The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

POLICE at Warrington have launched their Christmas alcohol campaign – which they have titled “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.”
As the party season gets into full swing, police have announced a unique approach to alcohol that combines enforcement tactics with providing information to members of the public.
It aims to inform the public about making choices concerning drinking alcohol before they let “Christmas Spirit” cloud their judgement.
The Good the Bad and the Ugly campaign will run throughout December and into the New Year. It brings together the areas where officers see alcohol influencing the behaviour of those involved in a crime or anti-social behaviour.
Over the past few years police carried out work to understand the circumstances behind the crimes they record and investigate.
One of the overriding conclusions to this work is that alcohol influences the behaviour of many of those people who come into contact with the police, be it as a victim, witness or offender.
Assistant Chief Constable Janette McCormick said: “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly campaign captures the essence of what the police service as a whole encounters over the Christmas period.
“Policing activity over the Christmas period will give particular emphasis to crimes and anti-social behaviour where we know alcohol plays a part.
“The campaign is designed to show members of the public the effects of alcohol on behaviour and how that behaviour manifests itself on the streets, and in our communities over Christmas.
“It is not our intention to stop people having a GOOD time and our officers on the streets often meet with Christmas party revellers who are on a night out. Most of the time they do not cause any problems to other members of local communities and officers have a GOOD interaction with them.
“However, where we find a problem related to alcohol, local communities can be reassured that we will address it with our partners. BAD practice, for example, we will take action on, is if we find licensees are putting profits above personal safety by serving people who are very drunk or retailers who are not checking the ages of those people who purchase alcohol.
“Finally, if alcohol affects behaviour to an extent where things really get UGLY officers will bring those responsible to justice. Alcohol cannot be used as an excuse for BAD and UGLY behaviour.”