1. Youth Justice Conference
DCS John Cuddihy
Head Organised Crime & Counter Terrorism
18/06/2015

2. ORGANISED CRIME – WHAT IS IT?
Scottish Strategy - ‘Letting our Communities Flourish’
Defines Serious Organised Crime
Multi Agency Approach

3. DEFINITION:
‘Crime which involves more than one person, is organised – meaning that it involves control, planning and the use of specialist resources, causes, or has the potential to cause significant harm and involves benefit to the individual concerned, particularly financial gain’

4. 232 SOCGs recorded as operating in Scotland
SCALE
232 SOCGs recorded as operating in Scotland
3,728 Unique nominals
40 individuals aged 18 and under involved in SOC – 60% Increase Compared to same period last year
Linked to 21 individual SOCG

5. 29 8
SIDE STEP-Day 1
Greatest Prevalence of SOCGs continues to be based in the West of Scotland

6. 29 20
SIDE STEP-The Journey
Greatest Prevalence of SOCGs continues to be based in the West of Scotland

7. Scottish Multi Agency Strategic Threat Assessment
No Longer is the word SECRET and Inhibitor to good information Exchange!
Year 1- 5 Organisations
Re-alignment of Strand Leads
Year Organisations
Single Version of the truth
Refreshed Strategy
Focus on Youth

8. Youths linked to SOC
40 individuals aged 13 to 18 involved in SOC (60% in 12 Months)
Linked to 21 individual Groups
One Group – linked to Bogus Crime includes 8 youths

9. SCALE OF SOC IN SCOTLAND20 5 15
Youths linked to SOC in Scotland
SCALE OF SOC IN SCOTLAND 29
Greatest Prevalence of SOCGs continues to be based in the West of Scotland

10. ‘G’
DIVISION
‘Q’
‘K’

11. TACKLING ENABLERS

12. True Harm of Organised Crime
Promotes Inequality
Generates Significant Harm
Controls the Economic stability of communities
Influences it’s own brand of Education

13. ‘Our Youth are Our Future…’
Youth Justice CANNOT be simply a concept……….it MUST be a REALITY
‘Our Youth are Our Future…’

14. Questions?