland and beyond. violent behaviour. The aim was to were targeted and stop-searches reduce reported incidents of gang conducted at every possible The daytime and evening population was swollen by up to 50%, which brought with it its own set of problems. The division ran its Festive Hard Target initiative, providing the opportunity to promote a positive public image through high visibility policing, public interaction, searches and thorough policing of the retail and commercial sectors.

Officers were deployed using Ferroguard metal detecting poles within the city centre to detect and deter knife and weapons carriers.

The Nite Zone scheme was developed in Glasgow city centre as

32 opportunity. The Procurator Fiscal clear the town promptly, prior to any East Kilbride and Hamilton. High Service and reporter to the children’s disorder and antisocial behaviour visibility foot patrols were carried out panel were consulted to ensure developing. Combined visits by police and regular visits to licensed premises offenders were dealt with and, and fire service personnel were made were conducted to deter and detect where appropriate, restorative justice to licensed premises. offences. The objective was to reduce procedures were utilised to attempt to youth disorder by tackling the sale and reduce re-offending. The overriding goal in Greenock was supply of alcohol to youths. to impact on violence, the carrying of K Division knives/weapons and persons engaged For the final phase, the tactic used was in general antisocial behaviour. This to stop under-18s obtaining alcohol in In Inverclyde, partnership working was done by reassuring the public and the early evening, thus impacting on with other statutory bodies, agencies, providing education and alternatives related incidents of disorder later in groups and voluntary organisations to young people, targeting alcohol and the evening caused by such persons was progressed to increase awareness its source and targeting individuals as a result of their consumption of of and encourage involvement in the and organised groups or gangs at the alcohol. Those found in possession Safer Scotland initiative. Methods used centre of such conduct. or under the influence of alcohol were were: interviewed in the presence of their L Division parents in order to identify the source • pre-planned high-profile stop-search and method of obtaining alcohol. operations across the division In Dumbarton, an operation was put • detecting and arresting offenders in in place targeting patrons entering In Rutherglen, the focus was on youth possession of knives and detaining nightclubs who may have been in gang activity and youth disorder. them in custody possession of weapons or drugs. Disruption techniques, curfew checks • plain clothes and uniform patrols This was carried out by high visibility and warrant enquiries were used targeting individuals identified officers, augmented by a drugs dog along with stop and search powers through intelligence and handler. and licensed premises visits. A joint • high visibility presence in approach with ‘G’ Division was taken hot-spot areas In the Dumbarton area, the policing to ensure co-ordinated working and • increasing proactive use of of licensed premises was a priority, inform their approach to disruption of the media and distribution of particularly where there had been gang activity. publicity material previous incidents of disorder and • prioritising of warrants and execution violence. Officers also carried out U Division of those where a weapon has been stop searches and strictly enforced used in committing licensing legislation. For the initial enforcement phase, a crime ‘U’ Division undertook activities in • educating young people on the In Clydebank, the division secured conjunction with the Safe Ayr Shore dangers of carrying knives through agreement from Bar Buddha to host initiative. In addition to ongoing presentations and contact on an under-18s, alcohol-free disco to initiatives to target cruisers in the area the street. take place every Saturday for a period of Ayr Esplanade, plain clothes and of six weeks, beginning on Saturday uniformed officers were deployed to In Paisley, the key Safer Scotland 24th February. Taxi marshals were also conduct consensual and legislative reassurance weekends were used to introduced for the period of the final stop searches to deter and detect impact on town centre disorder and enforcement campaign. instances of knife carrying. These antisocial behaviour in line with the activities took place each Friday, Paisley Vision. Additional patrols were Q Division Saturday and Sunday evening deployed where officers encouraged throughout July. and advised the public to use the In December, an anti-disorder Festive readily available taxi rank in order to Policing Plan was in operation within

33 Tayside Police Results

Tayside Police Western Division Results from the four enforcement launched Operation Home Safe on phases showed impressive levels of 13 July. The operation aimed to activity from all Scottish forces. During reduce levels of violent crime and 17 weeks of enforcement activity, disorder in Perth city centre and over 74,000 searches and scans were increase levels of detection for conducted nationally. Some 1,380 crimes of violence. The operation ran knife crimes were detected with 1,375 each Thursday, Friday and Saturday knives and 1,165 other weapons evening and extended beyond the end seized from offenders. of the enforcement phase. High profile patrols, licensed premises visits and metal detector searches were used. Those arrested for violent offences appeared from custody and, where possible, bail conditions preventing them from entering Perth city centre were requested. Operation Home Safe recommenced for the December phase to ensure Christmas revellers returned home without becoming victims of violence.

