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Action planning: a worked example
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Box 5.6 The scenario Tighmore housing scheme was identified during the audit as having the highest prevalence rate for housebreaking within the local authority area. The incidence rate of housebreaking was three times the national average. The audit showed that 20% of victimised households had suffered from more than one incident of housebreaking in the last financial year and a significant number of prolific offenders had drug-related problems. After careful consideration of all of the problems identified in the audit, it was decided that reducing housebreaking on the housing scheme should be one of the five objectives to be tackled by the partnership. |
5.23 Following the audit and identification of priorities [see Box 5.6], the partnership developed a strategy for tackling housebreaking on Tighmore housing scheme after careful consideration of the possible stages of intervention (primary, secondary, tertiary) and the possible methods of intervention (situational, social, law enforcement).
The partnership conducted some secondary analysis to add further detail to the information contained in the audit, considered possible options using the 'Stage & Method' model [see Box 4.3] and decided to adopt a three-pronged approach to tackling the problem:
5.24 The partnership then developed a detailed action plan, following the approach in Box 5.1. It worked out what resources (inputs) were needed to carry out the interventions required to achieve the desired outcomes. It also set targets (with associated performance indicators) to monitor the progress of the initiative. [Box 5.7 above shows how the partnership used this approach to tackle the problem of housebreaking on Tighmore housing scheme.]
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Box 5.7 Tighmore housing scheme action plan - definition of terms |
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DEFINITION |
EXAMPLE |
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Objectives |
What is the partnership trying to achieve? |
Reduce housebreaking in Tighmore housing scheme |
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Baseline |
What is the problem to be addressed? |
Rate of housebreaking on Tighmore housing scheme is three times the national rate |
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Interventions |
What measures will be implemented to impact on the problem? |
Crime prevention advice to all households on Tighmore housing scheme Upgrading security of victimised households Arrest referral for offenders with drug related problems |
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Inputs |
What resources are needed? |
£10,000 budget for security upgrading £1,000 for crime prevention packs £10,000 of crime prevention officer time £2,000 of housing officer time £5,000 for lock fitting £500 for drugs services information packs £5,000 of drug workers time |
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Outputs |
What will be produced? |
Number of information packs delivered to households Number of houses secured in year 1 Number of offenders referred to drug agencies |
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Outcomes |
What will the interventions achieve? |
Reduction in police housebreaking reports Reduction in the numbers of repeat incidents Reduction in the number of offenders who re-offend from the referred group |
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Milestones |
When should the interventions be completed by? |
Deliver crime prevention leaflets in month 4 Set up a referral scheme between police and housing department by month 3 Contract lockfitting service by month 4 Set up an arrest referral scheme by month 5 |
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Targets |
What is the partnership aiming to achieve? |
Output targets: 540 crime prevention packs distributed Secure 100 houses in year 1 20 offenders referred through arrest referral scheme in year 1 Outcome targets: Reduce housebreaking by 15% by year 3 Reduce repeat victimisation by 80% by year 3 Reduce by 20% the number of offenders who re-offend from the referred group |
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Performance indicators |
What are the measures of the partnerships' performance? |
Outputs: Number of information packs distributed Number of houses secured Number of offenders referred to drug agencies Outcomes: Number of police reports of housebreaking Number of repeat incidents Number of offenders referred through the scheme who offend again |
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