Not ‘part of the job’

Impact on officers and staff, impact on service delivery and ‘the human factor’

No single failing – ‘work in partnership’ – officers, CPS, Federation, Occupational Health, media etc

Root and branch review

Evidence Based approach

Trends, causes, patterns

Deployment -  call handling, risk assessment, double crewing

Support from colleagues/supervisors and senior management

Training & equipment  -  length of training, Taser, use of force

Better investigations improve the chance of conviction

A force priority not a gold group issue

Fewer officers = Potential greater risks?

Understand the data even better -  trends, themes and weak points

Work both internally and externally - evidence based

Not unique - National research and approach

Work in Partnership - not in isolation

Contact with Ch Supt Chilton

Contact with John Apter

A ‘good news story’

How I got involved

Offences

Charging Decisions

What CPS could do?

The quality of file received

Some basics

Not part of the job

Regarded as serious matters

Change in culture/ attitude

Assaults on police officers are serious crimes- not ‘add ons’

Proper and thorough investigations

Desire from CPS to prosecute these cases

Putting the Court there at the scene- best methods of achieving this

Fundamental principles

CPS values and DPP priorities

Making a difference

Injured officer = victim

Victim’s Code and VPS

Victim’s Right to Review

Service to victims and witnesses

2 months this year- 88 cases, 83 convictions (79 assault police/ 4 resist)

5 unsuccessful (2 lost at trial and 3 dropped insufficient that acting in execution of duty)

Conviction rate 95% v 84% Mags court generally

Offenders that have assaulted or resisted officers have been brought to justice

The success story – evidence base

Relationship Building

Trust

Communication is key

Working collaboratively