Through extra funding obtained to tackle violent crime and disorder, additional resources were allocated to Dundee city centre on Friday and Saturday evenings. This initiative started in the second week of December 2006 and ran until March 2007. Tayside Police report that feedback from members of the public was extremely positive, with comment made in particular regarding the high visibility presence and the perceptions of feeling safer and more secure while out in the city centre. Staff within licensed premises also welcomed the extra attention given to their respective

premises by these additional officers. copyright David Gillanders

34 35 ALCOHOL PHASE The alcohol phase of Safer Scotland ran from Monday 4 September to Sunday 1 October 2006.

The objectives of this part of the campaign were to:

• reduce violent behaviour by reducing the availability of alcohol to persons under 18 who are likely to become either perpetrators or victims of violence • provide reassurance to communities intimidated by the antisocial behaviour of groups of youths in possession of or under the influence of alcohol • raise awareness of ‘agent purchase’ of alcohol on behalf of youths and stress the unacceptability of such action • raise awareness of the Safer Scotland campaign and the aims of the Violence Reduction Unit • encourage the training of staff working in off-sales regarding their legal responsibilities and the consequences of alcohol misuse • educate youths on the dangers of alcohol misuse.

36 Violence is preventable - not inevitable copyright David Gillanders

A menu of tactical options, divisional action plans and activities range of materials was made available compiled by the Safer Scotland were aimed at the targets identified to forces to ensure that the key Unit, was disseminated to forces below at the appropriate times. During messages were transmitted effectively. for consideration and to provide the period Monday 4 September to To assist in this, a poster entitled assistance to practitioners during Sunday 17 September, the focus was ‘Buying Booze for Under 18s – The their planning. Forces and divisions on ‘youths using alcohol and street Party’s Over’ was commissioned and were free to decide what tactics they drinkers’. In the second period, from distributed, warning potential agent used to meet local needs and at what Monday 18 September to Sunday 1 purchasers of the crime they would times, to ensure that local solutions October, the plan was to utilise the be committing. could be applied to local problems. intelligence gained in the first period to target ‘persons acting as agents and Attempts were made to ensure licensees/staff’. co-ordination of activities across Scotland to allow positive media Through Alcohol Focus Scotland, the opportunities, as well as having British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), the a noticeable impact. Force and Portman Group and NHS Scotland, a

37 Results Alco-dips

All forces participated in the The press were made aware of 2,000 Alco-dip Test Kits were sourced enforcement part of the campaign the alcohol enforcement campaign with funding from the Scottish with 2,159 individuals dealt with for prior to its commencement and a Executive to assist frontline officers illegally drinking in public. Of that press event was held at Livingston in dealing with youth alcohol and figure, 744 (34%) were under 18 years Police Office on 5 October 2006 to street drinkers. The strips were used of age. Forces were also asked to announce the results. This resulted to detect the presence of alcohol in look at agent purchases of alcohol in significant coverage on BBC and any liquid, giving either a positive or and, as a result, 44 persons were STV news programmes, several radio negative result by means of a colour charged with acting as an agent in stations and a number of prominent change on the strip. These kits have the purchase of alcohol for under-18s. articles appeared in national and local been used successfully by police This figure was lower than expected; newspapers. The media event was licensing and crime reduction units however, feedback suggests officers supported by Lothian and Borders across the UK since early 2006. The found the offence difficult to detect Assistant Chief Constable Neil strips are supplied with small plastic unless directed surveillance was Richardson, Jack Law, chief executive cups into which the liquid can be used. Similarly, the offence of persons of Alcohol Focus Scotland, and Trish decanted before testing, avoiding under 18 purchasing or attempting to Gallagher of the Scottish drink contamination claims. The purchase alcohol saw only 24 persons Ambulance Service. product was not bio-contaminated reported during the initiative. A total after dipping in drinks; therefore, the of 55 offences in relation to off-sales A full statistical report on activities strips had no special disposal needs and 93 offences in relation to on-sales during the alcohol phase is included at and could enter normal were detected, although these did not Appendix 8. refuse systems. all relate to under-age sales. These were distributed around all In total, 5,225 litres of alcohol were Scottish forces. Strathclyde Police confiscated from illegal drinkers piloted the Alco-dips in two divisions. across Scotland. This reinforced the From feedback across the Scottish message that this type of behaviour forces, these have been hailed as a was no longer acceptable nor would it huge success with numerous requests be tolerated. being made for additional kits. Forces were provided with the details of the supplier and costs for the strips and suggestions were made to source finance from community safety partnerships and crime reduction panels. Several divisions have now sourced further quantities for ongoing use.

