The Thames Valley Partnership brings people and organisations together to create safe and stronger communities through sustainable solutions to the problems of crime and social exclusion. We work within partnership with practitioners from criminal justice sector, local authorities, voluntary and community organisations and the private sector.

NO JOKE! - Education Pack Launch
Those of you working with young people in education, or a closely related field, may already be aware of the Government’s recently announced strategy on the prevention of violence against women and girles  (this will include compulsory lessons for children aged 5-15 to be phased in within the next 18 months).   This announcement coincides with the end of the Thames Valley Partnership’s 3 year No Joke schools project, around the the prevention of abuse and violence.

The project culminated with the launch, on 3rd December last year, of the No Joke Education Support Pack which consists of an Education Pack and a series of accommpanying Lesson Plans for years 7 - 13 inclusive.   This resource is available on line on this website - if you would like to access this information or find out more about our No Joke work in general please follow this link now

MAKING GOOD - Community Payback
The Making Good project, funded over a three year period by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, demonstrated a number of ways in which members of the community could become directly involved with the provision of Community Payback as a community sentence. Thames Valley Partnership subsequently worked with Thames Valley Police and Thames Valley Probation to devise a web-based training and implementation scheme which was launched at an event in Oxford in January this year. The resource is now live on Probation website and can be accessed via this link
 

Thames Valley Partnership Appoints New Chair of Trustees
Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has been appointed as Chair of the Thames Valley Partnership Board of Trustees.  Lindsey Poole, partnership chief executive, said: “His energy and expertise, plus local knowledge, will be critical in helping to ensure Thames Valley remains at the forefront of developing the initiatives that make us all feel, and actually be, safer in our own neighbourhoods.”  

If you would like to view recent press coverage please follow this link to the BBC website ; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8354602.stm

Thames Valley Partnership Annual Report and Accounts
A copy of our newly produced Annual Report & Accounts for the year ending 31st March is now available for you to view - follow this link to view a copy of the Report

 Safer, Stronger Communities and Restorative Justice - Evidence from the Thames Valley.
In spring 2009 the Partnership worked with the Thames Valley Restorative Justice Service to deliver an event in Oxford, featuring some key names in the Restorative Justice field.  The event explored the power of the RJ approach to impact positively on all those affected by crime, and also highlighted the very postive results of RJ conferencing, which has been particularly successful in the Thames Valley.

A copy of the event Report compiled by the Thames Valley Partnership is available here. The complete preentation by Prof. Lawrence Sherman, which offers a wealth of statistical information and evidence is also available - Prof. Sherman Presentation 

Tackling the Drugs Supply Market
Earlier this year the Thames Valley Partnership, in conjunction with Evidence Led Solutions, worked on behalf of the Government Office for the South East on a piece of work exploring the drugs supply market.  The work commenced with an event on 10th March, where key practitioners were able to openly share their work and learning and explore best practice in this area - the findings from this day were documented and compiled into a practitioners guide, a copy of which can be accessed here - Implementing Integrated Drugs Market Reduction Initiatives (May 2009)

 
LOOKING FOR AN INTERNSHIP?
For information on short-term internships for students and graduates interested in the field of crime prevention and community please click here