0:00:02 > 0:00:03Neighbourhood policing has come a long way
0:00:03 > 0:00:05since the days of Dixon Of Dock Green.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Good evening, all!
0:00:07 > 0:00:09From inner-city estates to suburbia,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12this new generation of community police officers
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- are on the front line. - SIREN WAILS
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Their aim is to develop a stronger bond with the community,
0:00:19 > 0:00:23crack down on the crimes taking place on your doorstep,
0:00:23 > 0:00:26and formulate fast action plans to take down the criminals.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28- I said, "No!"- I said, "Yes."
0:00:29 > 0:00:31In this new series of Neighbourhood Blues,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34we go to the Humberside Police region
0:00:34 > 0:00:38and get exclusive access to 12 teams of neighbourhood police officers
0:00:38 > 0:00:41as they tackle the problems blighting local people...
0:00:41 > 0:00:42No, I don't care!
0:00:42 > 0:00:44DOG BARKS Eh, eh, eh...
0:00:45 > 0:00:50..and rise to the challenge of making the streets a safer place.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Coming up, a zero-tolerance approach
0:01:15 > 0:01:18to street drinking leads to arrests...
0:01:18 > 0:01:19No, I don't care!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21They didn't take no can off me!
0:01:22 > 0:01:26..suspected drug dealers and users get a major wake-up call...
0:01:26 > 0:01:28INDISTINCT SHOUTING
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Sorry! Sorry, mate!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33..and a couple of teenage tykes face the music.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Yep, I'm being totally serious, lads.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Criminal damage for what?
0:01:41 > 0:01:45The police frequently come in for flak for not being tough enough
0:01:45 > 0:01:48on criminals who commit the types of low-level crime
0:01:48 > 0:01:51that can make everyday life a misery.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Neighbourhood policing is supposed to change that.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57We're back in Humberside to find out if it's really working.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Hull was once a thriving centre for shipping and manufacturing.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07The decline of those industries saw widespread unemployment
0:02:07 > 0:02:11and social deprivation which in turn led to crime rates rocketing
0:02:11 > 0:02:15and it being branded one of the most lawless places in Britain.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19But things have changed.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22The city has undergone a major facelift
0:02:22 > 0:02:25and its police force has become a nationwide leader,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27putting neighbourhood policing
0:02:27 > 0:02:30at the heart of its fight against crime.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32I think the idea of PCSOs goes back to the older idea
0:02:32 > 0:02:37of the bobby on the beat and having a visible presence there
0:02:37 > 0:02:42as both a deterrent and a comfort is a good thing for the community.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Chief Inspector Lee Edwards heads up
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Hull's four neighbourhood police teams
0:02:46 > 0:02:50and believes community policing has had a major impact on the region.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52The neighbourhood policing is special.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55It's really the place where we forge relationships
0:02:55 > 0:02:58with our partners, with the communities,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01and it enables us to build up trust
0:03:01 > 0:03:04and to really put people right at the heart of what we do,
0:03:04 > 0:03:06cos that's fundamentally what we're about.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Of all the complaints the neighbourhood police team take,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14there's one that they know brings a neighbourhood down harder
0:03:14 > 0:03:15and faster than anything else
0:03:15 > 0:03:18and that's drug dealing that takes place out of homes
0:03:18 > 0:03:20on housing estates and streets.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23It's a practice that the neighbourhood police team
0:03:23 > 0:03:25are determined to stamp out.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27It don't matter where you go, there's always drug use.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Cannabis grown for personal consumption shouldn't be a crime.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32However, if it's grown to deal,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I think it becomes a far more serious issue
0:03:34 > 0:03:36and I wouldn't want that to become legal.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I don't think we're winning the war on drugs.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I think drugs are on the increase.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44It's frightening.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47You can walk down the street and you can see a deal happening.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It's not nice.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Today, over in Drypool,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56worried residents have called a meeting with their local bobby.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00People power is immense and if people get together
0:04:00 > 0:04:02and actually make a stand against people like this,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04then it makes a massive difference.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07A number of homes on the estate they live on
0:04:07 > 0:04:10are thought to be being used as drug dens
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and residents are worried on the effect that this is having
0:04:13 > 0:04:14on their community.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16It does work,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20and if somebody that says, "That lady in number ten don't do nowt..."
0:04:20 > 0:04:21You don't want...
0:04:21 > 0:04:25I don't, and these guys are here to prove it.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28You must keep feeding it back through to Anne via the council,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30you must keep coming back to us with it.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32There is no way, no WAY,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34that they're going to win.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39In Hull city centre, a major task force is being assembled
0:04:39 > 0:04:43to send a message to these so-called sofa dealers and their client list -
0:04:43 > 0:04:47"Whoever you are, wherever you are, we're coming for you."
0:04:48 > 0:04:50At Riverside Police Station,
0:04:50 > 0:04:54over 30 officers are being briefed on the job and their targets...
0:04:54 > 0:04:56This, until we get some convictions from this...
0:04:56 > 0:05:00..two neighbouring houses on an estate that are believed to deal
0:05:00 > 0:05:02to dozens of users a week.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05With a warrant to raid the premises in hand,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08the team tool up into their protective body armour
0:05:08 > 0:05:10and assemble their equipment.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15As they set off in convoy to the destination,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17information comes in over the radio
0:05:17 > 0:05:20from plain-clothes officers on the ground.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Knowing that an element of surprise is essential
0:05:30 > 0:05:31in these kinds of raids...