Alco-dips.

38 Youth Alcohol Strategy Alcohol Bye-laws

During the alcohol phase, Strathclyde Geographical maps and copies of intended to drink from it whilst in a Police produced a Youth Alcohol all Scottish local authority bye-laws designated place shall be guilty of Strategy. This was subject to a report concerning the consumption of an offence.” to ACPOS by the Safer Scotland alcohol in public places were collated team to adopt as best practice across by the unit. In most local authority This would undoubtedly assist Scotland. The report is now being areas, operational officers have to see operational officers in making a progressed by ACPOS. individuals actually taking a drink of difference in enforcement. alcohol in places where bye-laws are in existence before an offence is complete.

The Safer Scotland Unit submitted a paper to ACPOS with recommendations for the prioritisation of key alcohol offences in a bid to tackle not only levels of violence, but also antisocial behaviour in our communities. This was submitted in tandem with the proposed Youth Alcohol Strategy referred to above.

Sergeant Simpson from the Safer Scotland team gave a brief presentation to MSPs at a cross- party working group on alcohol related issues.

Recommendation

Consideration should be given to having a concerted campaign run across Scotland to deal with the prosecution of all alcohol related offences over a pre-set period. It is recommended by the unit that, upon the expiry of existing local authority bye-laws, the appropriate application(s) should be made to adopt the wording of the new Scottish Executive bye-law model, which states:

“Any person who consumes alcohol in a designated place or is found to be in possession of an open container containing alcoholic liquor in circumstances whereby it is reasonable to infer that that person

39 SUMMARY OF ENFORCEMENT PHASES

40 During the five enforcement phases, The phases also offered an Full statistical returns from each of the including the alcohol phase in opportunity to trial new equipment, enforcement phases are included at September, the following statistical such as hand-held metal detectors; Appendices 3 – 7, including aggregate information was recorded by forces airport style, walk-through metal figures for all phases. across Scotland: detectors; Kevlar metal-detecting gloves; and Ferroguard poles. The • Over 3,300 young people under Ferroguard poles system – a portable, the age of 18 were reported for walk-through metal detector – was consuming alcohol in public. hailed a success, whilst the Kevlar • Over 6,000 adults were reported for gloves were not felt to be particularly consuming alcohol in public. suitable for operational policing. • 19,000 visits were made by police officers to licensed premises. • 634 offences were detected in relation to on and off-sales premises. • Almost 17,500 litres of alcohol were seized across Scotland. • 74,000 searches and scans were carried out in the search for knives and weapons, resulting in 1,375 knives and 1,165 other weapons being removed from individuals in our cities and on our streets.

41 EDUCATION PHASE The formal launch of the education phase took place at Kilwinning Academy in Ayrshire, with the launch being conducted by the then Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson MSP. The minister was present when pupils were shown the ‘Knife City’ DVD. The pupils then received an input from Inspector Tom Halbert of the Violence Reduction Unit about the dangers of carrying knives and other weapons.

