This document summarizes the Realistic Imitation Firearm Initiative Operation between the police and ACPO. It provides an overview of the background and intelligence on imitation firearms in the UK. It then outlines recommendations for intelligence gathering, enforcement actions like test purchases, and prevention strategies like developing education messages for youth. The goal is to address the criminal use of imitation firearms under the new Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.
The Challenging Wards Programme aimed to reduce violent crime in 8 priority neighborhoods in London from 2006-2008 through multi-agency partnership. The objectives were to reduce repeat violent offenders and victims by a certain percentage and reduce reported violent crimes at hotspots. A structured process was established across agencies like police, prisons, probation, and social services to identify risks, assess cases, and implement location-based and individual interventions to manage violence.
This document provides an executive summary of a review of systems and structures for managing dangerous offenders within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The review aimed to identify opportunities to link different units' work and rationalize processes. Key findings include a lack of common definitions of danger, limited proactive risk identification, and variable risk assessment and management practices across units. Recommendations are made to standardize danger definitions, develop a common risk rating system, improve intelligence sharing between units, and have the Homicide Prevention Unit develop risk models to help frontline officers and borough intelligence units identify risks earlier. The review involved interviews with specialist practitioners and considers risk processes relating to offenders, victims, and locations.
The document discusses route choices for hiking in the Cumbrian mountains of England. It provides details on three areas chosen as bases for hiking - Patterdale for the first two weeks to explore the Eastern Fells, Scales village for the third week for access to Blencathra, and rationale for each choice. It then outlines several hiking routes of varying difficulties, from easy to difficult, providing distance, time and ascent details for each. The routes cover areas such as Grisedale Valley, Helvellyn, Blencathra, Place Fell and others.
Presentation on Neighbourhood Guidelines for the Analysis and Control of Viol...Standing Start Solutions
The document outlines Operation Curb, a strategy to prevent serious youth violence through a structured risk management and problem solving approach. It involves gathering intelligence on offenders, victims, locations and weapon trends to prioritize risks. Tactics include targeting high-risk individuals and areas through interventions like stop-and-search, bail conditions, and weapons sweeps. The strategy also aims to improve information sharing across agencies and engage partners through initiatives to educate youth and support at-risk families. The goal is to reduce repeat offending, victimization and violent incidents through collaborative problem solving and public protection measures.
This document summarizes the Realistic Imitation Firearm Initiative Operation between the police and ACPO. It provides an overview of the background and intelligence on imitation firearms in the UK. It then outlines recommendations for intelligence gathering, enforcement actions like test purchases, and prevention strategies like developing education messages for youth. The goal is to address the criminal use of imitation firearms under the new Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.
The Challenging Wards Programme aimed to reduce violent crime in 8 priority neighborhoods in London from 2006-2008 through multi-agency partnership. The objectives were to reduce repeat violent offenders and victims by a certain percentage and reduce reported violent crimes at hotspots. A structured process was established across agencies like police, prisons, probation, and social services to identify risks, assess cases, and implement location-based and individual interventions to manage violence.
This document provides an executive summary of a review of systems and structures for managing dangerous offenders within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The review aimed to identify opportunities to link different units' work and rationalize processes. Key findings include a lack of common definitions of danger, limited proactive risk identification, and variable risk assessment and management practices across units. Recommendations are made to standardize danger definitions, develop a common risk rating system, improve intelligence sharing between units, and have the Homicide Prevention Unit develop risk models to help frontline officers and borough intelligence units identify risks earlier. The review involved interviews with specialist practitioners and considers risk processes relating to offenders, victims, and locations.
The document discusses route choices for hiking in the Cumbrian mountains of England. It provides details on three areas chosen as bases for hiking - Patterdale for the first two weeks to explore the Eastern Fells, Scales village for the third week for access to Blencathra, and rationale for each choice. It then outlines several hiking routes of varying difficulties, from easy to difficult, providing distance, time and ascent details for each. The routes cover areas such as Grisedale Valley, Helvellyn, Blencathra, Place Fell and others.
Presentation on Neighbourhood Guidelines for the Analysis and Control of Viol...Standing Start Solutions
The document outlines Operation Curb, a strategy to prevent serious youth violence through a structured risk management and problem solving approach. It involves gathering intelligence on offenders, victims, locations and weapon trends to prioritize risks. Tactics include targeting high-risk individuals and areas through interventions like stop-and-search, bail conditions, and weapons sweeps. The strategy also aims to improve information sharing across agencies and engage partners through initiatives to educate youth and support at-risk families. The goal is to reduce repeat offending, victimization and violent incidents through collaborative problem solving and public protection measures.
The document discusses route choices for hiking in the Cumbrian mountains of England. It provides details on three areas chosen as bases for hiking - Patterdale for the first two weeks to explore the Eastern and Far Eastern fells, Scales village for the third week for access to routes on Blencathra, and routes of varying difficulties ranging from easy lakeside walks to challenging ridge traverses. Maps, directions, and notes are given for over a dozen specific hiking routes throughout the document.
