MAPPOM

MAPPOM stands for Multi-Agency Prolific and other Priority Offender Management, which operates in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. It's a targeted response to reducing crime in our local communities.

It is multi-agency partnership involving the Police, the Criminal Justice Drugs Team, the intensive surveillance and supervision programme, Youth Offending Team, Anti-social Behaviour Unit, Leicestershire Cares, the Prison Service and the Crown Prosecution Service.

Prolific Offenders are individuals who are locally identified as people who are committing high levels of acquisitive crime, namely robbery, burglary or vehicle theft.

Priority Offenders are those who have been identified as being responsible for causing serious disruption to local communities either by anti social behaviour or by their criminal activities which can include drug dealing offences and prostitution.

The partnership scheme uses police intelligence to target the offenders who are responsible for the most crime. Each Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) identifies a small number of individuals who pose the greatest threat to the safety and confidence of their local communities. This enables local partners to concentrate their joint efforts on those people who are causing the most harm within their neighbourhoods.

By allowing every area to prioritise those individuals, MAPPOM aim not only to reduce crime and disorder, but also to enhance the confidence of local residents.

MAPPOM receives referrals and initially acts as a clearing house, ensuring that individuals are suitably identified and sent to the appropriate place for intervention work.

Among its past successes is ‘Nigel,' a 31-year-old prolific night-time house burglar with 25 convictions, who began his life of crime at the age of 15. He was addicted to amphetamine, ecstasy and alcohol costing £1000 - £1500 per week and by his own admission, was responsible for between 30 and 40 burglaries per month.

He was referred to MAPPOM and given immediate access to drug treatment, therapy, and through his Probation supervision, he began to understand the impact his crimes had had on his victims. Nigel became drug free was no longer alcohol dependant. He has not re-offended, and had started working.