Strathclyde Police identified a need to help children feel safer within their schools and local communities. In particular it aimed to improve its engagement with a small hard to reach group of young people and to reduce offending and anti-social behaviour.
Campus Police Officer posts were established in nine secondary schools within the Council area. The posts were jointly funded and recruited by Strathclyde Police and the education service. Campus Officers Forums included education service staff and provided opportunities to agree on local priorities for action.
Campus Police Officers played a full part in the Integrated Support Teams within their schools. This provided valuable opportunities for them to share their knowledge of individual children and families within the wider community with staff from other key services. As a result, planning for vulnerable children was better informed.
The involvement of the Campus Police Officers strengthened the impact of restorative practices in some schools. The Officers had set up a number of effective diversionary activities including cycling clubs. These had resulted in a number of children learning new skills, increasing their confidence and reducing offending behaviour.
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