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Just stop in the middle of the road here.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39..the teams disembark just around the corner,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42most importantly, out of sight of the target houses.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48On touching the tarmac, it's all systems go
0:05:48 > 0:05:51as the officers storm the location in a pincer movement...
0:05:54 > 0:05:57..literally taking out suspects on the move
0:05:57 > 0:05:59before even reaching the house.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03INDISTINCT SHOUTING
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Sorry! Sorry, mate!
0:06:07 > 0:06:09A swarm of officers arrest four people
0:06:09 > 0:06:11in the communal area surrounding the houses
0:06:11 > 0:06:15who are suspected of either selling or buying drugs.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17As those suspects are cuffed and read their rights...
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Hey, hey! Have you found my phone?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24..two other teams of officers hit two addresses
0:06:24 > 0:06:27either side of the communal area...
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Open it now or we're going to open it!
0:06:29 > 0:06:32..going in with the battering ram
0:06:32 > 0:06:34to give the occupants a rude awakening.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41BANGING AND SHOUTING
0:06:42 > 0:06:45In under two minutes, five men are under arrest,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48under suspicion of dealing and buying drugs.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Because he's been in the address just prior to him being arrested,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53we have the power to search the address.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56The police start searching the premises
0:06:56 > 0:06:59and the surrounding areas for any signs of illegal drugs...
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Something stinks down here.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04..and it's not long before a root around in the rubbish bin
0:07:04 > 0:07:06comes up trumps.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07That was literally...
0:07:07 > 0:07:09It was tied like that, literally just in there.
0:07:09 > 0:07:1115 bags of cannabis found in there.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Cannabis with a street value of over £200 is fished out of the garbage.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25There's approximately 15 in the bag.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28But the team suspect there may be more
0:07:28 > 0:07:32and a suspicious-looking hole above the bin draws their attention,
0:07:32 > 0:07:35so they move in for a closer look.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- You see it from here.- Can you?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42He said it's like a big smash in there.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47He's going to get the ladders, Sarge.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48You getting the ladders?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50There you go, there's bags up there, look.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58Criminals often use unlikely places to hide their stash
0:07:58 > 0:08:02and this grotty hole is home to many more bags of cannabis.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05One, two, three, four...
0:08:05 > 0:08:07One, two, three, four, five,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10six, seven, eight,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12nine.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14There's nine in that one.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16What have we got there, then?
0:08:16 > 0:08:21There's 38 deals, all exactly the same sort of size, really.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22They're all £10 deals.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26On my scale, it was about £380-worth,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29which is quite a result, really.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33The dogs are sent inside the house
0:08:33 > 0:08:35to attempt to sniff out any further drugs.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42But back outside, Mick Stevenson explains what made this raid
0:08:42 > 0:08:44a particularly difficult one.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47We always knew this was going to be problematic.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49As soon as we arrived,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52there was half a dozen people stood where we are now in the middle,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54right in the middle of the street, really.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Which one found an iPhone with a black case on it?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00YOUTHS SHOUT AND CALL OUT
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I think it certainly sent a message to the residents
0:09:02 > 0:09:05that we will come and we will take some action,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09but it's not always immediate action, you know?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12You've got to build up a picture, you've got to build up intelligence
0:09:12 > 0:09:14and there's no point in coming just ad hoc
0:09:14 > 0:09:16and expecting to come away with a result.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17It doesn't work like that.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19These things take time and, unfortunately,
0:09:19 > 0:09:23people have got to bear with us and that's what becomes frustrating.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26But hopefully we've shown today that a good job can be done
0:09:26 > 0:09:30and it's an excellent result for the local neighbourhood policing team.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Following the raid, the show of force by the police
0:09:35 > 0:09:37has seen a large drop in complaints by residents.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Two men were given a caution for possession of cannabis
0:09:42 > 0:09:45and one man was charged with possession of cannabis.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56DOGS SNARL AND BARK
0:09:56 > 0:10:00There are over eight million dogs in the UK.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Whilst most are much-loved family pets,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05a select few are a danger to the public.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Right.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Last year, there were over 6,000 dog attacks
0:10:11 > 0:10:13that saw the victims sent to hospital.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Many of these savagings were by so-called dangerous dogs,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23classified under Schedule 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25These animals include pit bulls.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Ownership of such a breed could lead to prosecution of the owners
0:10:29 > 0:10:31and the destruction of the dog.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37I think dangerous dogs is an issue. I'm a dog owner myself.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Pit bull terriers, I suppose, it's a look, isn't it?
0:10:41 > 0:10:42It's a fashion look.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44But when you see in the news that people are getting mauled
0:10:44 > 0:10:48and killed by a dog that has not had an issue at all for years
0:10:48 > 0:10:51and then suddenly attacks someone and kills them
0:10:51 > 0:10:55and those people aren't held responsible, I think is disgusting.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59The penalties for having a dangerous dog should be very similar
0:10:59 > 0:11:02to dangerous driving and if you kill somebody,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04you should be in control of the car
0:11:04 > 0:11:06like you should be in control of the dog.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08In Humberside, neighbourhood police teams
0:11:08 > 0:11:12are dealing with these kinds of dog incidents on a daily basis.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- DOG SNARLS AND GROWLS - To tackle the problem,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17the team now has their very own dangerous dog expert,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19PC Gareth Walker.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24Issues that we get more recently is certainly people ringing up reporting
0:11:24 > 0:11:29that the next-door neighbour or, in some cases, friends, family members,
0:11:29 > 0:11:31have got pit bull terrier-type dogs,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34which is the main one that we respond to out of the four illegal breeds.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40It's our job to investigate those, go down, check on the dog,
0:11:40 > 0:11:41enforce warrants, if needs be,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44to be able to seize the dog to look at them further
0:11:44 > 0:11:46and then we take them to court
0:11:46 > 0:11:49and hopefully get the dogs back for the some of the owners,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52if dog legislation officers don't deem them as dangerous.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Over at Riverside Station...