42 Knife City

The key message to the media was The ‘Knife City’ DVD was produced In an effort to raise the levels that this was only the start in a long- by the Metropolitan Police. Permission of confidence amongst officers term process of changing attitudes. was granted to use this in schools presenting the ‘Knife City’ package Education is not just about schools. across Scotland. Over 1,900 copies to schools, the Safer Scotland team Everyone has a part to play – parents, were distributed to schools and attended forces and provided an communities and early years learning. groups nationwide. On behalf of input to their schools and community Schools are a focal point in the Safer Scotland, Ms Audrey Fairgrieve, officers around the DVD and community and are the best way of an Edinburgh schoolteacher on associated teaching packages. reaching young people. secondment to Lothian and Borders Police, created a secondary The Young Scot organisation agreed To mark the start of the new school school teaching pack to be used in to use the ‘Knife City’ DVD as a term, the Safer Scotland Unit conjunction with the DVD. This was teaching aid when its ‘boogie bus’ distributed education packs to police adopted for use throughout Scotland was operational. They also agreed that officers, which included a ‘Knife City’ and a primary school teaching pack they would target the top ten hardest DVD and a lesson plan. Copies of the was also produced. Prior to being hit areas across Scotland unless DVD were supplied to the media to be used in schools, the ‘Knife City’ otherwise deployed/directed. used in news programmes. package was evaluated with the general comment that it was an ‘Knife City’ is being advertised Another part of the education phase is excellent production, mixing computer through cinema magazines in a hard-hitting poster campaign, aimed animated graphics with real action. selected key areas. at trying to change attitudes towards This DVD was the main focus across carrying weapons. The poster ‘Save Scotland for the education phase. Face, Walk Away’ was aimed at young The production, teaching notes men in particular who carry, or who and DVD were put onto the may carry, knives and other weapons www.actiononviolennce.com website in the future. It was hoped the posters and can also be viewed at would raise awareness of the dangers www.itsnotagame.org of knives and make a start in trying to change attitudes towards the culture of violence which blights many of our communities.

The education phase was designed to be an ongoing project where inputs using the ‘Knife City’ package will continue throughout the school year and beyond.

43 National Mouse Mat competition

The ‘design a mouse mat’ competition schools. One category was created formed part of the education phase. for the competition aimed at children The aim of the competition was to in primary 7 classes. find a mouse mat design that could be used by the Safer Scotland Unit These children were asked to to promote the unacceptability of design a mouse mat around one violent behaviour. The mouse mat of the key themes of the year-long competition objective was to: Safer Scotland campaign – namely, violence, alcohol misuse, knives and • provide a mouse mat design that gangs. It was run with the assistance could be used to brand anti- of the Education Department of the violence work, offer a contemporary Scottish Executive. The winner was image that reflects that ‘Violence Jessica Hunter from Campie Primary is Preventable, Not Inevitable’ and School in East Lothian. Runners- Above: designs by runners up Andrew McHardie (top) and one which the public recognise and up were from Inverclyde and North Taylor McCormick. associate with tackling violence Ayrshire. The winner received an • generate interest in the Executive’s engraved iPod and a framed and Safer Scotland agenda in the signed certificate as well as 400 final five months of the year-long mouse mats of their winning design campaign for the school. The winning school • assist stakeholder engagement also received a cheque for £500. and generate a positive focal point Runners-up also received an engraved that highlights the enthusiasm iPod, framed certificate and mouse young people have for combating mats for their school. Their schools this subject received a cheque for £300 and £200 • raise awareness amongst youth respectively for them to use as they groups and others of issues saw fit. concerning violence. The judging was carried out by The design could be used with any of Scotland’s Commissioner for children the initiatives that the Executive and and young people, Ms Kathleen police are taking forward to tackle Marshall, and Mr Harry Griffiths from violence. It could be used to give a HG Design, who produced the mouse common theme to promotional items, mats and framed certificates. A leaflets, booklets etc. It would be up winner and runner-up from each local to individual policy officials whether authority area that responded to the or not to use the design in the anti- competition were also selected. Each violence initiatives that they are taking local authority winner and runner-up forward, and it is appreciated that received an iPod Shuffle. there might be occasions when it is felt inappropriate. However, it is anticipated that policy leads would appreciate the benefits of branding work to tackle violence in this way.

It was thought that the best way to get some interesting entries was to run the competition through primary

44 The winner and runners up in the Safer Scotland mousemat competition with (left to right) former Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson, Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People Kathleen Marshall, Det. Ch. Supt John Carnochan - head of the VRU and Harry Griffiths of HG Design.

Jessica Hunter’s winning design.

45 DEBRIEF MEETINGS A series of meetings were arranged in February and March where the Safer Scotland team visited force representatives with a view to a full debrief of the Safer Scotland anti-violence campaign. The meetings focused on the following headings: meeting schedule, effective communications, knife amnesty, enforcement phases, equipment provided, good points and learning points. The following is a synopsis of the comments and suggestions made by the force lead officers.

