This Christmas consider the supply chain behind recreational “party” drugs
This festive season, agencies that work with children and young people are asking recreational drug takers to stop and think about the supply chain behind their party drugs. Vulnerable Essex young people are exploited and groomed into transporting drugs across the county in the process known as County Lines. Young people are lured into carrying […]
Come and join our team!
ReRoute Practitioner (3 roles) Fixed term or secondment (18 months) An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled practitioner who is passionate and committed to working with young people to reduce the risk of serious violence and to support making young people feel safer and protected within their communities and able […]
Have you sorted your settings yet?
We are teaming up with Essex Police on their successful ‘Sort Your Settings’ campaign. The campaign provides support and information for anyone wanting to make online devices safer for their children. Following the previous success of the crime prevention initiative, the campaign will get a further boost this year as a result of working with […]
Sharing best practice between VRUs
A member of the VVU visited Hampshire Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) this month. This is part of our learning exchange programme with the other VRUs across the country. This gave us an excellent opportunity to explore how Hampshire VRU are working and share across our two areas examples of our different interventions. The visit provided […]
Responsible Retailers
Specialist Police Officers dedicated to working with businesses are working with retailers across the county to clamp down on the sale of knives in a bid to drive down crime. Officers have been visiting businesses that sell knives to seek their agreement to sign a “Responsible Retailer Initiative”, a fresh agreement around the ethical and […]
Meeting the High Sheriff
The VVU had the pleasure of welcoming the High Sheriff Charles Bishop and his wife Nellie to Kelvedon Park last Tuesday so they could learn more about the work of the Violence and Vulnerability Unit and our approach to tackling serious violence. The team spoke in detail about the local projects we support, the use […]
