Introduction
In the mid to late 2000’s, the Rosny Bus mall was acknowledged by local government, police and health support agencies as ‘crime hot spot’ for anti-social behaviour, which included bullying, verbal abuse, threatening behaviour and street violence towards members of the community. There were also reports of assaults on Metro bus drivers and passengers. These incidents continued to pose a public safety risk to the public, bus passengers and a workplace health and safety risk to bus drivers.
This safety risk to the public included risks to vulnerable people within the community which included the mentally ill, as defined in the Mental Health Act, Tasmania (Mental Health Act 2013).
This paper will discuss the previous of initiatives …show more content…
There are a number of common problems within Bus Malls and surrounding areas as outlined in Violet Yu, (2009).
Yu highlights a number of public safety issues encountered within mass transit systems that are known to suffer higher levels of criminal incidents. These systems also provide places for recidivist offenders to commit other types of crime such as assault, stealing, violence and robberies.
These areas are known as places of risk for vulnerable people including those suffering from mental health issues. These areas tend to attract individuals suffering from mental health issues, as they utilise the areas to travel, or they may be attracted to the area because of the large amount of people and they are trying to seek comfort from crowds or being close to large groups of people (Dubner 2008). When people with mental health conditions travel to these areas they are vulnerable to exploitation by offenders, whether it is to exploit them for money, or commit offences against them.
Mentally ill persons and police …show more content…
Often, there is more than one group involved in managing the treatment and circumstances of individuals suffering from mental health conditions.
Previous changes to the Rosny Bus mall
In late 2000’s, the Clarence City Council and Metro’s Tasmania identified a number of key areas of concern regarding the Rosny Bus mall revolving around anti-social behaviour and public order issues. In partnership with Tasmania Police and the Clarence City Council (Australian Crime & Violence Prevention Awards 2011), they implemented a multi-faceted solution to these issues which included:
• installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on buses in the municipalities and fixed cameras in the Rosny Bus Transit,
• working with schools to develop a code of conduct with students,
• providing training to Metro drivers on how to deal with aggressive behaviour.
This solution has led to a safer work environment for Metro drivers and a safer public transport system for the local community and somewhat reduced the risks of anti-social behaviour to the
In the mid to late 2000’s, the Rosny Bus mall was acknowledged by local government, police and health support agencies as ‘crime hot spot’ for anti-social behaviour, which included bullying, verbal abuse, threatening behaviour and street violence towards members of the community. There were also reports of assaults on Metro bus drivers and passengers. These incidents continued to pose a public safety risk to the public, bus passengers and a workplace health and safety risk to bus drivers.
This safety risk to the public included risks to vulnerable people within the community which included the mentally ill, as defined in the Mental Health Act, Tasmania (Mental Health Act 2013).
This paper will discuss the previous of initiatives …show more content…
There are a number of common problems within Bus Malls and surrounding areas as outlined in Violet Yu, (2009).
Yu highlights a number of public safety issues encountered within mass transit systems that are known to suffer higher levels of criminal incidents. These systems also provide places for recidivist offenders to commit other types of crime such as assault, stealing, violence and robberies.
These areas are known as places of risk for vulnerable people including those suffering from mental health issues. These areas tend to attract individuals suffering from mental health issues, as they utilise the areas to travel, or they may be attracted to the area because of the large amount of people and they are trying to seek comfort from crowds or being close to large groups of people (Dubner 2008). When people with mental health conditions travel to these areas they are vulnerable to exploitation by offenders, whether it is to exploit them for money, or commit offences against them.
Mentally ill persons and police …show more content…
Often, there is more than one group involved in managing the treatment and circumstances of individuals suffering from mental health conditions.
Previous changes to the Rosny Bus mall
In late 2000’s, the Clarence City Council and Metro’s Tasmania identified a number of key areas of concern regarding the Rosny Bus mall revolving around anti-social behaviour and public order issues. In partnership with Tasmania Police and the Clarence City Council (Australian Crime & Violence Prevention Awards 2011), they implemented a multi-faceted solution to these issues which included:
• installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on buses in the municipalities and fixed cameras in the Rosny Bus Transit,
• working with schools to develop a code of conduct with students,
• providing training to Metro drivers on how to deal with aggressive behaviour.
This solution has led to a safer work environment for Metro drivers and a safer public transport system for the local community and somewhat reduced the risks of anti-social behaviour to the