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breach of an A B C;
witness statements of officers who attended incidents.
witness statements of people affected by the behaviour.
evidence of complaints recorded by the police, housing providers or other agencies.
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Simon Cordell’s Skeleton Argument (2) Pdf
Simon Cordell Skeleton Argument (3).pdf
Managing the application process
statements from professional witnesses, for example council officials, health visitors or
truancy officers.
video or CCTV evidence (effective where resolution is high and high-quality still images can
be used);
supporting statements or reports from other agencies, for example probation reports.
previous successful civil proceedings that are relevant, such as an eviction order lor similar
behaviour.
previous relevant convictions.
copies of custody records of previous arrests relevant to the application; and
information from witness diaries.
Together campaign fact sheet
The Together campaign has produced a fact sheet giving step-by-step guidance on evidence
collection which is available on the website www. together.gov.uk
Southampton shopping area blighted by anti-social behaviour
Issue
Lordshill centre was suffering from a large amount of anti-social behaviour, especially
around the local supermarket. There was a substantial amount of shoplifting, criminal damage
and harassment of visitors and shoppers. At the other end of the centre was a large bingo hall
frequented by older patrons who were becoming increasingly afraid to go after 6pm.The
supermarket was also shutting earlier in response to these incidents.
Approach
The local anti-social behaviour team’s senior investigator met with the manager of the
supermarket, together with the local police, and discussed possible ways of working more
closely to deal with the issues, they were provided with a log book to record all incidents and
this was checked weekly by the anti-social behaviour investigator and the police. This
information was then put into a schedule to identify times and dates of the issues and also the
perpetrators. Logbooks were provided to the local library and the bingo hall, as well as the
supermarket, in an attempt to collate a large amount of evidence. It’s Your Call’ posters were
put up in all shops in the area and premises were visited regularly by a member of the multi-
agency team.
Outcome
Because of the joint working and shared support, the stores felt able to tackle those causing
the problem. As a result of information provided by the shops, an ASBO was obtained
against the main perpetrator, with an exclusion from the whole shopping area.
There was also a Crime Reduction and Environment Week in the area, and a youth project
has been funded by the supermarket, which has also provided paint to repaint the subway.
This has prevented graffiti reappearing. There is also a dispersal order in place now to
complement the ASBO and the perpetrator has not returned to the area. Residents and visitors
can now shop in peace and the supermarket is looking to invest more money in the area.
Contact
Jane Mieinicezek Anti-social Behaviour Manager Telephone: 023 8083 3988
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