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Cheers, bye! Bye.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01..Gareth has just taken a call from the council
0:12:01 > 0:12:03about a possible pit bull-type animal
0:12:03 > 0:12:05picked up roaming the streets of Hull.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Um... The Public Service Centre have just called
0:12:08 > 0:12:09to say that they've had a log come through
0:12:09 > 0:12:11from Hull City Council dog wardens to say
0:12:11 > 0:12:14that they've picked a dog up this morning from the PDSA in Hull,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16one of the charities, the vets there.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19And they've got concerns that it's a possible pit-bull-type dog.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22The council don't have anybody that's qualified
0:12:22 > 0:12:24to say either it is or it isn't,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27so they've asked for myself to go to their kennels,
0:12:27 > 0:12:28where the dog is at the moment,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30and have a look at the dog to give my opinion on it.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38On arriving at the pound, the dog is walked out for Gareth to inspect.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42He needs to determine if it is in fact a dangerous dog.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Straight off, I'd say, "Yes, it is." HE CHUCKLES
0:12:44 > 0:12:47It's, er... It's as quick as that with this one.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Hello. Hello.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Hello. Hey?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57This will be a pit-bull-type and we refer to them as "type"
0:12:57 > 0:13:01because it's very rare that they're ever 100% pit bull,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04so there's certain characteristics that you have to look for
0:13:04 > 0:13:05and it's on a sliding scale, really.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09If they get more than 5% kicks for pit-bull-type,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12then they're classed as a pit-bull-type.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14It's a shame, cos they're a nice-looking dog.
0:13:14 > 0:13:1899% of them have nice temperaments. Um...
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Any dog can be dangerous, really, whether it be a Jack Russell,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23a poodle or a pit bull
0:13:23 > 0:13:27but, unfortunately, with strays like this one,
0:13:27 > 0:13:29there's not a lot of options that go with it,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31because the legislation says it's illegal to re-home them
0:13:31 > 0:13:34or let them out in public or breed from them, things like that,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37so really with dogs that come in like this that are strays,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40there's only one ending for the dog, really, and that's euthanasia.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42CAMERA BEEPS
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Gareth takes some pictures of the hound.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Not only can these be used in court as evidence
0:13:47 > 0:13:51but to also act as pup mug shots to pass about to people
0:13:51 > 0:13:53in a bid to identify the animal's owner.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55It's the best one I've ever had to pose for pictures -
0:13:55 > 0:13:57they're normally bouncing about the place.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02On radioing back to the station,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05some information wings its way to Gareth
0:14:05 > 0:14:07about a possible owner of the animal.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13Prospective owner has contacted the council,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15saying that he thinks that his dog's gone missing
0:14:15 > 0:14:17and if it turns out to be his dog -
0:14:17 > 0:14:19by the name of Lennox, I think he said it was -
0:14:19 > 0:14:22if it is his, I'll explain the process to him
0:14:22 > 0:14:26about either getting the dog back or having the dog euthanised.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28And we'll see where we go from there, really.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30But happy with the dog.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32It's not a danger - if he does want to have it back,
0:14:32 > 0:14:33the police will support him
0:14:33 > 0:14:36and help him to get that back through the courts.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37On reaching the address,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Gareth catches the dog owner as he returns home.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Have you just come out of number 18? - You knocked on the door, why?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Oh, it's about your dog.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Yeah?- Is it Carl?- Yeah?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48I need to speak you, Carl, about it.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- Your dog's gone missing, is that right?- Yeah.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53The dog wardens have notified me about it,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56cos I'm one of the dog legislation offices for the force.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59You seem like you know what I'm going to tell you.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00The breed of the dog.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03What are you under the impression it is?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06OK, is that what it was sold to you as?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08OK. It's not a French Bulldog.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- It will fall into the category of a pit-bull-type.- Yeah.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Which, obviously, in this country, they are illegal.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Describe your dog.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Right.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19Right.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- Yeah.- Yeah? Yeah. Nice dog.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- Very nice dog. Definitely him?- Yeah, it's definitely him.- Right, OK.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28For you to get him back, I have to take you to court,
0:15:28 > 0:15:33but it's not a civil... It's not a prosecution. It's a civil matter.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37And they'll say, "Will you agree to these following conditions?"
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Which will be, that you have to have the dog neutered...
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Yeah.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- Has he been castrated anyway?- Yeah, I think so.- I think, yeah, he has.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47So you don't have to worry about that.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- He has to be tattooed. - That's not a problem.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51He has to be microchipped.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Whenever he's in public, he has to wear a lead and muzzle at all times.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Not walked by anybody under the age of 16.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02You have to buy third-party insurance for him
0:16:02 > 0:16:04in case he escapes and bites somebody
0:16:04 > 0:16:08and also you have to pay for him to go to the exempted dog register.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11You're looking, roughly, £400.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Might be a bit less, might be a bit more,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16depending on how long you leave it in the kennel, as you see.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18If you leave it right till the eight weeks...
0:16:21 > 0:16:22Yeah.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Yeah, no, I understand that. I understand.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Yeah, very much so, yeah. No, that is right.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33And that's why I'm quite willing for you to have him back,
0:16:33 > 0:16:34if you want to go through the process.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37So you only have two options of...
0:16:37 > 0:16:41paying for it or having the dog put to sleep, really.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Yeah.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Well, I'll come back on Wednesday, cos then I'm not on
0:16:44 > 0:16:46and I'm off for a few days and things like that
0:16:46 > 0:16:49and the last thing I want... Yeah, I know.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Lennox's fate now rests upon whether his owner
0:16:53 > 0:16:55can get together the funds to pay for the requirements
0:16:55 > 0:16:58that would enable him to remain in his possession.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01But find out later what happens when Gareth returns to the house,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05only to find his canine conundrums multiply.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11The neighbourhood police teams are there to react to any complaint
0:17:11 > 0:17:14the public makes about a problem in their area.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17And, when the school holidays beckon, they can be sure to see
0:17:17 > 0:17:21the number of calls relating to youths running wild skyrocket.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23But, as we're about to find out,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25the police have become very efficient at tailoring
0:17:25 > 0:17:31their response to the trouble these teenage terrors can cause.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Dealing with troublesome teens
0:17:33 > 0:17:36is something that every parent has to contend with.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37But, on the streets of Humberside,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40the behaviour caused by potentially difficult youths
0:17:40 > 0:17:44has been dramatically cut due to a series of high-profile initiatives
0:17:44 > 0:17:46designed to keep kids off the streets
0:17:46 > 0:17:49and give them access to an increased number of sports
0:17:49 > 0:17:51and leisure activities to keep them busy.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56You do see a lot of groups of young, adolescent teens -
0:17:56 > 0:18:00hoodies, tracksuits - that go around in gangs...
0:18:00 > 0:18:03victimising people, terrorising people.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05I do think teenagers have a bit of a rough ride
0:18:05 > 0:18:06when it comes to crimes and things
0:18:06 > 0:18:09cos the finger's just pointed at them instantly,
0:18:09 > 0:18:13just because of the way they look or what area they're in or from.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15So I do think they get it quite bad.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20Young people definitely need help with social boundaries
0:18:20 > 0:18:22and looking at what's going on.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24I don't think it's totally young people's fault
0:18:24 > 0:18:28and I don't think all young people should be tarred by the same brush.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33Young people get branded very easily as feral youths
0:18:33 > 0:18:36and problems to society.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40What people forget is that young people are the society of the future.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43There's not enough facilities for the young people
0:18:43 > 0:18:47around the country and a lot of them go and get drunk
0:18:47 > 0:18:50and the one thing they do is either graffiti,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53smash beer bottles everywhere or just cause antisocial violence.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55You feel, when you get to a certain age, you think,
0:18:55 > 0:18:57"I'm pretty much an adult now,"
0:18:57 > 0:19:00and you walk past a group of kids and yet you still feel scared
0:19:00 > 0:19:04and you think, "Well, they're kids, they're like 13, 14. You know?"
0:19:04 > 0:19:06But there will always be a few youngsters
0:19:06 > 0:19:08looking to bend the rules and break the law.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Over in Bridlington,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13PC Nikki Cammiss and PCSO Becky Brown are being called
0:19:13 > 0:19:17to investigate a spotty-faced gang of lads on the rampage.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19We've just had a call in from a member of the public
0:19:19 > 0:19:22that three youths have just been seen damaging some garden ornaments.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26And it just so happens that the member of the public
0:19:26 > 0:19:29was able to name one of them and it's one of the same three
0:19:29 > 0:19:32that we've just previously been speaking to in the town.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Hiya.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Have you just rung it in?- Yes. - Is it these that...?- Yeah.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- They just smashed them all up.- What a shame.- Little sods, aren't they?
0:19:42 > 0:19:46A selection of hand-carved wooden ornaments on display in the garden
0:19:46 > 0:19:48have been vandalised by the youths,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50who also hurled abuse at the complainants
0:19:50 > 0:19:52when their act of vandalism was uncovered.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54The people that live in that ground floor flat
0:19:54 > 0:19:57are obviously trying to make the garden look lovely
0:19:57 > 0:20:00and have placed those little wooden people all over the wall edge.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04This is a really busy road of guesthouses, so...
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Especially on a bank holiday weekend,
0:20:06 > 0:20:08you're going to get drunks coming and going.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11So my crime prevention advice initially would've been,
0:20:11 > 0:20:13don't place them onto your wall edge.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I'm not making excuses for the three kids involved in this
0:20:15 > 0:20:17cos what they've done is wrong.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18Nikki and Becky scout the area,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21looking for the suspected young vandals
0:20:21 > 0:20:24and it's not long before their eagle eyes spot two lads
0:20:24 > 0:20:25that fit the description.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Lads. Here, now. I ain't chasing you, get here, now.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30We're not joking. Now, come on.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36BLEEP.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Right, at this minute in time,
0:20:42 > 0:20:44you're both under arrest for criminal damage.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45You do not have to say anything
0:20:45 > 0:20:48but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned
0:20:48 > 0:20:51something you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54My intention at this stage is to take you home to your parents
0:20:54 > 0:20:56and then therefore give you street bail.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58We had a complaint of criminal damage where you've been named
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- and the descriptions match you. - Criminal damage?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03So, until we get the evidence together and I'll interview you
0:21:03 > 0:21:05about that at a later date, you are both under arrest.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09You'll be given formal street bail to attend at the police station to be interviewed.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Criminal damage for what? - Do you understand me?- For what?
0:21:12 > 0:21:13To garden ornaments.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Garden ornaments?- Yeah.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- I'm being totally serious, lads. - What?- BLEEP.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21The call we had earlier for the garden ornaments on the wall,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24they're two of the three that were, I believe, responsible.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26We've arrested them at this stage
0:21:26 > 0:21:27so I can take them home to their parents
0:21:27 > 0:21:29then what I'll do, with it being Saturday night,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32I'll give them street bail and deal with them at a later date.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37But I'll arrange for them to come back into the station midweek, cos it's the school holidays.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41The boy might be laughing now
0:21:41 > 0:21:43but he's sure to have the smile wiped off his face
0:21:43 > 0:21:45when he's delivered home.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47They're claiming their innocence but they have been named
0:21:47 > 0:21:49and the description of the clothing and everything...
0:21:49 > 0:21:53The lad is sent inside, where he gets a ticking off by his father.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- What have I told you about- BLEEP?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58If you're just going to keep getting into trouble, your dad's right.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01You need to find some different friends.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03And now it's time for the joker of the pack
0:22:03 > 0:22:07to face the music on his own, in the home he lives in with his grandad.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Watch your head. Watch your step. Go on, after you.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Does this bike come down?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19If they have done what the witnesses have said they've done,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- and they've got no reason to lie... - Yeah.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Then you should be thinking about you behaviour
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- and I expect better from you,- BLEEP.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28How can you get all these trophies and then,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31when you're with certain people, just behave like that?
0:22:31 > 0:22:32It's not acceptable, is it?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35The boy's a gifted athlete and a young boxing champion,
0:22:35 > 0:22:37and Grandad's worried about him
0:22:37 > 0:22:40throwing it all away by getting mixed up with the wrong crowd.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- He's lovely...- Stupidity...
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- ..and...- Getting carried away.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49And I just say, think before you act.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- To seriously think about who you're hanging out with,- BLEEP, - and listen to your grandad.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55As Nicky and Grandad express their concerns,
0:22:55 > 0:22:59the seriousness of the situation begins to hit home to the lad.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Don't cry. If you continue to get into trouble...
0:23:02 > 0:23:05you're just going to end up with a criminal record, aren't you?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08And whether you want to work in a supermarket,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11whether you want to work with cars, whether you want to be a professor,
0:23:11 > 0:23:15most people these days all want police checks. All right?
0:23:15 > 0:23:19And it's hard enough getting a job these days anyway, isn't it?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22And do you know what I tell him?
0:23:22 > 0:23:26All these lads that say, "Let's do this, let's do that."
0:23:26 > 0:23:30They've got nothing. They've nothing to lose and he has.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33And it's, "Oh, don't go boxing."
0:23:33 > 0:23:38I deal with so many young people that parents don't even care about them.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41You've clearly got a grandad here that thinks the world of you,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45- looking after you, and he just wants what's best for you, doesn't he? - Yeah.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48It is just silly stuff but it's the silly stuff that stacks up.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51- All right?- Yeah.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Following their arrests, both of the young lads were
0:23:56 > 0:23:59interviewed by the police, where they had to explain what happened.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04The matter was dealt with by way of restorative justice.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11They each wrote a letter of apology to the people whose ornaments they broke.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14And there have been no further incidents.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Find out later how restorative justice brings
0:24:19 > 0:24:22one youngster face-to-face with a victim of his crime
0:24:22 > 0:24:25and helps put him back on the straight and narrow.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34PC Gareth Walker is Humberside Police's dog expert,
0:24:34 > 0:24:37charged with keeping check on any so-called dangerous dogs that
0:24:37 > 0:24:40may be unwittingly kept as pets
0:24:40 > 0:24:42or used for more sinister activities,
0:24:42 > 0:24:44such as dog-fighting.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48A dog warden has seized a stray animal that Gareth has
0:24:48 > 0:24:50identified as a pit-bull-type dog.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53After confronting the animal's owner, he has given him some time
0:24:53 > 0:24:57to get together the sum of £400 to pay for the dog to be
0:24:57 > 0:25:00micro-chipped and placed on the Dangerous Dogs Register.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04He's rang up and left me a message after the discussion that we had with him
0:25:04 > 0:25:07that he's found the money, his sister's going to lend him the money,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10to be able to go to the courts and have all the things done for him
0:25:10 > 0:25:14to be able to get the dog back on the index, so we'll go see him.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17More than happy for him to get the dog back. It doesn't pose a danger to anybody,
0:25:17 > 0:25:19although you can't say what the future brings.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22But from the characteristics I've seen and the behaviour of the dog,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I'm more than happy for him to have it back.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30On returning to the property, however, Gareth finds himself in for a few surprises.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Right, let me have a quick look round your gaff.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- I want to tell you the truth, yeah? - Go on.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39The dog, I got off my sister. It was my sister's dog.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43She actually wants to pay for it back. Get it tattooed, insured, the lot.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47- For who? For you?- No, for her. It's not my dog. It's for her, you see.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49She's brought it up.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51What happened is... I'll tell you in a minute.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- Right, what you're looking at? My other dog, aren't you?- Well...
0:25:54 > 0:25:58- Right...- The problem is, you've come forward and claimed the dog...
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- I know that but I didn't want to... - ..which makes it your dog.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Well, if that's the case then she'll have to come with me, pay the money
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- and I'll have to get the dog and give it to her. - You can't give it to her.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11This is the problem. Because...
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Because you've claimed it as yours, it has to be registered here.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18If you give that dog away, you commit an offence under
0:26:18 > 0:26:21the Dangerous Dogs Act because it's a pit-bull-type.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26So there's no way she can do it to her own house?
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Cos it's been brought up with her. - Yeah, no, I understand.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Next thing...
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Max...- Yeah?
