Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone’s Immediate Justice programme ensured that 16 people who were caught committing offences in Northamptonshire paid for their crimes during Anti-Social Behaviour awareness week.
The national Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Awareness week campaign ran between June 29 and July 5 and aimed to raise awareness of the effects of ASB and how it can be tackled.
The offenders were referred to Immediate Justice by police and completed a penalty during Anti-Social Behaviour week, avoiding prosecution for offences including possession of drugs, criminal damage, assault and theft.
Supervised by the Immediate Justice Team, the people who took part carried out more than 40 hours of reparative work in community spaces, parks and communal areas across Northamptonshire:
- Two men repainted a public sports area in Great Addington
- Five men cleaned and repainted an underpass in Daventry, ready for it to be repainted as part of a local project
- One man helped in the Daylight Charity Shop in Wellingborough
- One man cleared pavements for residents to use in Chapel Brampton
- One man picked up litter in the Kingswood area of Corby
- Three men worked to clear a road and pathways in Brigstock
Three young people under the age of 18 also completed in Immediate Justice work last week, after they were referred to the programme for committing assault, being in possession of drugs and illegally riding an e-scooter.
The young people were tasked with litter picking, one in Becket’s Park in Northampton and two in Croyland Park in Wellingborough – which was in support of the current Northamptonshire Police Clear, Hold, Build project on the estate.
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone said: “My Immediate Justice programme shows people that there are consequences for anti-social behaviour, helping to strengthen trust between communities and police.”
