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PSNI host successful problem solving workshop

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Last November, PSNI staff from across their organisation attended a ‘Problem Solving Champion’ Workshop funded by our Programme.

Sylvia Chenery from ACA Applied Criminology Associates, pictured with PSNI Chief Inspector Joanne Gibson. Sylvia is a Criminologist who specialises in Problem Solving.

Chief Inspector Joanne Gibson said: “Problem solving plays a key role in police effectiveness and each attendee took away the knowledge and skills to help them engage with communities.

 

“The participants were so enthused at the end of the two-day workshop, and I know they’ll go back to their day jobs full of new ideas and knowledge to help them in their role.  I see their role as key to working in partnership and local problem solving is so important for communities.

 

“Our hope is that they will act as ‘champions’ within the police and will continue to promote and cascade the importance of Problem Oriented Problem Solving to those they work with, and continue to embrace the ethos of Prevention First”.

Illegal Money Lending Campaign Material

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The Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime works across Northern Ireland to support people and communities. Initiatives are delivered collaboratively by government departments, statutory agencies and partners in the voluntary and community sector.


Ending the Harm is a series of hard-hitting public awareness campaigns that highlight organised crime and paramilitary activity and how this can have a devastating impact on victims, their families, local communities and wider society. The current campaign highlights how paramilitary gangs use illegal money lending to control and coerce vulnerable people.


As part of the campaign we have created two downloadable leaflets:

Trifold information leaflet           A4 leaflet

Overview of the Executive’s Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality & Organised Crime Programme

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1 in 3 people in Northern Ireland still feel the effects of paramilitary influence and harm.


The Executive’s Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality & Organised Crime Programme uses innovative local expertise and internationally recognised methods to prevent people being exploited and provide direct support or signpost people towards help.


Watch our video to find out how the programme is working to support communities, helping them be safer and more resilient to violence, harm and coercive control.