0:26:34 > 0:26:38..has got lots and lots of characteristics of a pit-bull-type.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- He is not a pit-bull. - Believe me. Ha!
0:26:41 > 0:26:46Believe me... My colleague will know as soon as he saw my face
0:26:46 > 0:26:47and that dog came out.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53So I've got to get him tattooed and that, basically? Well, I'll do that.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57As Gareth is about to tell Max his dog days could be done,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00the hound makes his own show of disapproval.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- BLEEP!- I'll go mad! Sorry!
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Sorry! He's excited. Go on. Tell me your options. Sorry about that.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- Stop it! Behave!- Now you see why I wear dog trousers for work.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13I think Max has got slightly overexcited and just caught me
0:27:13 > 0:27:17in the crossfire ever so slightly! Right...
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- But you're happy to get that money? - Yeah.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23With Gareth suspecting Max to be a dangerous dog, he cannot stay
0:27:23 > 0:27:27with his owner until the monies are paid, the registration is carried
0:27:27 > 0:27:30out and a court determines that the animal can be returned home.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33He's already peed up my leg once!
0:27:33 > 0:27:36And Gareth is just hoping the other trouser leg doesn't get the dirty
0:27:36 > 0:27:39performed on it by Max.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42He's made some confessions about the other dog, that it's actually
0:27:42 > 0:27:46his sister's and he was just looking after it for the day when it escaped,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49so we need to make some enquiries with her in relation to that.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Yeah, we're heading back to Osborne Street Police Station now,
0:27:55 > 0:27:59where hopefully, with the assistance of Al, who'll control the dog,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02I'll try and carry out the assessment that I need to do on it.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- Urgh! It's- BLEEP- everywhere! It's like a tsunami!
0:28:06 > 0:28:09It has as well!
0:28:09 > 0:28:10Back at the station,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Gareth carries out the standard ten-point check designed to
0:28:13 > 0:28:16determine whether or not an animal is pit-bull-type
0:28:16 > 0:28:18and therefore a dangerous dog.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21It's got certain characteristics on it and I need to work through them.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24A lot of them are observations of the dog and opinions of the dog,
0:28:24 > 0:28:28and it gives a tick and a cross next to each question,
0:28:28 > 0:28:32and then that way I can work out whether it's over the 50%
0:28:32 > 0:28:36characteristics of a pit-bull, which will then class it as a pit-bull-type.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Certainly falls within type. Everything.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41The shape of the tail, the coat, shape of the head,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44the bottom of the rib cage, the way that falls.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Everything, really, just falls into type.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Not a nasty dog at all and I'm quite happy for him
0:28:48 > 0:28:51to get the dog back if he can do that.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Gareth has given Max's owner a few days to rustle up the funds
0:28:56 > 0:28:58to save his pet.
0:29:00 > 0:29:01But despite his best efforts,
0:29:01 > 0:29:04he sadly hasn't been able to pull the monies together.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06There's no way I can get 200 quid.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- Sure?- I can't do nowt else about it, can I?- OK.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15He should come back. I thought about it. There's nowt I can do about it, you know.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17I'm giving you a few days that I can...
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- I know you have. I appreciate that. - I want to try and help.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- I tried to see if my dad would lend me the money but he said he hadn't got it, so...- OK.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Max's owner has explained the situation
0:29:27 > 0:29:30and he signs the forms to allow for the humane destruction of Max.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32It's quite sad, really.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35We don't set out with the aim of putting dogs to sleep.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38As I've explained, I've supported him as much as I possibly can.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41I offered him different vouchers and schemes to pay for it
0:29:41 > 0:29:44but he's just not able to make up the funds.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47And just when Gareth thought his dog day could not get any worse,
0:29:47 > 0:29:51on returning to the station, he takes a worrying call regarding
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Lennox, the other pit-bull-type dog that belonged to the man's sister.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00Unfortunately, Lennox has developed some behavioural problems
0:30:00 > 0:30:04in the kennel and quite nastily attacked the kennel manager
0:30:04 > 0:30:07at the kennels, causing some quite nasty injuries,
0:30:07 > 0:30:12including a possible fractured arm, puncture wounds, tears, et cetera.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16The option that I will be going for is, because the owner,
0:30:16 > 0:30:20who agreed to go to court and start the court proceedings, has got young
0:30:20 > 0:30:23children at the address, I'm going to have to highlight that with her.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27And the best course of action in our opinion would be for Lennox
0:30:27 > 0:30:29to be destroyed humanely.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33Very surprised in relation to Lennox cos when we first saw him,
0:30:33 > 0:30:35he was fine.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Liked to be handled, showed no aggression throughout the examination.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Didn't show any signs of behavioural problems or misbehaving.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46He was quite a relaxed dog, really. It's just a reality check, really.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50It brings it home to everybody that deals with these dogs the potential that you are dealing with them
0:30:50 > 0:30:53and the power and the injuries that these dogs can cause.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59The fate of these dogs acts as a timely reminder
0:30:59 > 0:31:02to the keeper of these types of animal.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Their ownership comes with very real responsibilities
0:31:07 > 0:31:10and costs running into hundreds of pounds.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19Still to come, a couple of lager-loving lawbreakers breach
0:31:19 > 0:31:21the city's no-drinking zone.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Come on, then! Come on, fella!
