Level 3 Advanced Award in Community Safety Crime Nuisance Management

Aim of the Qualification

The aim of the qualification is to give leaners who deal with community safety issues and wish to enhance their professionalism the opportunity to explore and learn how to:-

  • resolve community safety anti-social behavioural issues
  • support victims & witnesses
  • conduct interviews & complete statements
  • exchange information
  • identify and refer cases of domestic violence
  • resolve conflict
  • investigate reported cases of anti-social behaviour

The Pearson SRF BTEC Level 3 Advanced Award in Community Safety Crime & Nuisance Management for Practitioners qualification is a minimum of 40 Notional Learning Hours (NLH). Learners must achieve the one mandatory unit and then complete a minimum of three additional units from the six remaining unit options to a total minimum value of four to achieve the qualification.

Unit 1 Tools & Powers (Mandatory) Content Information

This Unit has 2 high level Learning Objectives/Outcomes

Outcome of learning 1

The learner will understand informal problem resolution techniques pertaining to antisocial behaviour

Assessment criteria

1.1The learner should be able to evaluate a case of minor antisocial behaviour and suggest an appropriate initial informal resolution

1.2 The learner should be able to Identify when a minor problem involving antisocial behaviour is not being resolved by an initial resolution and suggest a viable non-legislative alternative.

Approved Assessment Method

1.1 & 1.2, learners need to demonstrate an understanding antisocial behaviour by identifying such behaviour within a scenario provided in the post course assignment material, noting its effect and evaluating a number of informal resolution options they should suggest and opt for a preferred informal course of action to address the behaviour giving reasons for this choice. Learners will need also to imagine at least one instance within the scenario where an initial resolution action may not be effective and suggest an alternative preferred non-legislative option.

Minimum unit content for Outcome 1

1 Understand informal problem resolution techniques pertaining to antisocial behaviour Informal actions:

  • The range of informal options available to resolve cases of antisocial behaviour (both informal ‘Tools’ and legislative ‘Powers’
  • Implementing options in an ordered manner
  • Escalation procedures (how to progress from one ‘Tool or Power’ to the next appropriate one

This learning objective can include any appropriate ‘Tool’ and is therefore not prescriptive and can be altered over time if or when other informal methods are devised without recourse to changing objectives or learning criteria. Additional content can and should be included and this will include anecdotal ‘case studies’ provided by the individual trainer (supplemented by discussion and input from the learners based on any experience that they may have)

Outcomes of learning 2 - The learner will understand formal problem resolution techniques pertaining to antisocial behaviour

2.1 The learner should be able to evaluate an ongoing case of antisocial behaviour and suggest an appropriate legislative resolution

2.2 The learner should be able to assess effective options when dealing with intractable cases of antisocial behaviour

Assessment criteria 2.1 & 2.2, learners need to demonstrate an understanding of more intractable antisocial behaviour by identifying such behaviour within the scenario noting its effect and evaluating a number of formal resolution options and again suggest a preferred course of action to address the behaviour giving their reasons. Learners will also need to plan within the scenario where an initial formal resolution action may not be effective and suggest an alternative preferred legislative option. The scenario may include non-compliance with a judicial requirement (known as ‘a breach’) in which case, learners should describe how they would progress the case by using enforcement legislation.

Minimum unit content for Outcome 2

2 Understand formal problem resolution techniques pertaining to antisocial behaviour legislative actions:

Formal & legislative options available to deal with cases of antisocial behaviour

• Requirements to apply for legislative antisocial behaviour powers

• Options in relation to obtaining assistance

• Requirements when dealing with breaches of injunctions and orders

This learning objective can include any appropriate ‘Legislative Power’ and is therefore not prescriptive and can be altered over time if or when other acts of parliament create additional injunctions or orders without recourse to changing objectives or learning criteria. Additional content can and should be included and this will include anecdotal ‘case studies’ provided by the individual trainer (supplemented by discussion and input from the learners based on any experience that they may have)