Tag: Young People
RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT’S PLEDGE FOR MORE POLICE OFFICERS
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has today (Friday, 26 July 2019) responded to the announcement from the government to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers across England and Wales,
SENIOR LEADERS DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF SERIOUS AND VIOLENT CRIME
The daughter of a victim of knife crime has told a gathering of senior leaders, including the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, of the devastating impact of her father’s murder.
LAUNCH OF PROJECT 0114
Project 0114 – the partnership project set up with Home Office funding through Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner focussed on tackling child criminal exploitation and associated knife and gun crime across the city is underway.
JADE Youth and Community Receive £5,000 Grant Funding
JADE Youth and Community Centre in Dinnington has received £5,000 from Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, to support their youth activities.
LINKS BETWEEN POVERTY AND CRIME
Sometimes people ask me whether there is a link between poverty and crime. When they do, my first thoughts turn to my own childhood. I grew up in a very deprived part of an East Midlands industrial town.
PREDICTING CRIME
You might think that it is no more possible to predict crime than the weather. You may be right.On the other hand we do try to predict the weather. We want to know the forecast before we set off for a picnic on the moors without a coat.
Kiveton Park Community Centre Meeting
The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings, spoke to a packed hall in Kiveton Park community centre about anti-social behaviour in the area on Tuesday, 9 April 2019.
EXTRA FUNDING TO HELP COMBAT KNIFE CRIME
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has welcomed the announcement of extra funding from the Government to help with the serious issue of knife crime in South Yorkshire.
NOT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CARRYING KNIVES
If you were a visitor from Mars watching British television you might think that every child in the country is either carrying a knife or being threatened by someone who is - on a daily basis. This is the impression that is being given as a result of rece
CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER ANNUAL STUDY OF CHILDHOOD VULNERABILITY
"The Children’s Commissioner has drawn national attention to the growing issue of child criminal exploitation (CCE) and has noted similarities with child sexual exploitation (CSE).
YOYO Workshop – Kirk Balk Academy
YOYO Workshop for Year Nine students at Kirk Balk Academy in Barnsley.
Grant Visit: JADE
The Commissioner will be visiting JADE in Dinnington to hear about the grant funded work they do with young people.