An owl woke the author at 4:15am by loudly screeching nearby in the trees, demonstrating its stealth abilities. Later, the author mistakenly took the wrong path at Fairfield and ended up lost, navigating dangerous bogs and cliffs as he unknowingly walked south towards Windermere instead of his intended destination. Exhausted and with an injured knee, he limped into Ambleside around 4:30pm before punishing himself with a long walk back over difficult terrain, finally returning to camp at 8pm after 12 hours and around 25 miles of continuous walking.
James Cooke has over 30 years of experience in risk management and crime reduction. He holds an MSc in Operations Management and has held senior roles with Scotland Yard and the Metropolitan Police, leading projects to reduce violent crime and gang activity. He now runs his own business providing security consulting, coaching, and training.
This document summarizes the changing role of crime prevention and modern policing approaches. It discusses how prevention has shifted from solely focusing on reducing causes of crime to also incorporating disruption, diversion, and suppression tactics. The document also outlines key elements of modern prevention including multi-agency collaboration, use of intelligence models and problem-solving processes, and focusing prevention efforts on high-risk individuals, locations, and behaviors. Finally, it notes future needs around standardized training, integrating prevention into strategic planning, and establishing a national research center for prevention.
Standing Start Solutions Ltd provides operations management consulting and security services. The company is run by James Cooke, who has over 33 years of experience in policing with Scotland Yard. The company offers World Ready workshops that coach managers in operations management skills like building high performance teams and translating strategy into operational delivery. It also offers World Safe security services for VIPs visiting London, providing risk assessments and protection through Cooke's police and business network.
The document proposes a one-year training program called World Ready Training to develop young students' skills for business such as communication, problem solving, and managing diversity. It would involve individual learning and four team projects in different locations. Students would be identified and sponsored by organizations, who could then consider them for future employment. The program aims to provide structured international experience and skill development to ready students for modern business demands.
The document describes World Ready Training, an international self-development program that prepares individuals for modern business demands through competency-based training involving team projects in different regions. The year-long program aims to provide pre-employment training and a pool of job candidates through an integrated framework involving individual learning, team projects in various environments, and assessments. It outlines the program structure, management, costs and feasibility findings for piloting the initiative.
The document discusses route choices for hiking in the Cumbrian mountains of England. It provides details on three areas chosen as bases for hiking - Patterdale for the first two weeks to explore the Eastern and Far Eastern fells, Scales village for the third week for access to routes on Blencathra, and routes of varying difficulties ranging from easy lakeside walks to challenging ridge traverses. Maps, directions, and notes are given for over a dozen specific hiking routes throughout the document.
An owl woke the author at 4:15am by loudly screeching nearby in the trees, demonstrating its stealth abilities. Later, the author mistakenly took the wrong path at Fairfield and ended up lost, navigating dangerous bogs and cliffs as he unknowingly walked south towards Windermere instead of his intended destination. Exhausted and with an injured knee, he limped into Ambleside around 4:30pm before punishing himself with a long walk back over difficult terrain, finally returning to camp at 8pm after 12 hours and around 25 miles of continuous walking.
James Cooke has over 30 years of experience in risk management and crime reduction. He holds an MSc in Operations Management and has held senior roles with Scotland Yard and the Metropolitan Police, leading projects to reduce violent crime and gang activity. He now runs his own business providing security consulting, coaching, and training.
This document summarizes the changing role of crime prevention and modern policing approaches. It discusses how prevention has shifted from solely focusing on reducing causes of crime to also incorporating disruption, diversion, and suppression tactics. The document also outlines key elements of modern prevention including multi-agency collaboration, use of intelligence models and problem-solving processes, and focusing prevention efforts on high-risk individuals, locations, and behaviors. Finally, it notes future needs around standardized training, integrating prevention into strategic planning, and establishing a national research center for prevention.
Standing Start Solutions Ltd provides operations management consulting and security services. The company is run by James Cooke, who has over 33 years of experience in policing with Scotland Yard. The company offers World Ready workshops that coach managers in operations management skills like building high performance teams and translating strategy into operational delivery. It also offers World Safe security services for VIPs visiting London, providing risk assessments and protection through Cooke's police and business network.
The document proposes a one-year training program called World Ready Training to develop young students' skills for business such as communication, problem solving, and managing diversity. It would involve individual learning and four team projects in different locations. Students would be identified and sponsored by organizations, who could then consider them for future employment. The program aims to provide structured international experience and skill development to ready students for modern business demands.
The document describes World Ready Training, an international self-development program that prepares individuals for modern business demands through competency-based training involving team projects in different regions. The year-long program aims to provide pre-employment training and a pool of job candidates through an integrated framework involving individual learning, team projects in various environments, and assessments. It outlines the program structure, management, costs and feasibility findings for piloting the initiative.