The Dorset Justice Awards 2007
The pride of Dorset's criminal justice system were recognised for their outstanding achievement at the Dorset Justice Awards ceremony on Thursday 4 October.
Areas of work recognised at the special ceremony at the Dorford Centre, Dorchester, included working with offenders, engaging the local community, tackling youth crime and working with victims and witnesses.
Rod Brummitt, chair of the Dorset Criminal Justice Board, presented the twenty award winning teams and individuals with their well-deserved awards and was extremely impressed with this year's award winning work. He said: "The standard of award winners this year has been excellent.
"This award ceremony has given us the opportunity to recognise some of the committed and dedicated people that work and volunteer in our criminal justice system. The hard work and enthusiasm of our staff helps us to bring offenders to justice, care for victims and witnesses and work to rehabilitate offenders and reduce their likelihood of re-offending."
The overall award for Outstanding Achievement in 2007 was presented to PCSO Philip Cowlishaw for the tremendous impact he has made through engaging the community of Canford Heath, Poole.
PCSO Cowlishaw's knowledge of the community has had a direct impact on tackling crime in Canford Heath. His work has directly led to 34 arrests from brief descriptions, five arrests for disqualified driving, five juveniles being arrested for arson, four warrants being executed under the Theft Act or Misuse of Drugs Act, four ASBOs being issued and the eviction of two anti- social families.
After winning the award PCSO Cowlishaw said: "I feel honoured to have been presented with this award. However, I must say that I have only been doing my job, and it is a job I have really enjoyed doing for the past two and a half years."
The partnership of the year award went to the Prison and Community Threshold Dialogue team for their excellent multi-agency work in helping to assist and support offenders and ex-offenders, making them less likely to reoffend when they are released from prison into the community.
The individual award for outstanding contribution to tackling youth crime was won by Sergeant Guy Nicholas for his work in establishing the Football FOCUS (Focusing On Communities Using Sport) scheme in Poole.
This scheme attracts approximately 160-170 young people to compete in a monthly 7 a-side football tournament where Police Officers, PCSOs and youth workers manage and coach the teams. Case studies have shown a reduction in Anti Social Behaviour has taken place where FOCUS training takes place and is embedded in the community.
Full list of winners:
Outstanding contribution to a criminal justice agency:
Team: Jonathan Kingdon and Nicola Hempsall
Individual: Brian Vousden
Outstanding project implementation:
Team: Conditional Cautioning
Individual: Julie Jones
Outstanding achievement in caring for victims:
Individual: PC Andy Malloch
Individual: Margaret Terry
Outstanding Achievement in Caring for witnesses:
Individual: Bella Pitkin
Individual: Marilyn Croker
Outstanding contribution to tackling youth crime:
Team: Wimborne Safer Neighbourhood Team and Safer Schools and Community Team
Individual: Sgt Guy Nicholas (Football FOCUS)
Outstanding contribution to working with offenders:
Team: Dorchester Prison Drug Strategy Team
Individual: Elizabeth Kannangarra
Outstanding commitment to diversity:
Team: PLOD (Police Liaison Officers for the Deaf)
Team: Dorchester Prison PE Department
Outstanding contribution to engaging local communities:
Team: Park District PACT Panel
Individual: PCSO Philip Cowlishaw
Long Service Award:
Individual: Les Bamford
Individual: Phil James
Volunteer of the year:
Individual: Sandra Briney
Partnership of the year:
Team: Prison and Community Threshold Dialogue