2. GMPA Embracing Difference
Consultation
• Consultation focussed on strands of diversity
- e.g. gender, faith, age
• Variety of different settings
- e.g. schools, residential homes, community events
• Different engagement delivery methods
- e.g. qwizdom, focus groups, questionnaires
3. AGE Consultation Results
The top three problems stated by
respondents (under 25’s) of the
questionnaires were:
1st Anti-social behaviour
2nd Burglary
3rd Drug Dealers
5. Aims and Objectives
• Consult on policing and crime and
disorder issues
• Improve feeling of community safety
• Reduce fear of crime
• Challenge stereotypes which may exist
between people of different generations
• Improve relationships between the community
and the police
6. How?
• Young and older people of different generations
from the same geographical area
• Community setting
• Safe environment
• Share experiences
• Learn from others
• Interactive day with fun exercises
8. Exercise One
• In small groups each person write a
single word on a post-it note which
describes the following groups…
9. Examples of what some people
said at the events…
• Police
- e.g. protect people, hard job, necessity, overworked, waste of time
• Hoodie
- e.g. trendy, misunderstood, comfy, chilled, disrespectful, criminals
• Older person
- e.g. nanna, mature, need help, wise, vulnerable, always ill
10. How can we Challenge Perceptions and
Stereotypes?
Olive Holland – Monologue (Dear Doctor)
11. Exercise Two
• In groups, read your statement and
write down which groups or
communities you think it could be
describing?
