Justice Awards 2007

The 2007 Justice Awards ceremony for Staffordshire took place on 5 November in Lichfield - paying tribute and allowing invited friends, family and work colleagues/bosses to celebrate the success of local winners.

The local Justice Awards for Staffordshire is part of a national scheme that recognises excellence in the Criminal Justice System. In its fourth year, it gave staff and volunteers the opportunity to nominate colleagues and teams to help them receive the recognition they deserve for their achievements - those who ‘went the extra mile’ in their work with victims, witnesses, defendants or offenders.

In 2007 there were sixteen award categories for individuals and teams, including a new category for Volunteer of the Year, winners were chosen by the Chief Officers from the seven Criminal Justice Agencies in Staffordshire. The awards were presented by Chris Sims, Chief Constable, Staffordshire Police and Chairman of the Staffordshire Criminal Justice Board and Peter Lewis, Chief Executive, Crown Prosecution Service and Sponsor of Staffordshire Criminal Justice Board.

The Justice Awards was part of Inside Justice Week where the Criminal Justice System was opened up to the public to show how justice is done. The fourth Inside Justice week in Staffordshire has been the best ever with nearly three thousand people attending 17 events across nine different venues. Nominations for the Justice Awards have increased three fold and come from frontline staff.

For Outstanding achievement in caring for victims:

Susan Wilson

For Outstanding achievement in caring for witnesses:

Sandy Avison

Northern Cyprus Trial Team -
Det Sgt Elizabeth Andrews
Det Con James Bowers
Det Con Wendy Cooper
Det Insp Mark Hurst
Det Con Paul Mathers
Det Con Darryn Stanyer
Det Con Christopher Tallent

For Outstanding contribution to tackling youth crime:

Biddulph Neighbourhood Police Unit - PCSO Annette Baddeley
PC Lorraine Bowman
Sgt Lindon Evans
PCSO Peter Johnson
PC John Kidd
PCSO Karen Linton
Insp Steve Maskrey
PC Steve Meacock
PC Sharon Nelson
PCSO Steve Powell
PC Juliette Scrimshaw

For Outstanding contribution to working with offenders:

Chase Division Prolific Offender Project Team -
From Staffordshire Police -
Det Sgt Nigel Braun
Sharon Latham
Det Con Diane Mahon
Julie Whittaker
and from Probation Service -
Stuart Breeze
Lillian Holmes
Steve Pilling

For Outstanding contribution to engaging local communities:

Sgt Lindon Evans

For Outstanding commitment to diversity:

Chase Diversity Forum, Staffordshire Police -
PC Andrew Clarke
Mark Crank
Ch Supt Nicholas Howe
Ch Insp Juliet Prince
Dawn Robertson
Insp Elliott Sharrard-Williams
Vince Simpson
Kathrine Thompson