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Arson Investigation

Arson Investigation . A Partnership Success Story. Catalyst for Anti Social Behaviour. Business Interruption. Loss of Life. Arson. Intimidation and Fear. Working together for a safer Hampshire. 2006. Increase the success in bringing arsonists to justice. Reduce Deliberate Fires.

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Arson Investigation

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  1. Arson Investigation A Partnership Success Story

  2. Catalyst for Anti Social Behaviour Business Interruption Loss of Life Arson Intimidationand Fear

  3. Working together for a safer Hampshire 2006 Increase the success in bringing arsonists to justice Reduce Deliberate Fires

  4. Situation analysis Fire Scene Investigation 2006 Arrest / Detection / Conviction HFRS CM / WM / FDS/ Police FOA Hampshire Police Scientific Support CSI’s Fire Investigation Team (FIT) Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) CID or Major Incident Team

  5. The Solution appeared to be simple! The multi agency team approach to fire investigation needed to improve significantly. Each agency needed to work cohesively to ensure an effective investigation of the incident at the scene of the fire and beyond.

  6. The primary objective for Hampshire's ATF was to achieve a noticeable improvement in the arrest, detection and conviction rates of arson offenders by driving the initial investigation and providing specialist support and guidance to fire and police colleagues involved in the forensic and criminal investigation of deliberate and serious fires across the county.

  7. FireSceneInvestigation 2011 Arrest / Detection / Conviction HFRS CM / WM / FDS/ TFS FIIRT Police FOA Crime Scene Manager Fire Investigation Scene Manager Hampshire Police Scientific Support CSI’s Arson Task Force (ATF) Detective Constable StationManager Fire Investigation Team (FIT) Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Fire Investigation Search Dog Unit CID or Major Incident Team Hampshire Police C.I.D Fire Investigation Support Unit (FISU) Coroners Office Forensic Science Service ATF DC

  8. Outcomes • Significant end to end improvements in the investigative process • Greater understanding of each agency has significantly improved mutual support • Learning from each other has produced tangible service delivery improvements in additional departments within each organisation and other agencies. • Hi-visibility multi agency response to arson crime provides deterrent and assurance • The partnership works ‘The results speak for themselves’

  9. 2006 2011 Arrests 9% Detections 7% Convictions 3% Arrests 63% Detections 49% Convictions 85% Hampshire Constabulary Hampshire Arson Task Force Hampshire Arson Task Force

  10. The county’s arrest rate is an impressive 7 times higher than the national average. The conviction rate is 6 times higher. 99 Arsonists Removed from the Communities of Hampshire Serving in excess of 240 years prison time

  11. Thank you for your attention Any Questions

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