0:31:28 > 0:31:32The neighbourhood police are not just there to keep an eye on residential areas.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34They're there to make sure that town centres
0:31:34 > 0:31:37and community hot spots are kept free from trouble, too.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42And whenever anyone does look to break the law or create a disturbance,
0:31:42 > 0:31:46they can be sure to be met by a very swift response.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Following complaints from members of the public and shopkeepers alike,
0:31:52 > 0:31:57large areas of Britain's town centres are now alcohol-free zones.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00This means if you're found drinking in the street,
0:32:00 > 0:32:04you can have your alcohol confiscated and face a banning order from the area.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11I would feel very, very uncomfortable walking through a city centre after midnight.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16There are so many drunks about. You know, you just don't feel comfortable.
0:32:16 > 0:32:22I don't have a problem with seeing many drunks in groups, male or female.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25I think they're just out to have a good time.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29I don't think it's a bad use of their time, the police dealing with drunk people,
0:32:29 > 0:32:33but I think perhaps if they're clearly in the wrong and being drunk and disorderly
0:32:33 > 0:32:37and causing trouble, then perhaps they should be made to fit a bit of the bill.
0:32:38 > 0:32:45Hull's evening economy in the city centre is vibrant but it is safe.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49We have an accessible, visible policing presence.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53I guess the sort of night-time economy... A welcoming place
0:32:53 > 0:32:58and not a place which we associate with violence and disorder.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Today, the team have just taken a call from worried
0:33:04 > 0:33:06locals following the sighting of a very drunk woman,
0:33:06 > 0:33:11very close to the train station, who has also turned aggressive.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Sergeant Rob Danby explains more.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17One of the PCs has shouted for assistance.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20They are trying to get hold of them at the moment to find out what
0:33:20 > 0:33:21is happening.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23So we are going to head up there.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27As the team blue-light it to the scene,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31it seems the woman in question has become increasingly agitated.
0:33:31 > 0:33:32It is hard for you to shout up
0:33:32 > 0:33:35when you're there dealing with a female and they're asking for an update.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Obviously they can't always pass one.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46On arriving, they find she has already been detained
0:33:46 > 0:33:49but she is not going quietly, or without a fight.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- You really took that can off me? - Yes.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54I think you better speak on camera.
0:33:55 > 0:34:00SHOUTING AND BLEEPED SWEARING
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Get in the car, have a sit. - No, I don't care.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05They didn't take no can off me.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- Are you going to listen, because you're under arrest?- No.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11The woman is bundled into the back of the police car
0:34:11 > 0:34:13but continues to protest her innocence.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18- I was bringing it, I was stood here to go and get the- BLEEP- bus home.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Whatever.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Just walking past the Paragon Interchange,
0:34:24 > 0:34:27noticed two of the persons we had originally moved on still
0:34:27 > 0:34:29drinking from open tins of alcohol.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31We have gone over and seized the alcohol because
0:34:31 > 0:34:35they are in a restricted area, they cannot drink alcohol in this area.
0:34:35 > 0:34:36The male has actually said to us,
0:34:36 > 0:34:39when we leave this area we're just going to drink this one.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42So under those grounds I have seized that closed alcohol tin
0:34:42 > 0:34:44and disposed of that as well.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Being seen to take tough action against street drinking has
0:34:48 > 0:34:51paid dividends for the Neighbourhood Police teams in Hull.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Complaints have fallen as this new zero tolerance policy has been
0:34:57 > 0:35:00rolled out across the square mile that forms the city centre.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05The woman has now calmed down and she is likely to be let go
0:35:05 > 0:35:07without charge.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11But just as they think the situation is over...
0:35:11 > 0:35:15SHOUTING AND BLEEPED SWEARING
0:35:15 > 0:35:19..another man decides it is time to stage his own drunken
0:35:19 > 0:35:21protest against the boys in blue.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Come on then.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32BLEEPED SWEARING
0:35:36 > 0:35:38I have got his legs, you're all right.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Before he can cause any more of a scene,
0:35:41 > 0:35:44he is restrained and read the riot act.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46You're under arrest for Section 5, Public Order.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49MAN SPEAKS BLEEPED OUT SWEARING
0:35:49 > 0:35:53You should have thought about that before you yawped off, really.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56This is one of the guys who was arguing
0:35:56 > 0:35:58when we were dealing with the female when we turned up.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I don't know if you got the footage as he was leaving
0:36:01 > 0:36:03but he was yawping off, swearing at us.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Really he has talked himself into getting arrested
0:36:06 > 0:36:07when he had no need to.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09He could have left the area and it would have been done with.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13So now he is in custody, so the female, who we were going to
0:36:13 > 0:36:15deal with by a fixed penalty notice, she has calmed down.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19We will be swapping in the van with him!
0:36:19 > 0:36:20On a Friday and Saturday night,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24drunken people account for a high proportion of all police arrests.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27This puts a huge burden on the police
0:36:27 > 0:36:30and adds weight to the fact the neighbourhood teams are always
0:36:30 > 0:36:35looking for ways to cut back on this type of antisocial behaviour.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36He'll have to sober up.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40Once he is sober then they will look at his previous convictions,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42see what he is eligible for. He may be charged,
0:36:42 > 0:36:46he may be suitable for a penalty notice for disorder.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50But until we get him booked in and do all the relevant checks,
0:36:50 > 0:36:53test the evidence and decide where to go from there.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56First on the right.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59The man woke up with more than a hangover.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04He was charged with being drunk and disorderly in a public place.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09He was given a 12-month conditional discharge
0:37:09 > 0:37:13and told to pay court costs and a victim surcharge.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24The use of restorative justice is on the rise in the UK.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26The police are looking to use this form of mediation
0:37:26 > 0:37:29on first-time offenders.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32It brings them face-to-face with the victims of their crime,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35as well as helping them understand the consequences of their actions.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38It can also help them escape a criminal conviction.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Humberside Police have had great success with this process
0:37:41 > 0:37:43when it comes to young offenders.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Over in Kirk Ella, PC Andy White is looking to give one teenager
0:37:47 > 0:37:50one such second chance.
