Public asked to help decide where offenders clean up communities
Residents across Nottinghamshire are being given a bigger say in tackling antisocial behaviour after the launch of a revamped website linked to the county’s successful Immediate Justice programme.
The upgraded platform, launched today by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire, allows local people to directly pinpoint areas blighted by issues such as litter, graffiti, fly-tipping and environmental neglect - helping decide where offenders carry out visible community reparation work.
The improved website has been redesigned to make it even easier for residents to upload photos, identify locations on an interactive map, and report areas in need of attention.
The reports are then reviewed by the Immediate Justice team and, where appropriate, incorporated into community clean-up operations carried out by offenders referred into the scheme.
The Immediate Justice programme, which launched in Nottinghamshire in January 2024, ensures people committing antisocial behaviour and low-level offences are made to quickly repair the harm they have caused, often within days of the offence taking place.
Since launching, the scheme has now exceeded 1,700 referrals and has seen offenders take part in hundreds of hours of community payback activity across Nottinghamshire, including litter picking, graffiti removal, deep cleans, and support for local charities and community organisations.
The revamped website forms part of wider work by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and Nottinghamshire Police to ensure communities are not only seeing justice delivered but actively helping shape where it happens.
Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Gary Godden said: “One of the things people tell me time and time again is that they want to see visible action taken when antisocial behaviour happens in their community.
“The revamped Immediate Justice website gives residents a direct voice in that process. It means local people can highlight the areas most affected by environmental damage or antisocial behaviour and help us target Immediate Justice activity where it’s needed most.
“Immediate Justice is all about swift, visible consequences. Offenders are not only being held accountable for their behaviour but are giving something back to the very communities they’ve impacted.
“This upgraded website strengthens that community connection even further and empowers residents to play an active role in improving the places where they live.”
The website, designed by Rinato Media, builds on the success of earlier Immediate Justice community action days in areas including Hyson Green, Bulwell, Mansfield and Newark, where offenders have carried out highly visible clean-up operations alongside police, councils and community groups.
The Immediate Justice programme is delivered in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police, local authorities, and criminal justice intervention provider Red Snapper Managed Services.
A spokesperson for Red Snapper Managed Services said: “The introduction of the new Immediate Justice website will help strengthen the connection with the public by giving communities a direct voice in identifying the areas that matter most to them.
“This will allow us to focus reparative work where it can make the greatest visible difference, helping to restore pride in local areas whilst creating opportunities for offenders to rebuild trust through positive action.
“At Red Snapper Managed Services, we are committed to encouraging accountability and positive behavioural change by supporting offenders to better understand the impact of their actions and actively contribute towards repairing the harm caused.”
Whilst the website is available to use for people county-wide, any reports in the city centre will also support partnership efforts to make public spaces in Nottingham safer, under Operation Reclaim – by supporting police and partners and bringing an extra high-visibility presence and a visible deterrent to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour.
Superintendent Chris Pearson, who leads on Immediate Justice delivery for Nottinghamshire Police, added: “Immediate Justice is helping us deliver visible and meaningful consequences for crime and antisocial behaviour while also improving the environment people live in every day.
“The revamped Immediate Justice platform is an important part of that because it gives communities a direct way to highlight the locations causing them concern and helps us respond in a more targeted and informed way.
“For policing, this strengthens the connection between local intelligence, neighbourhood priorities and the work being carried out on the ground.
“It means we can work more closely with residents and partners to identify problem areas, improve public spaces and demonstrate that concerns raised by communities are being acted upon.”
The initiative is part of Nottinghamshire’s wider work to tackle antisocial behaviour through neighbourhood policing, hotspot patrols and community-led problem solving, as outlined in the Commissioner’s Police and Crime Plan.
Residents can access the revamped Immediate Justice website and report areas for Immediate Justice clean-up activity by visiting:
