The Community Safety Unit is located in Millennium House in central
Belfast. The CSU created in response to the community safety recommendations
of the Criminal Justice Review.
The
Strategy Implementation and Research Branch is responsible for:
• Development, promotion and monitoring of a Community Safety
Strategy for Northern Ireland;
• Relationships with other government departments and statutory
bodies;
• Funding for projects through partnerships;
• Advice to Ministers on community safety issues;
and
• Management and publication of research and evaluation services.
Partnership Development Branch is responsible for:
• First hand assistance with partnership development, community
safety auditing and consultation and action planning;
• Publication of guidance materials
• Dissemination of best practice and project evaluation;
• Establishment and co-ordination of local practitioner networks;
• Co-ordination of a training strategy and servicing of a
training sub group; and
• Development and establishment of accredited training programmes.
Crime Reduction Branch is responsible for:
• Lead responsibility for key issues in the Community Safety
Strategy in relation to crime reduction targets, drugs and alcohol, violence against the person;
• Liaison with other crime prevention bodies;
• Funding for crime reduction projects – regional; and
• Advice to Ministers on crime reduction and crime prevention
initiatives.
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Acting Head of Community Safety Unit Mark Goodfellow email Mark Goodfellow |
Head of Crime Reduction Branch Martine McKillop email Martine McKillop |
Acting Head of Partnership Development Branch Jennifer Douglas email Jennifer Douglas |
Personal Assistant to Head of Community Safety Unit |
Crime Reduction Branch Alistair Hutchinson email Alistair Hutchinson |
Acting Senior Partnership Development Officer Colin Scott email Colin Scott
|
Head of Strategy Implementation and Research Branch Gillian Ardis email Gillian Ardis |
Crime Reduction Branch Sharon Harley email Sharon Harley |
Partnership Development Officer |
Business & Retail Crime Eamon Jones e-mail Eamon Jones |
Crime Reduction Branch Shirley Burden email Shirley Burden |
Partnership Development Officer |
Anti-social Behaviour Advisor Elaine McConnell email Elaine McConnell |
Crime Reduction Branch Paul Lavery email Paul Lavery |
Partnership Development Branch Admin Support |
| Strategy Implementation and Research Branch Lois Murphy email Lois Murphy |
Crime Reduction Branch Admin Support Paula Larmour email Paula Larmour |
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Strategy Implementation and Research Branch Kevin Scullion e-mail Kevin Scullion |
