Merseyside Police will robustly respond to perpetrators of antisocial behaviour, effectively investigate and problem solve, taking a trauma informed approach to identify individuals involved in antisocial behaviour and criminality.
- Work will focus on proportionately utilising the full range of legislative options, technology and tactics, such as Dispersal Orders, Community Protection Notices, Tenancy Agreements, Acceptable Behaviour Contracts and Bail Conditions to disrupt and hold perpetrators to account.
The volume of Preventative Orders and the use of Bail will be monitored, supported by the creation of the ASB Preventative Orders Team, the uplift of Neighbourhood Officers, the rollout of Neighbourhood Policing Training.
This approach will ensure a clear deterrent to further antisocial behaviour, with training completion and order volumes reviewed monthly, and partnership use of legislation reviewed at The Merseyside Antisocial Behaviour Partnership meetings.
- Data will be shared with partners, where lawful and necessary, to ensure all agencies are sufficiently informed to respond cohesively.
Attendance at relevant meetings will be monitored, along with the provision of appropriate data during those meetings.
Information will continue to be shared through relevant force meetings, with reminders issued to review attendance at local partnership forums. This will be supported through information sharing and a joined‑up approach, with attendance reviewed quarterly.
- Neighbourhood Officers will be given sufficient time within their areas to act as a visible deterrent, develop local knowledge and focus on local problems.
Regular reviews will be undertaken to monitor the percentage of time officers are abstracted from their dedicated neighbourhoods. This will be supported by uplifting officer numbers within Neighbourhood Policing.
The aim will be to ensure officers remain available to build relationships, identify offenders and make the connections needed to utilise preventative orders, with figures reviewed monthly.
- Perpetrators will be responded to as individuals, addressing underlying causes and considering antisocial behaviour within the wider context of any other offending.
Repeat offenders will be regularly reviewed and identified, with data around individuals being shared with partners. This will ensure appropriate interventions are applied and will increase the likelihood of reducing reoffending, with progress reviewed quarterly.
