BTEC Advanced Award in Neighbourhood Nuisance and Anti Social Behaviour Case Working
Introduction
Many organisations employ officers in a number of different services to use a wide range of informal, formal, civil and criminal tools and legislative powers to tackle, moderate or stop anti-social and nuisance behaviour, which causes alarm, harassment and distress to the community.
This qualification will enable candidates to confidently recognise, understand and use the full range of intervention tools and legislative powers available to tackle anti-social and nuisance behaviour. The programme will also enable the candidate to understand the diverse network of organisations that provide assets, resources and powers in the anti-social behaviour arena.
The qualification is designed to ensure that those who work with communities to tackle anti-social and nuisance behaviour undergo a familiarisation process to gain the required knowledge base to effectively use the tools and powers needed.
Overview
To develop and enhance candidates' skills and techniques in using nuisance and anti-social behaviour tools and legislative powers in partnership and to develop rigorous and ethical approaches in their successful use.
To develop and enhance candidates skills and techniques in the lawful exchange of data and information between partner agencies using procedures, protocols and legislative powers.
To develop and enhance candidates skills and techniques in investigation techniques, tasking and coordination, analytical techniques and intelligence products, standards of proof, planning, preparation and collection of evidence, types of evidence and the Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984(PACE).
To develop and enhance candidates skills and techniques in interviewing perpetrators, witnesses and victims, develop robust note taking abilities and to be able to present evidence for court proceedings in a statement.
To develop and enhance candidate's skills and techniques in instructing legal teams and representatives to successfully obtain legislative powers needed to moderate nuisance and anti-social behaviour.
Qualification Structure
The course consists of 50 hours of learning, made up as follows:
- Pre-course reading - 8 hours
- 3 tutorial training days - 21 hours
- Post-course work place assignment - 21 hours
Who should enrol
There are no entry or learning requirements for this qualification.
This qualification is for candidates who either aspire to be, or are already working in, the investigation or prevention of anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood nuisance. It is designed as a start to finish programme of learning that will enable the candidate to confidently carry out their work and become a qualified investigator.
The course has been delivered to over 1500 candidates from a range of backgrounds including but not limited to:
The Police
Local Authorities
Housing Providers
Youth Offending Teams
Fire and Rescue Service
Community Safety
This qualification has been adopted by a number of UK local authorities and housing providers as the primary training programme for all new and existing anti-social behaviour or community safety teams.
To view a full list of the organisations who have studied with us visit the clients section of our website
Learning Outcomes
This qualification is a BTEC Level 3 , learning accredited at this level will reflect the ability to:
Apply knowledge and skills in a range of complex activities demonstrating comprehension of relevant theories; access and analyse information independently and make reasoned judgements, selecting from a considerable choice of procedures, in familiar and unfamiliar contexts; and direct own activities, with some responsibility for the output of others.
This qualification will enable candidates to:
- Explain and apply relevant anti-social and nuisance behaviour legislation, procedures and codes.
- Recognise the different types of tools and legislative powers available including informal, formal, civil and criminal interventions.
- Be able to understand the relevant legislative tools and powers available to tackle nuisance and anti-social behaviour.
- Create and maintain effective practice standards in using the tools and powers.
To understand the diverse network of organisations that provide assets, resources and powers to tackle anti-social behaviour.
- Explain and apply relevant information and data exchange principles, legislation, procedures and codes.
- Recognise the different types of information and data available to exchange including personal, non-personal and sensitive data.
- Be able to understand the relevant legislative tools and powers available to exchange information to tackle nuisance and anti-social behaviour.
- Create and maintain effective practice standards in using information exchange protocols.
- Explain and apply relevant investigative procedures, techniques and codes.
- Recognise the different types of evidence including civil and criminal investigations.
- Be able to understand the relevant legislative tools and powers available to carry out an investigation.
- Create and maintain effective practice standards in carrying out an investigation and gathering evidence.
- Explain and apply relevant interviewing techniques.
- Recognise and apply the different types of note taking techniques.
- Be able to understand the relevant principles in writing or taking a statement.
- Explain and apply relevant procedures for giving instructions to legal representatives in obtaining court proceedings.
- Recognise the different stages of pre- and post-court procedures.
- Be able to understand case planning.
- Create and maintain effective practice standards in disclosure of evidence.
- Be able to give effective evidence in court proceedings.
- Describe the tools and legislative powers available to tackle anti-social and nuisance behaviour
- Explain and evaluate when, where, why and how tools and powers should be used to tackle anti-social and nuisance behaviour
- Identify and compare the diverse network of organisation that provides assets, resources and powers to tackle anti-social behaviour
- Describe the tools and legislative powers available to lawfully exchange and share information and data with public authority partner agencies
- Explain and evaluate when, where, why and how information and data exchange procedures and protocols should be used to share information and data
- Identify and compare security and data management processes within the information exchange process
- Assess and analyse the statutory guidance produced by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) in relation to information exchange and the implications for data protection for public authorities.
- Describe the investigative techniques used to effectively carry out an impartial investigation into anti-social and nuisance behaviour.
- Recognise and apply the different types of evidence gathering processes.
Identify and compare the disciplines used within the National Intelligence Model.
- Effectively plan and prepare for an investigative interview and be prepared for a number of different responses that the subject may adopt. Be flexible in the use of different questioning techniques.
- Effectively structure interviews with suspects and non-suspects.
To make appropriate and accurate written records and notes.
- Be able to write a statement that complies with the format expected.
- Describe the pre and post court procedures available to instruct legal teams or representatives.
- Explain and evaluate when, where, why and how the pre and post court procedures should be used to tackle anti-social and nuisance behaviour.
- Identify and compare disclosure procedures within the pre and post court procedures
- Assess and analyse the presentation of evidence techniques in relation to giving evidence on cases of nuisance and anti-social behaviour in a court of law.
Cost
Early Bird Discount
For all registrations received prior to the 31st of May 2012 the cost for this qualification has been reduced to £695 + VAT per learner (normal cost is £795 +VAT). This includes:
- 3 x mandatory taught tutorial dates
- All required course materials
- Lifetime membership to our online Student Zone (which includes any relevant updates to legislation, National Occupational Standards and best practice, enabling the student to maintain their learning and continuing professional development).
- All certification and qualification costs.
Tutorial Dates and Venues
This qualification is being delivered at the following dates and venues throughout the UK as part of our our open national programme. See below for the next available dates and venues near you.
We can also deliver this qualification to your organisation or partnership "in house" (minimum numbers required call 0845 299 7144 for details).
Autumn Term 2012 (September to November 2012)
London
10th & 24th September, 8th October 2012
Birmingham
11th & 25th September, 9th October 2012
Cardiff
12th & 26th September, 10th October 2012
Liverpool
17th September, 1st & 15th October 2012
Middlesbrough
18th September, 2nd & 16th October 2012
Please note tutorial dates and venues are subject to change.
It is possible to enrol for a future term before the tutorial dates have been announced please contact us for details.
Associated Qualifications and Training
People who are interested in or have studied this qualification may also be interested in the following qualifications or training (click for details, opens in new window):
BTEC Intermediate Award for Community Safety Practitioners
BTEC Professional Award Neighbourhood Nuisance and Anti-Social Behaviour Case Work Supervision as a Senior Investigating Officer.
BTEC Advanced Award Operational use of powers contained in the Regulations of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) for Covert Human Intelligence Sources and Directed Surveillance.
BTEC Advanced Award in Practitioner Training for Restorative Approaches
BTEC Advanced Professional Diploma Neighourhood Justice
Conflict Management and Resolution Training
Problem Solving Training
Understanding and Responding to Stalking
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