Not ‘part of the job’ Impact on officers and staff, impact on service delivery and ‘the human factor’ No single failing – ‘work in partnership’ – officers, CPS, Federation, Occupational Health, media etc Root and branch review Evidence Based approach

Trends, causes, patterns Deployment - call handling, risk assessment, double crewing Support from colleagues/supervisors and senior management Training & equipment - length of training, Taser, use of force Better investigations improve the chance of conviction

A force priority not a gold group issue Fewer officers = Potential greater risks? Understand the data even better - trends, themes and weak points Work both internally and externally - evidence based Not unique - National research and approach Work in Partnership - not in isolation

Contact with Ch Supt Chilton Contact with John Apter A ‘good news story’ How I got involved

Offences Charging Decisions What CPS could do? The quality of file received Some basics

Not part of the job Regarded as serious matters Change in culture/ attitude

Assaults on police officers are serious crimes- not ‘add ons’ Proper and thorough investigations Desire from CPS to prosecute these cases Putting the Court there at the scene- best methods of achieving this Fundamental principles

CPS values and DPP priorities Making a difference Injured officer = victim Victim’s Code and VPS Victim’s Right to Review Service to victims and witnesses

2 months this year- 88 cases, 83 convictions (79 assault police/ 4 resist) 5 unsuccessful (2 lost at trial and 3 dropped insufficient that acting in execution of duty) Conviction rate 95% v 84% Mags court generally Offenders that have assaulted or resisted officers have been brought to justice The success story – evidence base

Relationship Building Trust Communication is key Working collaboratively