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“VIOLENCE” The Shared Agenda

“VIOLENCE” The Shared Agenda. John Carnochan QPM Detective Chief Superintendent Violence Reduction Unit. 11 th June 2008.

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“VIOLENCE” The Shared Agenda

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  1. “VIOLENCE” The Shared Agenda John Carnochan QPM Detective Chief Superintendent Violence Reduction Unit 11th June 2008

  2. ‘It is depressing nowadays to take up ones paper and read the daily catalogue of assaults and murders with knives, razors and other lethal weapons. Indeed slashing and stabbings are becoming so common that they appear to be accepted as part of our modern youth’s recreation ’ Glasgow Evening Times 14/3/1930 Letters Page

  3. The Scale Deaths by Violence: • Norway 1.0 • Spain/Greece 1.3 • Northern Ireland 3.5 • England and Wales 4.2 • Rumania 5.1 • Albania 6.2 • SCOTLAND 7.3 • United States 7.9 44. Israel 8.3 Peace Monitor 2005

  4. The Scale Homicide Rates: • England and Wales = 1.0 • Scotland = 3.1 Males between 10-29 = 5.3 WHO Report on Violence 2002

  5. The Scale • In one year in Scotland 05/06: • Murders 93 • Attempt Murder749 • Serious Assault6,452 • Simple Assault 73,535

  6. The “How” Identify risk / protectivefactors Research why it occurs Surveillance Systematic data collection Implement Scale up and evaluate effective programmes Develop and evaluate interventions Find out what works.

  7. Understand Causes of Violence Two components to Violence: • The propensity to be violent - personal factors • The triggers of violence - social factors The Wave Report 2005 “Violence and what to do about it”

  8. What do Employers Want? Percentage of Employers reporting an employee skill gap. Future Skills Bar Chart. See Future Skills Scotland Website, Employer Survey 2004, p27, fig 15.

  9. Public Health Model Relationship Individual Societal Community • Lack of communication skills • Poor behavioural control • Impulsiveness • Aggressive behaviour • Lack of skills to deal with conflict • Lack of “life” skills • Exclusion from Services/Schools • Nutrition Diet Health • Alcohol • Lack of employment opportunities • Parenting • Lack of knowledge • Friends that engage in violence • Prevalence of gang culture • Violent families – siblings/parents • Lack of significant adults/positive role model • Lack of punishment for pre cursor offences – knife carrying • Lack of visible swift justice • Links to deprivation • Scottishness • Cultural norms • Legitimisation of violence • Access to and use of alcohol • Lack of aspiration • Dependancy

  10. ENFORCEMENT We will strive to contain and manage the problem of violence as it manifests itself on our streets and within premises using traditional and innovative enforcement techniques. • SUSTAINABLE REDUCTION IN VIOLENCE We are asking for long-term commitment from all partners and communities to develop and implement policies that will bring about attitudinal change and deliver a permanent and sustainable reduction in violence.

  11. “Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement, and now it is a problem to be overcome”Garrison Keillor The Book of Guys 1994

  12. End www.actiononviolence.com

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