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CAMPAIGNS
Jersey Crimestoppers has created numerous campaigns aimed at raising the awareness of the Crimestoppers' number 0800 555 111 and reducing crime. Campaigns include:
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 | DRIVERS in Jersey are being reminded that drink driving is unacceptable as Jersey’s Road safety Panel and Crimestoppers in both Jersey and Guernsey launch a summer awareness campaign, with the support of actor Sean Arnold.
Mr Arnold stars in a new public information film called:
‘Drink drivers...Don’t let them get away with it.’
In the film, Mr Arnold plays the part of a ‘ghost’ who has been knocked down by a drink driver. Islanders are being asked to call Crimestoppers anonymously if they suspect someone of drink driving, and to not let them get away with it.
The awareness campaign has the support of the States of Jersey Police. So far this year, just over 100 drivers have been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. Figures for previous years are included below.
Jersey’s Road Safety Officer Phillip Blake said:
“The summer period is acknowledged as a time when more drivers will take the risk and drink and drive. Because of this, Jersey’s Road Safety Panel and Crimestoppers in Jersey and Guernsey have combined forces in a bid to reduce drink driving.”
Following several years of significant success in catching drink drivers and driving down the number of people committing this offence, the number of drivers caught over the past five years has now reached a plateau to a little over 200 annually.
The Road Safety Panel and Crimestoppers believe there could be a hard core of people, who know drink driving is wrong, dangerous and illegal but are still prepared to take the risk, perhaps because they think they won’t get caught. The joint Panels believe a new approach is necessary to drive the figures down, hence the new film.
We are very grateful for the help of Mr Arnold for this new campaign, who appeared regularly in the well know Bergerac series as Inspector Crozier, he also led the Jersey road safety campaign ‘A Crash is not an Accident’ by appearing in the public information film.
Karen Le Roy Harris, Jersey Crimestoppers Co-ordinator said;
“We’ve carried out a number of focus groups to gauge public opinion about reporting someone they know that is drink driving and we know it is a lot to ask. This is why Crimestoppers are involved. Crimestoppers is an anonymous 24hr phone line, where you won’t be asked your name, you won’t be asked to give evidence in court and we can’t trace your call.”
Peter Cropper, Chair of Jersey Crimestoppers said;
“Crimestoppers offers people who may be concerned about calling, the chance to remain anonymous. If you know someone who is drink driving then please call the Crimestoppers line 0800 555 111.”
Road Safety Panel Secretary, Philip Blake commented;
“As we all too often see, drink drivers place themselves at risk of serious injury or death, but just as importantly place others, who are entirely innocent bystanders, subject to the same risks. The emotional effect on family and friends can last a lifetime. We hope as a result of this campaign, those who choose do drink and drive will wonder as they get into their car, whether someone they have just spoken to is already calling Crimestoppers.”
To report someone who you suspect of drink driving just call 0800 555 111, your call with be completely anonymous and untraceable.’
Acting Chief Inspector Tim Barnes, of the States of Jersey Police said:
“We welcome any initiatives such as this which make Jersey’s roads safer. Road checks are conducted during the year and SOJP will always positively respond to any intelligence or information that a particular person could be drink driving. Road safety is one of our priorities, and we would ask all drivers to remember that if you do choose to drink and drive, you will get caught.
It is fortunate that the majority of local road users are law abiding and careful, but a few people take the chance of drink driving. We will pro-actively seek the prosecution of drink drivers wherever we can. Drink driving has real consequences.”
‘If people wish, they can alert the Police to alleged drink drivers, on 612612, or call Crimestoppers.’
Numbers caught drink driving:
1996 481
2000 279
2005 240
2006 218
2007 219
2008 200
2009 231
2010 (to 30th July) 121
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 | Crimestoppers new anti drugs campaign aims to reach a younger audience and make them aware about the consequences of having a drugs conviction. A conviction can continue to affect your future opportunities in life such as:
- Career
- Travel
- Education
Often people aren’t aware of some of the restrictions you may face as a result of a drug conviction and how your decisions can continue to affect you later in life. Read further information on Consequences: Career,Travel, Education.
Crimestoppers invited schools to take part in a storyboard competition that looked at these consequences. Le Rocquier, Hautlieu, Beaulieu and Haute Vallee school took part in the competition.