46 Meetings Schedule Effective Communication Knife Amnesty

Dates of future meetings need to • Members of the team visiting • There were some concerns around be set at the first meeting to allow forces and giving presentations to raising the fear of crime. dates to be programmed for the tactical and tasking meetings was • A further amnesty may be beneficial period of the campaign in respective greatly appreciated. in approximately three years’ time. representatives’ diaries. • The presentations raised the profile • Distribution and collection of bins of the campaign. was very good. • Scheduled meetings should be • The T&CG presentations were well • The location of bins for any future every two months. valued at divisions. campaign needs to be addressed. • The meetings were well run with • Safer Scotland staff had never • Local authorities need to good exchanges of information. done presentations at force level become more involved in providing • There was a good level of before and this added credibility suitable disposal facilities on an consistency in attendees over the to the campaign. ongoing basis. whole year. • The visits by Chief Insp McGuire • The informal meetings with force to force reps were welcomed and representatives were particularly reinforced the enthusiasm for useful, allowing a good flow of the campaign. information and bringing to light • Weekly e-mails were in the examples of best practice. right format and could easily be forwarded within the force. One representative described them as “spot-on”. • Newsletters were welcomed across forces; they are an excellent medium for passing on relevant information. • Newsletters were always balanced, including something from most forces in each issue. • The Safer Scotland team set out their intention that communication would not be an issue during this campaign and this was indeed the case. • A dedicated person providing briefings at each division would facilitate a better flow of information to frontline officers. • A video or DVD briefing designed for frontline officers would assist in motivating operational officers.

47 Enforcement Phases Equipment Good Points

• There were too many: perhaps • Hand-held metal detectors are • Helped officers look at the bigger there should be no more than two extremely useful and simple to use. issues rather than constantly or three per year. • For the first time in a Safer Scotland fire-fighting. • Need to be co-ordinated with other campaign, something was done for • Violence profiles done across partners so that there is no conflict the frontline officers to assist them Scotland helped to identify with dates/focus. in making Scotland safer. problem locations. • There was a high level of awareness • “Alcodips, what a success story. • www.actiononviolence.com website of the enforcement phases, assisted The troops love them. Can we have is a good resource, although it could by effective internal and external more, please?” be easier to access. marketing, and this should continue • The guidance booklet was warmly • The seminars arranged by the VRU into the future. received by officers. It provides during the campaign were excellent • Forces are now well aware of what up-to-date guidance on the relevant and should continue into the future. is required during enforcement legislation at a time when officers • The momentum of the campaign periods and this should be need it most. was sustained throughout the year sustained as the benefits • Ferroguard poles should be due to the enthusiasm of the Safer are evident. available at every division Scotland team. • Requirements for statistical returns across Scotland. • The overall campaign was relevant, were clearly defined and sent out sustained and yet flexible. as a package. This was essential to • Equipment introduced and ensure consistency. practices adopted leave a legacy • The same template was used for for the future. all enforcement periods. This was • Structures have now been put in good and those required to make place within forces to sustain this the return knew exactly what was type of campaign. expected of them. • All strands fitted core business, “It’s • It is imperative that enforcement what we are already doing, but not periods do not conflict with others, nationally at the same time!” e.g. Drug Dealers Don’t Care/ • The campaign had a really positive ACPOS Drink Driving Campaign. image throughout. • No negative publicity was encountered. • Despite being a year long, it was a smooth operation. • Aspects of the campaign have been embedded into the future. • New partnerships have been created and developed as a result of the campaign. • Good practice has been shared across Scotland’s forces.

48 Learning Points

• Funding for future Safer Scotland campaigns should address forces’ capacity to resource initiatives. • Too many enforcement periods, a maximum of two or three month- long periods at most over the year. • Supervisors report difficulty in forward planning whilst frontline officers are constantly forced into fire-fighting. • Performance management figures need to be addressed nationally to remove the pressure on staff who are required to retrieve figures from diverse systems. • It is imperative that future campaigns retain the flexibility for forces to adopt to allow local solutions to local problems.

49 DEBRIEF QUESTIONNAIRES To assist with evaluating the Safer Scotland campaign, questionnaires were distributed to each force representative and each individual identified as having responsibility for Safer Scotland at a divisional level. In addition, 200 questionnaires were distributed to frontline officers across the country to obtain their opinions and perceptions of the campaign. 107 (54%) of these questionnaires were returned completed. The tables below provide a statistical analysis of the main findings from these questionnaires.

