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Engaging disaffected young people: the Youth Secure Streets project . Alice Murray, Westminster City Council and Lauren Small , Inclusion. The YUS project . Funded by European Commission Justice Department - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ENGAGING DISAFFECTED YOUNG PEOPLE: THE YOUTH SECURE STREETS PROJECT
Alice Murray, Westminster City Council and Lauren Small,
Inclusion
THE YUS PROJECT • Funded by European Commission Justice Department• Partners: Municipality of Pescara, Region on Abruzzo,
Progetti Sociali (Italy) , Municipality of Cordoba (Spain), City of Westminster , Inclusion (UK)
• Common aim to devise measures to tackle serious youth violence across EU towns/cities
• Focus on local engagement and transferable solutions• Inclusion and Westminster worked together to produce
anti-violence campaign for the borough
DEMOGRAPHICSResidents at both ends of the wealth spectrum - some of the richest and most deprived communities
33,000 young people aged 0-15 (14% of the population)
10,500 young people aged 15-19 189 Westminster residents aged 18 and under were convicted of an offence
Approximately 118 young people have been identified as being involved in gangs in Westminster
AFFECTED AREAS IN WESTMINSTER
TACKLING YOUTH VIOLENCE IN WESTMINSTERFollowing an escalation in youth violence and rise in
community concern, Westminster City Council developed the ‘Your Choice’ programme:Four themes:
Prevention Identification Support Enforcemen
t
Your Choice Programme Manager
Co-ordinator
Analyst3 x Gang Workers ASB
Caseworker
Young Person’s Advocate
0.5 Probation
Officer
Police SergeantMPS Funded
3 x Police ConstablesMPS Funded
Police Council
Gang Exit Programme
Conflict Mediation
Family Support FreshStar
t
Commissioned Services
Other Police Teams
Youth Offending Service
Locality Young
People’s Services
Schools Youth Clubs
Neighbourhood Crime Reduction
Service
Aligned Services
Growing Against Gangs & Violence
Safe & Secure
Integrated Gangs Unit
Reducing youth violence in Westminster Reducing overall offending by youths in
Westminster (non-violent offences) Reducing gang affiliation of those who
participate in Your Choice Reducing community concern about gangs and
serious youth violence in Westminster
Mantra: Cross border, cross agency, cross age range
YOUR CHOICE: AIMS
PROJECT AIMS Give young people a
chance to make a
difference in their
community
Help get their
message about gangs
and crime out to
other young people
Provide access to
decision makers
Create a campaign by young people for young people
Training and skills development
Developing and online, print and video/radio campaign with professionals
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT Outreach sessions in local youth clubs
Brainstorming sessions on the key campaign messages and materials
Sessions with professionals to generate materials graphic designers and music producers and some media training
Residential weekend to finalise campaign ideas and to give the young people experience of team working through fun activities
Campaign launch week
OUTCOMES New skills
• Web development• Graphic design• Music/video
production• Team working • Community
engagement
Accreditation
• Duke of Edinburgh award components
Future opportuniti
es
• Work experience with project partners
• Community engagement opportunities (youth forum, youth council, police ward panel)
WHICH PATH WILL YOU CHOOSE?
Audio tracks Radio adverts Radio interviews Leaflets for young people, for
parents and for professionals Posters Magazine adverts Three short campaign films for the
website
The website: www.whichpathwillyouchoose.com