Level 5 Award in Community Safety, Crime & Nuisance Management for Managers Unit 1:

The Community Safety Background

Level: 5

Notional Learning Hours: 20

Unit introduction

The ability to lead or manage in an effective way, Community Safety Partnership teams, workers tackling crime & disorder or those investigating cases of antisocial behaviour (ASB) can be greatly improved by an understanding of the context and background of public and governmental concern with the problems. It is also important for managers to understand the changes in the models of criminal justice which have led to victims being overlooked and thereby more likely to suffer adverse consequences if reparative policies are not in place. This unit will provide learners with an understanding of the origins of public concern with conduct that is now labelled as anti-social behaviour, an understanding of how it was dealt with in the past and the political initiatives that have led to the current legislation and status quo. The changing models of criminal justice from ‘crime control’ to ‘due process’ that has run alongside the political initiatives will be examined and explained together with the implications for victims, putting them into context, thereby enabling the learner to develop a greater understanding and ensure more effective management of resolutions.

Outcomes of learning and assessment criteria

To pass this unit, the learner needs to demonstrate that they can meet all the outcomes of learning. The assessment criteria determine the standard required to achieve the unit. Each outcome of learning will have one or more assessment criterion.

Outcomes of learning
The learner will / Assessment criteria
The learner can
1 / Understand the origins of public and governmental concern with Anti-Social Behaviour in the UK / 1.1
1.2
1.3 / describe the management of unacceptable behaviour prior to 1998 contrasting & comparing it with current methods
analyse sections 5 & 6 of the Crime & Disorder Act 98 in relation to its implications for the management of crime & disorder and community safety partnerships
analyse concerns with antisocial behaviour over recent decades
2 / Understand the difference between ‘crime control’ and ‘due process’ in criminal justice and the implications for victims / 2.1
2.2
2.3 / evaluate the differences between a ‘Crime Control’ and ‘Due Process’ in the criminal justice system
examine the implications for victims arising from changes in the criminal justice system
compare & contrast victim care between pre and post 1984, referencing any notable case

Unit content

1 Understand the origins of public and governmental concern with Anti-Social Behaviour in the UK

The politics of antisocial behaviour:

historic means of dealing with unacceptable behaviour

the politicisation of antisocial behaviour and community safety

the introduction of legislation regulating the management of anti-social behaviour

public concern with, and the labelling of, unacceptable behaviour

2 Understand the difference between ‘crime control’ and ‘due process’ in criminal justice and the implications for victims

Changes in the UK criminal justice system:

the paradigm changes in criminal justice within the UK from ‘crime control’ to ‘due process’ and its effect on the victims of antisocial behaviour

victimisation and addressing victim issues

notable antisocial behavioural case studies

initiatives designed to promote victim rights

Essential requirements

Learners must complete eight hours of pre-reading from the suggested document then progress through a series of PowerPoint slides delivered by an approved lecturer over four hours or work their way through a computer based training package (yet to be created but based on the PowerPoint and lecturer explanation), then spend eight hours completing a post-course assignment in relation to this unit.