The winning group: Jonathan Da Silva, Joshua Smith and Alan Le Corre from Haute Vallee school worked with Channel Television to produce their idea into a 30 second public information that focused on how a drugs conviction can affect your career. Watch the public information film at www.channelonline.tv
“Aside from the creative ideas that the students produced, it was great to see that the students had even done extra research and had really learnt from this experience, which will now be shared with all their friends and hopefully our message will spread even further.”
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 | Crimestoppers campaign 'Drugs Have Consequences' looks at the affects of having a drugs conviction on your future opportunities such as Career, travel and education. Be aware of the choices you make now as they don't go away.
Travel:
There are potential difficulties in getting travel visas and entering certain countries for those with convictions. With a previous conviction you could be refused entry to certain countries, or even sent back on arrival.
E.g. The US is very rigid on convictions; you are required to attend an interview at the US Embassy if you have convictions and will need to apply for a visa in person to the US embassy in London. It’s costly having to fly to London and if you’re found permanently ineligible then you’ll never be able to enter the US.
Each country has their individual regulations and if you decide to go travelling you have to contact each individual consular/embassy to find out if you can enter.
Career:
Most job application forms ask you to declare any convictions. In a competitive environment where there will be lots of people applying for the same job as you, having a drug conviction can hold you back. And if you answer dishonestly and they find out that you do have a conviction then this would be grounds for your dismissal.
You can be particularly affected if you want to work in the following professions: doctors, dentists, nurses and midwives, teachers, police officers and people working with children and vulnerable people, where a Police check is needed. Police checks not only show up convictions but also any cautions/warnings. In Jersey your juvenile conviction are carried through to your adulthood.
Whilst in your current job, if you’re charged with drug offences outside of work then you put your job at jeopardy. Criminal offences are usually published in the JEP and you may lose your job as a result.
There is a rehabilitation law that means that convictions can become ‘spent’ after a certain period of time, which means you don’t need to declare them and they won’t be declared to certain employers unless they are relevant to the job. However, they don’t just disappear the law decides when this information should be disclosed. For certain jobs e.g. work with children or vulnerable adults the conviction never becomes ‘spent.’ For example you could begin work at a bank as a Junior role and your conviction is not disclosed. Later you may progress to a Senior Trust role and this new role requires your conviction to now be revealed because of your position. This could prevent you from progressing into a more advanced role.
Education:
In UCAS application forms for University you must declare any convictions. Depending on your degree choice this may not always affect you, but in certain degrees, for example students studying health related courses and teaching/education courses the student would have to undergo a police check. Any drug offences whilst studying will be dealt by the faculty and could lead to your dismissal.
Prison sentence:
Some convictions could result in a prison sentence. Supplying drugs can have serious consequences; dependent on the amount being supplied up to 14 years imprisonment can be given for ‘class A’ drugs. Also, be aware that giving or sharing drugs with friends can count as supply.
Possession of a personal amount of drugs can result in imprisonment for repeated offences as well as a fine. Even if this is your first offence it will remain on your criminal record and can affect your choices as discussed above.
Don’t let a drug conviction hold you back from your full potential.
Watch our latest CTV campaign at www.channelonline.tv produced by Haute Vallee Students.
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 | New face to Jersey Crimestoppers
In order to reach a wider audience, Jersey Crimestoppers has recently set up a page on the social networking site Facebook. The aim of Crimestoppers is to help identify, solve and reduce crime and make Jersey a safer place to live. Hopefully this message will continue to spread further with the help of popular sites such as Facebook.
On Facebook you can access information about the campaigns the charity is running locally, look at the messages and artwork, as well as watch videos from our Channel TV information films. You can also find out about local community SPORTS EVENTS that you could take part in. You’re also able to leave comments about the campaigns and join the discussion board. Furthermore there’s information about the Jersey Crimestoppers website where you can help solve crimes by looking at the Appeals for Information.
Chairman of Crimestoppers Jersey, Peter Cropper said: “This is a fresh, pro-active and fun approach to getting our important messages out to as wide an audience as possible”.
Crimestoppers is a way that people can give information about crime anonymously without fear of further involvement. You can call 0800 555 111, your call cannot be traced and you will not be asked to give evidence in court. You can also become a fan of Facebook, just search for ‘Crimestoppers Jersey.’ We hope that by using Facebook we can spark up discussions and reach a wider audience and in particular, the younger generation.
