Chief Inspector Mark McEwan Police Service of Northern Ireland B District (South and East Belfast)
Overview of Public Disorder – June 2011 • On Monday 20 June 2011, after 9.00pm some of the worst sectarian rioting in almost a decade broke out at the Short Strand Interface. • Around 500 persons gathered in the area. • Residents reported their homes were being attacked by paint, stones, smoke bombs, fireworks and petrol bombs. • Shots were fired and blast bombs thrown. • Two males were taken to hospital with gunshot injuries to their legs. • A police officer was taken to hospital with an eye injury.
Overview of Public Disorder – June 2011 • There were further violent disturbances on Tuesday 21 June 2011 and again on Friday 01 July 2011. • A press photographer was shot in the leg at 11.50pm during the second night of rioting. • Water cannon was deployed and 140 AEP rounds were fired. • Risk of huge damage to relationships between communities and PSNI. • The UVF was blamed for orchestrating the rioting. This is the first time PSNI publicly named a specific group for orchestrating public disorder.
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PSNI Statistics Linked to Disorder During the week of June 20 - June 26 2011: • 1,278 officers spent 15,627 hours policing the riots and disorder in East Belfast. • The estimate of the overall cost to the PSNI of policing these riots between these dates was £336,231. (The costs include duty time, overtime and other directly associated costs.) • There was a clear need to find a multi-agency resolution.
Myhill Levels of Engagement
Policing with the Community Strategy Delivering Policing with the Community through Personal, Professional, Protective Policing ACTIVITIES ACCOUNTABILITY THEMES STRATEGY STYLE Effective Community Engagement Treat People Fairly And Personal Engagement With Respect Our Policing Commitments Effective Joint User Satisfaction Surveys Problem Solving Policing Confidence Measures with Tackling Crime and Protecting Service Professional the Public the Delivery Complaint Trends Targeted Community Levels of Crime & Disorder Patrolling/ Activities Individual Performance Review Provide Protective Partnership Information To the Community Deliver a High Quality Service
Community Engagement • Increased police visibility – initially altering shift patterns to reflect demand. • Longer term increased number of officers in local Neighbourhood Policing Teams. • With partner agencies, DOJ, Housing Executive, Housing Associations addressed physical structures. • CCTV, peace line, fire proof roofing, grills on windows, protective measures in gardens – not everyone welcomed these measures.
Ongoing Community Engagement • A door to door survey, delivered by NPT officers, to establish policing priorities according to the wider community (Oct – Dec 2011). • 340 responses. • Independently analysed by the Northern Ireland Policing Board. • Priorities were; antisocial behaviour, burglary, drugs, police visibility.
Ongoing Community Engagement • Utilised platform for collaborative working to address priority issues. • £35,000 investment into Alternatives NI Street by Street Project. Now moving into Ballymacarrett area. • £15,000 investment in Ballymacarrett Youth Centre. • £25,000 investment into Doyle Youth Centre. • Establishment of PACT – Partners and Community Together. • Establishment of Pottinger Neighbourhood Facebook page
Safe Choices • 180 Primary 7 pupils from five pathfinder schools attended a Safe Choices event, on Tuesday 29th and 30th May 2012. • Event highlighted the impact of drugs and alcohol on individuals, families and the wider community. • Delivered by a multi-agency partnership. Pottinger Neighbourhood Police Team East Belfast Community Development Agency FASA Street by Street.
The Way Forward • The development of a structured process for information sharing between agencies. • The establishment of analytical and tasking processes to identify priority families and individuals for intervention. • Based on Inverclyde/Glasgow Community Safety Services.
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