National Neighbourhood Justice BTEC Student of the Year Award 2009, and the winner is...

Safety Net Associates, the providers of the first and only National Programme of BTEC Qualifications in ASB Case working and Approaches to Restorative Justice, are pleased to announce the winners of this years’ National Neighbourhood Justice BTEC Student of the Year Award 2009.

As well as the prestigious title of National Neighbourhood Justice BTEC Student of the year, the winners will participate in a five day, all expenses paid, study visit to New York, USA in February 2010. The purpose of the visit is to research and compare neighbourhood justice approaches, in the UK and NYC under the stewardship of the New York Mayors Office.

The winners will be based at the internationally renowned John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NY and have full access as a student to the extensive Lloyd Sealy Library.

The student will also have pre-arranged access to staff from all community partners working in anti social behaviour and restorative justice in the Bronx District.

The research project findings will be presented to the Home Secretary for consideration and published in Safety Net Associates’ "Student Learning Zone" online research Library.

Although the original intention was that there would be only one winner, the sheer volume and quality of applications meant that the judging panel has selected three winners. The applicants were asked to evidence how their qualifications have been applied to their communities and organisations.

The winners are (alphabetically):
Annette Heather of Western Challenge Housing Association
Lucie Venables of Mid Sussex District Council
Kelly Vincent of the British Transport Police

Statement from Bob Kennett, Academic Director, Safety Net Associates:
“Because of the wide range of organisations our student body represents it was difficult to condense the applicants to only one winner. The judging panel therefore decided to award three winners. These winners should be very proud of what they have achieved not only in this competition but also in their communities. It is very encouraging to see that these qualifications are further empowering practitioners from a range of backgrounds to tackle anti social behaviour in the communities they serve”

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About Safety Net Associates

Safety Net Associates is recognised as one of the leading criminal and neighbourhood justice consultancies in the UK.

Our Approach

We have been helping clients improve their business environment and performance within the public and criminal justice arena with great success for many years. We do this by applying innovative processes, intelligent products and fresh thinking.

We provide advice and consultation services at strategic, policy and operational levels, concentrating on the following key areas:

- Neighbourhood management, community engagement & policing
- Investigations and evidence gathering
- Strategy, Policy and Procedural development
- Public safety, business continuity and emergency planning
- Accredited BTEC Training & Development
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