How does the national charity Crimestoppers work? CEO Mark Hallas OBE takes us through all the key elements of the service. Comprehensive Show Notes to follow.

A conversation with Michelle Bauge about her growing up years in Glasgow and how empowering young people makes our communities safer. Comprehensive Show Notes to follow.

Nazir Afzal   Nazir Afzal OBE was Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England, and most recently, he was Chief Executive of the country’s Police & Crime Commissioners. During a 24 year career, he has prosecuted some of the most high-profile cases in the country, including the so-called Rochdale grooming gang, and led nationally on several legal topics, notably violence against women and girls, child sexual abuse, and honor-based violence. Nazir was recently appointed to the...

The drug war in the UK and worldwide has been going on for a long time. It's not new to see news coverage on buy busts and undercover operations. It makes us more aware of the drug problem, but also lulls us into a false sense of security that things are improving. In reality, these drug busts pose more threats to our community safety. In this episode, Neil Woods gives a sneak peek into the life of an undercover cop. He shares talks about the futility of the drug war and how it empowers...

Deputy Chief Constable Andy Prophet is the National Police Lead on Anti-Social Behaviour. Take a listen to this really honest interview. Comprehensive Show Notes to Follow.

Caroline Goode served for 33 years in the Metropolitan Police in London. She retired as a Detective Superintendent in the Counter-Terrorism Command after spending ten years leading more than 100 complex murder investigations. One of those investigations, the so-called honour killing of a young Iraqi Kurdish woman by her family, was to become a life changer for Caroline. This investigation, which began as a simple missing person’s report, was particularly challenging and complex. After the...

Murder!!!!You've watched the TV shows involving murder investigations.Want to know what it's really like to investigate a murder then tune into the next episode of The Community Safety Podcast.This week former Detective Inspector Steven Keogh provides real insights into this type of investigation. Comprehensive Show Notes to follow.

Doctor Paul Stewart is a notable figure with an extraordinary life journey that spans beyond his illustrious career as a footballer in the Premier League, having played for renowned clubs such as Manchester City, Spurs, and Liverpool. In 2016, he bravely stepped into the limelight to unveil a deeply personal and painful chapter from his childhood. Paul disclosed that he had endured sexual abuse by his football coach from the tender age of 10 to 14. His courageous decision to share this...

Chris Williams is a seasoned professional in community safety, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to his roles. With a background as a senior advisor for the Home Office and former head of public protection for a London borough, Chris has demonstrated a solid commitment to enhancing public safety.  Recently, he has taken on a new position as the strategic lead for community safety with the Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner, where he is expected to leverage his extensive...

Fatima Whitbread, an MBE and world record holder, is renowned for her accomplishments in athletics and tireless efforts to reform the care system in the UK. Fatima's remarkable journey began when she was abandoned as a baby and left to die in a flat. A vigilant neighbour heard her cries and alerted the police, leading to her rescue. Placed under the care of Hackney Borough Council, Fatima spent the first six months of her life in a hospital, battling malnutrition and nappy...

For over 25 years, Sharon Bryan has worked in the field of domestic abuse. She is also a survivor of domestic abuse. In 2020. Sharon set up Sharon Bryan consultancy, a community interest company which involves running the Freedom Programme for women who have experienced domestic abuse. In January 2021, Sharon joined the award-winning National Centre for Domestic Violence as head of partnerships and development for domestic abuse services. Sharon joins me on the Community Safety Podcast to...

Kathleen O’Toole who is the ex-Chief of Boston and Seattle Police Departments and also the first Chief Inspector of the Garda Inspectorate in Ireland, established to ensure that Garda operates effectively and efficiently.  Today The Community Safety Podcast explores policing and good quality leadership. Comprehensive Show Notes to follow.

Bonus Episode Iain Donnelly Former Superintendant of West Midlands Police, Iain Donnelly, has over 25 years in various intelligence, covert policing, counter-terrorism, and serious crime investigation roles in London and the West Midlands. Iain is also the author of Tango Juliet Foxtrot and the presenter of a podcast of the same name, exploring how the British police have changed over the last 30 years in response to ten years of budget cuts combined with exponentially growing demand. Iain...

