Christopher Ian Jones

I have wide experience at work and as a Councillor, making me highly qualified to be your PCC.

• I am a member of the scrutiny panels for Police and Crime and for the Tees Valley Combined Authority, so am fully conversant with policing in Cleveland and any interaction with local government.
• I have managed large teams and £mil budgets for a major social housing company, so understand how large organisations operate.

My robust Police and Crime Plan aims to take Cleveland into the top group of UK Forces within 5 years. Rebuilding will take time, but the following measures would give a solid foundation.

• Establishing, as a priority, policing at the heart of communities through a visible police presence. The Force must work smarter to ensure more time is spent policing on the street.
• Developing a closer partnership within the criminal justice system including the probation service, prisons, health care professionals and charities.
• Focusing on the treatment of drug use instead of principally on punishment to reduce drug related crime.
• Ensuring that the identification of, responding to and safeguarding of vulnerable children is a priority.
• Investing in youth services to tackle a major cause of crime on a long term basis.
• Introducing a public health approach to the problem of youth violence – identifying and treating risk factors not just focusing on the end result.
• Working with victim support groups to deliver the best possible support for victims.
• Making the force more responsive to mental health issues by establishing better contact with external mental health organisations.
• Improving and properly funding the supervision of offenders in the community to reduce re-offending.

Honesty and transparency would be paramount in all my activities.

Prepared by G Kidd, Election Agent for C Jones, both of 22, The Grove, Guisborough TS14 8BG

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