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COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTRE TAKES TO THE ROAD
9th August 2006
Residents across North Liverpool are being offered the chance to find out more about the area's Community Justice Centre and share their concerns about crimes that affect their lives, at a series of community surgeries organised by the centre's team.
Events have been organised across the neighbourhoods of Anfield, Breckfield, the Eldonian Village, Everton, Kirkdale, Vauxhall and Walton, beginning at Portland Gardens in Vauxhall on 16 August and finishing at the New Century Halls Community Facility in Walton on 14 September.
Each event will last for two hours and local people will be able to meet the centre's Community Resource team. Members of the team will provide advice and support on any problems or issues they have relating to crime and quality of life in their neighbourhood.
The surgeries will also provide information on how the Community Justice Centre works and invite ideas on how offenders can improve the area through unpaid work tasks.
Joan Porter, community engagement officer for the Community Justice Centre said: One of the centre's main aims is to reduce crime that affects the quality of life for local people. While we have a range of services available at the centre, we are keen to get out and about in the community and help to resolve any issues that local residents are facing.
The Community Justice Centre, North Liverpool, is based on Boundary Street, Kirkdale. As well as housing a courtroom that deals with crimes committed in the North Liverpool area, the centre houses a range of services, including help with legal matters, housing advice, drug and alcohol support and assistance with anti-social behaviour issues. These services are available to victims of crime, witnesses and offenders as well as local residents.
For further information on the times and dates of community surgeries, contact the Community Justice Centre team on 0151 298 3600.
Notes to Editors
The Community Justice Centre, North Liverpool, is a pioneering initiative aimed at bringing justice closer to the community. It is the first of its kind in England and Wales. The centre, based on Boundary Street, Kirkdale, works with local residents to tackle crimes and anti-social behaviour, which affects the quality of life of residents in the local authority wards of Anfield, County, Everton and Kirkdale. It provides access to a range of support services for those living and working in the area as well as enabling residents to identify their priorities for the work of the centre and the services it provides.