Carl Chinn MBE Ph.D  Carl Chinn, MBA Ph.D. Carl is a social historian with a national profile, a writer, a teacher, an animator, and a public speaker. He was formerly a professor of Community History at the University of Birmingham, and director of Birmingham Lives Project collecting working-class memories as a freelance social historian. He gives history tours of Birmingham and collaborates on local history projects in several schools. He's the author of 34 books, his latest words are Peaky...

Alison Cope The biggest trauma Alison Cope has ever faced was losing her son Joshua to knife crime in 2013, but she uses her resilience and strength to educate and support others in seeing a future beyond negative experiences. Alison presents the Joshua Ribera Achievement Awards that recognises and celebrates the achievements of young people who are not in mainstream education. Alison has also worked with West Midlands Police, Staffordshire Police, Hertfordshire Police, and Crimestoppers...

Caroline Goode QPM   Caroline Goode served for 33 years in the Metropolitan Police in London. She retired as a Detective Superintendent in the Counter-Terrorism Command after spending ten years leading more than 100 complex murder investigations. One of those investigations, the so-called honour killing of a young Iraqi Kurdish woman by her family, was to become a life changer for Caroline. This investigation, which began as a simple missing person’s report, was particularly challenging and...

Paul Walmsley  Paul Walmsley, a qualified life coach, humanistic counsellor, and NLP practitioner and previously ‘Britain's Most Wanted’ criminal and spent five years on the run from the police before handing himself in in 2011. Towards the end of his ten-year prison sentence, he completed a teacher training qualification, then went on to become a tutor at a sports academy before being released on license in July 2016. Paul published his Amazon bestselling memoir, Just an Ordinary Decent...

Nazir Afzal    Nazir Afzal OBE was Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England, and most recently, he was Chief Executive of the country’s Police & Crime Commissioners. During a 24 year career, he has prosecuted some of the most high-profile cases in the country, including the so-called Rochdale grooming gang, and led nationally on several legal topics, notably violence against women and girls, child sexual abuse, and honor-based violence. Nazir was recently appointed to the Independent...

Anyone can be a target of Domestic Abuse with Samantha Beckinsale  Samantha Beckinsale is an English actor best known for performances Firefighter Kate Stevens in the ITV series drama London's burning which ran from 1986 to 2002. She started her acting career with the TV series Agatha Christie's, the adventure of Johnny Waverley in 1989.  Sam is also known for playing Lesley in the sitcom Shelley from 1989 to 1992. "The biggest thing I would say to anybody wondering whether abuse is just...

Violence and how we can tackle it in our communities with Graham Goulden Graham is a former Chief Inspector with Police Scotland, and he spent the last part of his 30 years of service working on the violence reduction unit. He's now a consultant trainer. His interest in developing personal and organisational brands and how individual and societal attitudes and behaviour often negatively impact reputation performance, absenteeism recruitment and retention. Graham has experienced delivering...

Technology and how we can use it to make communities safer with Matt Polega from Mark43 Matt is the Co-founder and Head of Marketing Communications and Public Policy at Mark43. Matt developed the earliest version of Mark43 records management system with his Co-founders as a recent college graduate and remains deeply focused on the mission of building culture edge software to support first responders and bridge the gap between the communities they serve. Matt often shares best practise on...

Supporting Victims of Anti-Social Behaviour with Charlie Hamilton-Kay from ASB Help. Charlie Hamilton Kay is a specialist victim project manager at the ASB charity ASB Help. Charlie joined the team in July 2021 she previously worked as an ASB practitioner within Derbyshire victim services providing practical and emotional support to victims of ASB.  As well as led the development of several projects to raise the profile of ASB within communities and the impact that it has on its victims....

Young People are our Future-Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour with David Aynsley David Ainsley grew up in his early years on RAF bases and experienced some very interesting experiences in places like Bahrain. Growing up, he went on to serve for the British Army and had some very interesting stints in places like Belfast.  David later joined the police service in Cornwall. Where he eventually became a community police Sergeant. He was doing some fantastic work changing communities for the better...

Gambling Addiction and the harm it causes people and communities with Mark Murray Mark Murray, placed his first bet at the age of 16, something that started off as a bit of fun quickly turned into an addiction over 13 years.   Mark gambled every day and built up debt with the wrong sort of people.  He was attacked with a hammer and ran off to a different country to try and escape his debt.  Mark had a number of failed suicide attempts and was kidnapped at the age of 29. Mark finally got the...