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 | Break the silence
1 in 4 women is a victim of Domestic Violence
For the first time the crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is appealing to the public to give information they may have about domestic violence abuse of a loved one, colleague or neighbour. Domestic violence is not a private matter between two people; it is against the law and everyone’s concern.
In a recent Annual Report the figures show that the States of Jersey Police dealt with 924 domestic incidents in 2008 and almost half of these calls related to repeat incidents. There was an increase of over 17% compared to 2007. Last year, 112 individual women who were involved in these incidents were assessed by the Police as being at a very high risk of further abuse. With service improvements and a willingness to report these offences, we can help fight this crime.
Jersey Crimestoppers is running its own local campaign, in conjunction with a UK National Crimestoppers campaign, which encourages people to call the charity anonymously on 0800 555 111 and pass on information they may have about someone they know is either suffering from or committing domestic abuse. A call to Crimestoppers will remain anonymous and the call cannot be traced.
Our campaign was launched on the 1st May with posters displayed at Liberation station as well as Minden Place and Sand Street car park. Crimestoppers will continue initiatives to raise awareness over the next 3 months including a youtube.com/watch?v=c7DY7YCsEpU' target='_blank' >channel TV advert.
Whilst Crimestoppers aims to raise awareness of domestic abuse and encourage people to come forward with information, there are several other agencies that can help tackle the domestic abuse problem and working together we hope to help reduce it. Of course, someone with information could always contact the Police directly on 612612, or alternatively they could contact the Women’s Refuge on 0800 735 6836. The refuge offers a safe house as well as the opportunity to speak to a support worker in confidence about their situation. The Jersey Domestic Violence Forum also runs a programme called ADAPT for abusers who want to stop and change their behaviour, you can contact them on 07797 732207.
Jersey will be hosting a 2 day international domestic violence and abuse conference on the 11th and 12th May. The conference called ‘Domestic Abuse – A Lifetime Continuum; from cradle to grave,’ is being held by the Raising the Standards Group and is expecting up to 300 participants. Crimestoppers will have a stand at the conference.
Peter Cropper, Chair of Jersey Crimestoppers said:
“Domestic violence is one of the most harrowing crimes; for someone to be physically or mentally abused by somebody they love and trust is hard for most people to imagine. These perpetrators must be bought to justice, so if you know of anyone being abused or have information regarding an abuser, please call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 to pass on anything you know. Using our phone number, your call cannot be traced and you will never be contacted back. You can also visit our local website www.crimestoppersjersey.org to find out more about the charity."
For more information contact Karen Le Roy Harris, Crimestoppers Co-ordinator on 612661.
Domestic Violence – the statistics
A domestic violence victim will be beaten 20 times in the next year.
1 in 4 women is a victim of Domestic Violence.
1 in 6 men is a victim of Domestic Violence.
Figures show that victims only contact the police after an average of 35 assaults.
77% of those suffering four or more incidents are women.
One incident of domestic violence is reported to the police every minute.
39% of domestic violence cases involve alcohol.
There is a 30% increase in reported domestic violence incidents when large sporting events take place.
Domestic Violence crime has the highest rate of repeat victimisation.
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 | HELP RID YOUR COMMUNITY OF DRUGS
Crimestoppers supports National Tackling Drugs Week
The crime-fighting charity, Crimestoppers, is asking the public to help police rid communities of drugs by passing on information about drug related crime. Jersey Crimestoppers supports this National Crimestoppers campaign which coincides with National Tackling Drugs Week (8 – 13 June).
Throughout this week Jersey Crimestoppers will be running radio adverts on Channel 103 to raise awareness of drug related crime and encourage people to call. The campaign is aimed at a younger audience and uses drug related slang terms such as ‘stoned’ and ‘wasted’.
Peter Cropper, Jersey Crimestoppers Chairman said.
“Drug related crime can affect the whole community as well as individuals. Not only does it support existing drug users and produce more addicts, but it fuels other additional crimes and anti social behaviour that put our friends, family and the Islands lifestyle at risk. Please help us put a stop to drug crime and help protect and support our community. Call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. We won’t ask your name, your call cannot be traced and you won’t be asked to give a statement or give evidence in court.”
Between April 2008 and March 2009 almost 40% of our Crimestoppers calls were drug related. In December 2008 £100k worth of drugs were seized with the help of Crimestoppers information.
