Justice Awards 2008

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The 2008 Avon and Somerset Local Justice Awards ceremony took place at Rookery Manor near Bristol on Tuesday December 2nd. We would like to offer our congratulations to the winners but also to all of those who were nominated but not successful this year. We are now pleased to announce the winners in each category as follows:

  • Outstanding Contribution to Reducing Crime and Increasing Community Safety
    Winner: Deb Hill     Deb Hill, 54, is a Housing Officer covering estates in the Redcliffe area of Bristol. She responds and deals with complaints of anti-social behaviour. This award was presented to her, in recognition of her work tackling antisocial behaviour and housing problems.

 

  • Outstanding Contribution to Engaging Local Communities
    Winner: Irene Mays
    Irene is an active member of the community who has developed strong links with residents and local service providers. Irene, 66, who has been a Redcliffe resident for over 20 years, was presented with this award for the work she does for her local community and the support she gives to the police working in the area. 

  • Outstanding Commitment to Diversity
    Winner: Lysa Pierce
    Lysa, from South Gloucestershire, works for Victim Support Avonvale, leading community services to victims of hate crime. The award was presented in recognition of her work in offering support and advice to victims and building strong relationships with all the Black, Minority and Ethnic communities and creating a strong network of multi-agency support for victims of racial and disability based hate crime.  Lysa was unable to attend the ceremony therefore Sue Lloyd, Area Manager for Victim Support Avonvale and Lysa's line manager, received the award on Lysa's behalf.

 

  • Outstanding Contribution to Reducing Re-Offending
    Winner: The Hope Centre
    The Hope Centre delivers support to members of the Minehead Community who are homeless, drug and alcohol abusers and people involved in criminal activity. The aim of this support is to reduce re-offending and help them to get their lives back on track. The impact that The Hope Centre has on the Minehead community has been huge. Not only do many of their visitors now enjoy a better quality of life, but the level of calls received by the police in relation to these people has dropped considerably. 

 

  • Outstanding Contribution to Working with Offenders
    Winner: Friends on the Out     Friends on the Out is a mentoring scheme at Ashfield Young Offenders Institute, instigated and run by local charity ‘Prodigal Son Ministries’, which encourages new resettlement and reduction of re-offending. Mentors offer young offenders advice on education, employment and housing as well as emotional and spiritual support with the aim of reducing the number of young people from re-offending. The team has worked above and beyond their duties to improve the life of the young people they mentor.

  • Outstanding Achievement in Caring for Victims and Witnesses
    Winner: PC Philip Barrett     Phil Barrett, 47, is a Police district ID co-ordinator, tailoring the service to individual needs of the victim or witness. He received this award for his role co-ordinating video identity parades for victims and witnesses. This award recognises his excellent support of victims and witnesses at a time when they are often feeling distressed or concerned.

  • Outstanding Contribution to Bringing Offenders to Justice
    Winner: Peter Smith     Peter is an employee of the Crown Prosecution Service and he received the award for the prominent role he played in developing the use of 'conditional cautions' within Avon and Somerset. Peter led the training of both the police and the Crown Prosecution Service and updated the protocol on the use of cautions.

  • Young Persons Contribution to the CJS
    Winner: Amy Hillier
    Henbury School student Amy, 15, was presented with this award her work with 'The Club', an initiative that aims to divert young people away from crime, antisocial behaviour, alcohol and drug abuse. She also helps to arrange community events and plans holiday activities for young people in the communities of Brentry and Henbury, recently raising £3000 so that twenty young people could spend a week at Corrain, Fort William in Scotland.

  • Outstanding Contribution to Tackling Youth Crime
    Winner: Jerry Pearcey
    Jerry, 46, from Keynsham, works with the Intensive Supervision and Surveillance teams at Bath and North East Somerset Youth Offending Team, mentoring and supporting hard to reach young people. The award recognises the important work he does and the way in which he sticks by difficult and challenging individuals and uses his time positively to mentor, support and assist them to look at alternative pursuits that don't break the law.

  • Innovation Award
    Winner: Restorative Approaches in Schools (RaiS)
    A project enabling schools to resolve issues of conflict and harm in restorative way, aiming to reducing exclusions and raising achievement. RAiS received the Innovation Award for its work addressing the issues of young people at the centre of conflict and harm in schools. RaiS encourages these youngsters to take responsibility for their actions with the aim of preventing them from re-offending.

  • Individual Commitment and Dedication to the CJS
    Winner: Dave Spurgeon
    Dave Spurgeon, 58, from Bristol, has worked for crime reduction charity, NACRO, for the last 20 years and has been a key player in setting up the Court Arrest Referral Service (CARS) as well as helping to re-establish Mentally Disordered Offenders (MDO) groups in Avon and Somerset. This award recognises his many years of tireless work.

  • Volunteer of the Year - 6 winners

Winner: Philip Randall Phil Randall is a volunteer for Avon and Somerset Probation, and is integral to the Women Together group. He is a consistent supporter to one of the offenders on the Prolific Offenders Scheme. As a volunteer based in Bristol, Phil has become involved in a number of projects, helping many offenders across Avon and Somerset to get their life back on track.

Winner: Roger Stratton
Roger is a volunteer at the Motor Vehicle Department at HMP & YOI Ashfield. He received the Volunteer of the Year award for his work educating young offenders in prison.

Winner: Morris Goode
Morris Goode, 46, of Weston-super-Mare, received this award for his work with crime prevention project, Junction 21, part of North Somerset Youth Offending Team and for working "above and beyond" his remit as a mentor to vulnerable young people time and again, becoming invaluable to the project.

Winner: Jane Smith
Jane Smith, 66, from Alveston, became a member of the Independent Monitoring Board for Eastwood Park Detention Centre 25 years ago and has been a dedicated member ever since. This award recognises the many hours she puts in, including visiting during evenings and weekends. In addition, her care, compassion, listening skills and ability to deal with everyone on an equal basis, making judgements on merit, have earned the respect of both staff and prisoners.

Winner: Special Constable Tony Alderman
Tony is a volunteer Special Constable working full-time as a Schools Liaison Officer in Taunton, Wellington and Wiveliscombe, developing better relationships between young people and the police. His work focuses on building strong relationships with young people, helping them to understand important legal and moral issues about crime, drugs and the law. Currently working with 11 schools in the area ensuring that young people of all different backgrounds get access to this important service, he has now been recognised for his important contribution.

Winner: Ian Jarmaine
Ian Jarmaine is a local licensee in Shepton Mallet who has set up various Business Groups and Pubwatches in Shepton Mallet and the surrounding area. Ian works tirelessly for the benefit of not just the community of Shepton Mallet, but for Mendip as a whole. Through his work to make the community safer, he has had a big impact in reducing crime within his local community. 

  

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