50 Table 1 – Awareness/Effectiveness/Appropriateness

Force Reps Other Police Officers Total

Unaware/ Unaware/ Unaware/ Positive Negative Declined Positive Negative Declined Positive Negative Declined Question Response Respose Comment Response Respose Comment Response Respose Comment

How aware are you 75% 9% 16% 60% 34% 6% 62% 8% 30% of the campaign?

How effective do you 73% 5% 23% 44% 13% 43% 47% 12% 41% believe the campaign was?

How appropraite do you 82% 5% 13% 56% 4% 40% 60% 4% 36% feel the different phases etc were?

Do you feel the quality of 92% 1% 7% phases and the resources provided was sufficient?

Table 2 – Demand on Resources for Table 3 – The Future of Safer Scotland Safer Scotland Initiatives

Too About Not No What would you like to see as part of any Demanding Right Demanding Allocation future Anti-Violence Safer Scotland Campaign Percent

Force Rep 75% 9% 16% 60% Test Purchasing of Alcohol 69%

Knife Amnesty 55% Other Police 73% 5% 23% 44%

Alcohol Phase 54% Total 82% 5% 13% 56% Test Purchasing of Knives 49%

Table 4 – Priorities in Relation To Safer Warrants Enforcement 47%

Scotland Activities Inputs to officers at divisional/force level 40%

Enforcement Phases 39% Which of the key strandsof Violence Reduction did you consider important in your area when planning Safer National Media Campaigns 38% Scotland activities? Aide-memoirs/Booklets for use by front-line officers 38% Very No Domestic Violence Phase 38% Important Important Opinion UnImportant Educational Packages on Gangs 37% Violence 65% 33% 1% 1% Posters to accompany targeted phases 34% Gangs 55% 30% 9% 6% Educational Packages on Violence in General 34%

Knives 56% 34% 5% 6% Educational packages on Knives 31%

Alcohol 70% 28% 2% 1% Educational packages on Alcohol 29%

Inputs to Tactical & Tasking Meetings 12%

Don’t want a future anti-violence campaign 0%

51 The following provides some of the additional comments received from officers.

Effective communication Please provide details of any Please provide any additional determines the success of Safer issues experienced in your comments on how you believe Scotland campaigns. Please division/force which may have Safer Scotland could be improved provide comments on how you limited the success of Safer in the future. feel communications could Scotland locally. be improved. • No improvement required; sound • Lack of resources. working model. • Perhaps a DVD or electronic briefing • What were the objectives? These • Test purchase operation for alcohol. that could be shown to all officers were never communicated to • Use of specials and office at the start of the campaign and frontline officers. based staff. periodically during the campaign, • Too many local initiatives running • Dedicated targeting teams within reinforcing the message and at the same time. Please retain divisions and forces. providing a fresh impetus. Safer Scotland, but convince senior • Substantial Scottish Executive • Feedback of results needs to officers to run the operation alone. funding to forces to enable be clearer. • The old story of limited staffing for increased proactivity. • Lead officers to be more visible/ operations is always going to be • Should give flexibility to address involved at local level briefing teams. an issue. local issues. This will ensure a buy-in from • Having constant enforcing • Less formal returns would save time. frontline officers. phases is diluting the impact and, • Too much information coming with increasing demands, it is to divisions without any obvious increasingly difficult to resource. force co-ordination. It was then up to divisional reps to take the info supplied, summarise it and disseminate to the division. • Provide individual officers with a direct e-mail on Safer Scotland initiatives. I believe this would highlight the campaign more to officers. • Simpler communication. Initiatives can be lost amongst the amount of information that is required to be read almost daily. • A short presentation on video, less than five minutes. • Regular updates to divisional intelligence managers, who can cascade to electronic briefing. • Communications were good. Not too oppressive from the centre, which was good.

52 This was the first year-long Safer Scotland Campaign. How long do you think subsequent campaigns should last for?

• Should be continuous. • Momentum should be continued. • A year was right. • Shorter phases. • Pick the right times of the year when there are resources available to enforce. • Multi-agency approach should have lasting effect rather than the figures going up again in three months’ time. • Short sharp periods where requests are not conflicting. • Six months maximum. • One monthly period per quarter. • More flexibility required for local enforcement.

53 CAMPAIGN SUMMARY In the strategy document compiled at the start of the first year-long Safer Scotland campaign, an undertaking was given to use short-term initiatives, focused on specific elements of violence, to contain and manage the problem of violence as it exists in our communities today. In his foreword, the president of ACPOS, Ian Latimer, gave a commitment on behalf of the Scottish police service to work in real partnership with everyone to bring about the changes in attitude and society that will reduce violence for good, that will reduce the numbers of victims, that will increase communities’ well-being and that will make Scotland a safer place for everyone.