0:37:50 > 0:37:56Basically, we have got a young lad, a 13-year-old lad, he stole a
0:37:56 > 0:38:01Macmillan's charity box a few weeks ago from an old age people's home.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05The charity box had about four or five pounds' worth of money
0:38:05 > 0:38:07in it, small change.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10He then took the charity box to school,
0:38:10 > 0:38:12he used the money to buy sweets with.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15We had him into the police station, I interviewed him,
0:38:15 > 0:38:16he admitted the offence.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19He has not been in trouble before so we decided to use restorative
0:38:19 > 0:38:20justice, basically.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25We decided that he was to meet up with somebody from the trust,
0:38:25 > 0:38:29really to show him what sort of impact him doing that could
0:38:29 > 0:38:32have on the charity and what sort of good work they do.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35I think this approach, with restorative justice,
0:38:35 > 0:38:37on this occasion is the right approach
0:38:37 > 0:38:41and the way in which we should be going on this occasion.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43The lad and his dad arrive at the police station,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46closely followed by Crystal, who is a worker
0:38:46 > 0:38:52from the Macmillan Trust, and Brian, a cancer sufferer turned fundraiser.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55He was caught a few weeks ago stealing a charity box,
0:38:55 > 0:38:57a Macmillan charity box, with about £4.50 in.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00He has never been in trouble before, he is only 13.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04After outlining the crime, Andy asks Crystal to explain to the lad
0:39:04 > 0:39:07why those charity boxes are so important.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10We reach about three-quarters of the people that need us.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15We are in a position where every day we need to find more money to
0:39:15 > 0:39:17make sure we reach more people.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Brian gets his chance to explain how the money from those boxes
0:39:21 > 0:39:22help him personally.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26I can't survive without Macmillan.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29The money they get in the boxes,
0:39:29 > 0:39:31ten years ago I wouldn't have been here today.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35That money helps them to investigate cancers.
0:39:37 > 0:39:43Every two weeks, I get chemotherapy and this here is with me for life.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47I have also had an operation here, where they have removed
0:39:47 > 0:39:51part of my bowel with cancer but it had spread before they caught it.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55To my liver, unfortunately they can't operate now but they can
0:39:55 > 0:39:56control it.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58It is what they call incurable.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04They can't stop it but they can slow it down.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Andy passes Crystal the letter of remorse the boy has written.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10For Macmillan. That is his own words.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14"Dear Macmillan Cancer Support, I am sorry for what I did...
0:40:14 > 0:40:17"..£50, so you are paid back."
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Thank you for that, that is really good of you to write that.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21On the strength of that, we thought, well,
0:40:21 > 0:40:24£4.50 in the box for Macmillan.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27He has got a paper round, he is working.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28We thought five weeks,
0:40:28 > 0:40:33£50 to yourselves to pay back the money that has been taken.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38If I have helped you a little bit in your walk through your life
0:40:38 > 0:40:41then that is not a bad day's work for me. I think I have.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43I am a pretty good judge of character
0:40:43 > 0:40:46and I reckon that enough is enough.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50It is clear that meeting Crystal and Brian has had a marked
0:40:50 > 0:40:55effect on the lad, which is sure to see him mend the error of his ways.
0:40:55 > 0:41:01- You will, I know you will make him proud. I know that.- Don't cry.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Nobody hugs the police, nobody likes the police half the time!
0:41:04 > 0:41:09- All right. Good lad, I will be in touch.- Lovely to meet you.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16- It is the day following the successful mediation.- Hiya.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- You all right?- I am. - Hi, Crystal, take a seat.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Steve is here in a minute.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Crystal has returned to meet Andy to discuss what was
0:41:25 > 0:41:30- achieved by the restorative justice session.- Thought it was brilliant.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34That whole do we had here was only good because he came,
0:41:34 > 0:41:39because if it hadn't been for him... It was such a good thing that he...
0:41:39 > 0:41:41First of all, he was real forgiving with the lad
0:41:41 > 0:41:45and secondly, he has done all this fundraising
0:41:45 > 0:41:48and everything else he has to put up with at the moment.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50I thought he was great.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55And immediately I came back, I says to Steve or Paul was on, I said,
0:41:55 > 0:41:58"If he can do that walk, we can do a walk."
0:41:58 > 0:42:01The talk of fundraising has sparked an idea.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05A few weeks later, the Macmillan Cancer Walk is under way.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08As well as Andy from the neighbourhood team,
0:42:08 > 0:42:10amongst the many people taking part are Brian
0:42:10 > 0:42:15and the young lad involved in the restorative justice session.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17He is real genuine in his remorse,
0:42:17 > 0:42:20so much so that he collected a lot more money than
0:42:20 > 0:42:25he should have done for the charity, as well as paying the cash back.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29And fundraiser Brian is moved by what the young lad has achieved.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33I am, I am really honoured, I am humbled to know you.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- Thank you so much.- I think that is the word for him, really,
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- he is an inspiration. - He has got cancer.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39He has got a smile on his face,
0:42:39 > 0:42:44he is still trying to raise money for the disease that he is fighting.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46He is great, he is really great.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47I think if Brian can do it,
0:42:47 > 0:42:50we can do it and that is what all those people have done today.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53This is an example of how neighbourhood policing can have
0:42:53 > 0:42:58a much wider impact on the community that can inspire and bring hope.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03Bringing people closer together even after a crime has taken place.