Crimestoppers is asking for members of the public to pass on any information they may have about drug related crimes by calling our free-phone anonymous number 0800 555 111. To find out more visit our website www.crimestoppersjersey.org
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For further information contact Karen Le Roy Harris, Crimestoppers Co-ordinator on 612661.
Notes to editors
Crimestoppers is an independent charity which helps the police to solve crimes, making communities safer. It does this by operating the 24/7 telephone number 0800 555 111 which people can ring to pass on information about crimes anonymously.
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 | Aimed at anyone who can tell us names of dealers or where they deal. Just call anonymously or download the form and post anonymously.
Drug dealers don’t care where dirty needles end up - Do you?
Do you want to stop a dealer selling drugs in your area?
Dealers don’t care about lives or communities. They don’t care about supplying drugs to school kids. They don’t care about crime. In fact, they don’t care about any of the problems they cause. But you don’t have to put up with it. If you know anything at all about drug dealers please phone Crimestoppers.Your call is 100% anonymous and it will make a difference.
Do you want to remain completely anonymous?
People have had enough of drug dealers. But some people are still worried about talking to us. So it’s important to point out that you can call Crimestoppers completely anonymously. We won’t ask your name and you won’t be asked to give evidence in court.
We can’t trace you, neither can anyone else. When you phone Crimestoppers we're not interested in who you are. You can even use a reply slip if you want. It can’t be traced either.
Download PDF:  BANNER.pdf |
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 | Community Sport Development
CrimeStoppers works in partnership with the Community Sports Development Department. By working with various agencies such as Police, Housing, Youth Services, and other partners, Community Development delivers in areas where youths may be unable to access sport or who may be at risk of offending. We deliver a variety of courses which include after school clubs, holiday courses and Late Night Leagues. Sometimes led by local residents, these sports projects are not just beneficial to the participants but to the whole community. Their main areas of work include:
- Preventing Crime
- Education Projects
- Community Development
For a full programme of Community Sports activities go to the SPORTS EVENTS link. Or visit Facebook and become a fan.
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 | Aimed at encouraging the public to call Crimestoppers with any information about drug dealers.
Help In the fight against Drug Dealers - Call Crimestoppers Jersey with any Information you may have.
If you want some "Rat on a Rat" posters for display then please contact Crimestoppers Jersey on 612661.
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 | THINK before you DRINK before you DRIVE
Crimestoppers have produced beer mats that are aimed to help discourage drink driving. 10,000 beer mats were distributed around bars and pubs across the Island.
Don’t risk your own and others safety. Drinking and driving results in 11 deaths a week, however some drivers still believe it’s safe to have a few drinks before getting behind the wheel. Is it really worth the risk?
Often people wrongly calculate their safe driving limit by the number of units they consume. The speed at which alcohol is absorbed into your system and the time it takes to leave depends on several factors, including your sex, weight, metabolism, health and when you ate. The only way you can be certain is to drink nothing at all before driving.
Alcohol affects your driving even if you are under the legal limit, which means your risk of being involved in a car accident are higher, even after one unit. Your reaction times become slower and your judgement and co-ordination are affected. Alcohol also gives you a false confidence which can lead to you taking more risks whilst driving. You also need to be careful when driving early the next morning, alcohol stays in the system much longer than you may expect. Take a look at this road safety website http://www.brake.org.uk/ where you can find out more about the risks of drink driving and its effects.
We need to take care of one another and so don’t buy drinks for friends who are driving and report anyone who is about to drink drive, as they may cause serious harm or worse to other road users as well as themselves.
You can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 and your call cannot be traced. You can also give information by calling Police Headquarters on 612612.
So please do not drink and drive, don’t take the risk and help make sure no-one else is taking that risk.
Call: 0800 555 111
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 | If you would like some stickers forwarded to you then please contact Crimestoppers Jersey on 612661.
Download PDF: 5167 Crime Sticker.pdf |
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 | The latest booklet in conjunction with Youth Against Crime for texting messages. This is a booklet that details acronyms for use in text messages.
If you would like some copies forwarded to you then please contact Crimestoppers Jersey on 612661.
Download PDF: Acronyms.pdf |
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 | This is a booklet that details emotions for use in text messages. If you would like some copies forwarded to you then please contact Crimestoppers Jersey on 612661
Download PDF: 03Emotguide.pdf |
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 | This is aimed at encouraging neighbourhoods to work together to improve the quality of life for all residents and stop offenders from spoiling the neighbourhood for others.
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