54 It was with that in mind that the Through Scottish Executive funding, a wide audience and has the potential members of the Safer Scotland 1,000 hand-held metal detectors to become an increasingly valuable Co-ordination Unit and the force were distributed across Scotland. resource as schemes by youth representatives who made up the The unit facilitated the introduction outreach workers, social workers and Safer Scotland team planned the of a standard operating procedure voluntary organisations are added. campaign that is the subject of this to address the issue of knives report. The four main strands of the being brought back into the country Furthermore, new procedures and campaign were agreed as being: through airports by holidaymakers. practices have been introduced, Throughout the year, the unit sought and public awareness of violence • violence out good practice from across the and activities to tackle the problem • knives Scottish forces and ensured that has been improved. In conclusion, it • gangs this was highlighted on the www. can be said that the Safer Scotland • alcohol actiononviolence.com website. They campaign, as well as containing and also submitted a report to ACPO(S) managing the current problem, has The campaign began in April 2006 requesting consideration of a policy made a positive contribution to the with a national warrants enforcement for the prosecution of alcohol related process of influencing attitudinal campaign. This provided an offences across Scotland. Another change and reinforcing the opportunity for forces to revisit and report looking at a national football message that... update their processes for dealing policing type operation was submitted with warrants and send a signal to to the chair of the ACPO(S) football “Violence is Preventable, violent offenders that they were now a sub-committee. Not Inevitable.” priority target for police forces across Scotland. The unit then organised Through the use of both and co-ordinated the National Knife questionnaires and structured Amnesty, immediately followed by a feedback meetings with key high profile enforcement phase in July/ individuals, the level of feedback August 2006. Further enforcement obtained regarding the running of the campaigns were carried out in campaign is unprecedented. This November and December 2006 and should allow future Safer Scotland February into March 2007. A specific campaigns to plan for the future with enforcement period was carried out in a better understanding of what are September 2006, focusing on alcohol considered priorities by forces not related issues, and the warrants only at a strategic level, but also at enforcement campaign was repeated a tactical level. Levels of support for in January 2007. different tactical options have been gauged and, with a comprehensive Early in the campaign, presentations database of best practice now in were given to forces’ Tasking and place, a range of proven options are Co-ordinating meetings. These were now open to practitioners. followed up six months later by a second round of presentations. To In addition, a number of legacies have help communicate the message been left by the campaign. These to operational officers and provide include materials such as hand-held them with practical assistance, metal detectors and Ferroguard guidance notes booklets were issued poles, which forces should continue to all operational police officers to make use of. Guidance notes across Scotland. The unit created booklets will continue to be used the first national Youth Diversionary by frontline officers beyond the end Activities Directory, clearly showing of the campaign and the template the protracted efforts of forces in is now in a format that can provide engaging with young people to divert the basis for updates in the future. them away from crime, alcohol, knife The Youth Directory of Diversionary carrying and antisocial behaviour. Activities has been distributed around

55 APPENDICES

56 Appendix 1

Weapons Surrendered During National Knife Amnesty - 26th May – 30th June 2006

Non Force Domestic domestic Swords Other Total

British Transport Police 26 66 2 2 96

Central Scotland 329 166 35 39 569

Dumfries & Galloway 283 120 17 26 446

Fife 395 204 23 36 658

Grampian 584 210 29 23 846

Lothian & Borders 1192 434 61 153 1840

M.O.D. Police 0 8 0 0 8

Northern 229 190 31 60 510

Strathclyde 3725 1358 242 1379 6704

Tayside 640 226 34 68 968

Totals 7403 2982 474 1786 12645

Appendix 2

Warrants Enforcement Summary - Phase 1 (1st April – 30th April 2006)

57 Appendix 2 (cont)

Warrants Enforcement Summary - Phase 2 (8th January – 4th February 2007)

58 Appendix 3

Enforcement Campaign Totals

59 Appendix 4

July Enforcement Figures

60 Appendix 5

November Enforcement Figures

61 Appendix 6

December Enforcement Figures

62 Appendix 7

February / March Enforcement Figures

63 Appendix 8

Alcohol Phase Figures

64 Notes

65 Notes

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