1. Operation Reduction (Demand) Care and Control
Joint Working between Social Care and Enforcement Agencies
Jackie Randles, Debbie Piper & Richard Siggs

2. What is Operation Reduction?
Supply v Demand
Back to back test purchase operations
Joint working protocol between CRI and Brighton & Hove Police
Referrals through Police led intelligence
Joint Police and CRI out reach team
A project that works with clients who commit acquisitive crimes or who are vulnerable because of their drug use.

3. Operation Reduction (Demand) Care and Control
Care Control
Support Enforcement
Advice Punishment
Help Offender Management

4. How it Works - Objectives
Increase the number of drug users in treatment
Reduce crime and disorder
Increase feeling of safety in the wider community

5. Why it works
Clients are aware that the CRI Operation Reduction workers are distinct from the enforcement process but work in close partnership with the enforcement agencies
The CRI Operation Reduction workers are willing to challenge behaviour that impacts on the community
Police offer ‘positive strokes’ when engagement / treatment going well
The CRI Operation Reduction workers will inform the enforcement agencies if the support process is not working successfully

6. Multi Agency Working
The participating agencies need to be clear and explicit about the boundaries of their roles
The benefits of working alongside agencies of control can be great but should be open to scrutiny

7. Methods of Engagement Targeted care planned work
Assertive intervention – street based joint patrols
Case management approach and long-term working
Rapid enforcement led support

8. Treatment Outcomes 276 referred onto case load Op Red
276 individuals referred into treatment
249 completed structured treatment
169 referred to residential rehab (locally as well as out of area)

9. Offending History of Users Referred to Op Red (Demand)
Total convictions for 397 individuals = (an average of 40.8 convictions each)
1,302 burglary convictions (£ 2, 360, 526)
1,293 violence convictions (£ 17, 094, 753)
821 vehicle crime convictions (£ 599, 330)
Social cost Burglary £1,813, Violence £13, 221, Veh crime £730 Total for above = £ 20, 054, 609

10. Crime Reduction Impact Crimes reduced by 18%
69% reduction in total offending by ‘demand
side’ targets with a 69% reduction in impact offences by ‘demand side’ (ELS, June 2008)
62% reduction in offending by ‘supply side’
targets
For every £1 spent on Operation Reduction £3 is saved in police and criminal justice costs.

11. Reduction in Arrests

12. Reduction in Arrests
The twelve individuals listed have a total of 847 previous convictions including theft, burglary, violence and vehicle crime.
The chart shows an overall reduction in arrests of approximately 64%. This would give a potential saving to society of £876,800 by the Operation for this cohort of 12 service users.

13. Operation Reduction
1st Case Study

14. Operation Reduction
2nd Case Study

15. Operation Reduction
Questions?

16. References
CRI, ‘Fast Forward: Tackling drug related offending’ , Spring 2008
Hall, Roe & Evans, June 2008, ‘Evaluation of Operation Reduction’, Evidence Led Solutions
Trevithick, P, 2002, ‘Social Work Skills’, Open University Press, Philadelphia