Forsythe Consulting, 2006 Survey into Young People's attitudes towards the Police, City of Westminster, 2006.
Forsythe Consulting’s major report on public attitudes to policing and law enforcement has been delivered to the MPS and Westminster’ Safer Communities. Young people want police to concentrate on investigating crime and catching criminals.  They also want more attention given to victims of crime and for senior police managers to become accountable to the public.
Streetbeatz website commented:  In a survey by Forsythe Consulting, respondents 'approved of youth programmes for crime prevention as these initiatives are specific and have a clear purpose. However they have little regard for initiatives such as 'better community liaison by police' because these are often vague and fail to address specific concerns. An initiative such as Streetbeatz - formulated to meet many of the concerns expressed by young people - has the potential to achieve much more, not least because it has clear objectives which lend themselves to meaningful evaluation.     http://www.streetbeatz.org/what_people_say.phtml
Neighbourhood Watch also welcomed the report and noted one of the findings which was that the majority of teenagers in the study group felt the criminal justice system was inadequate at protecting both law-abiding citizens and victims of crime.
http://www.neighbourhoodwatch.net

David Truscott (Home Office), Greville Percival (Forsythe Consulting), Roy Rudham (National Neighbourhood Watch Assn) and Robert Greaves (National Community Safety Network) at the 2006 Tackling Crime Locally conference in London.  The conference was organised by Neil Stewart Associates.  Photo courtesy of Sara Weston NCSN

POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
Forsythe Consulting have completed research for public sector clients on why so many people feel disengaged from politics and government. The research has encountered declining respect, notably amongst young people for both politicians and the institutions of government. There is a widespread view that delivery of public services has been damaged by a risk-averse management culture – a situation that privatisation has made worse rather than better.

VOLUNTEERING
Forsythe Consulting’s study of volunteering has been completed.  The report was commissioned by Westminster Council’s overview and scrutiny committee for Children and Young People and it has recommended an overhaul of how young volunteers are attracted and recruited.  The major recommendation is to develop the role of Westminster Volunteer Centre in order to make volunteering opportunities more available and attractive.  It is proposed a Youth Development Manager should be appointed to work with agencies and services to help create more and varied opportunities, and to support young volunteers.

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