[1] After selling her leisure business in 2005, Bourne held a number of political and regional government roles from 2009 onwards.
Bourne studied from the age of 10 at Roedean School, which is located on the outskirts of Brighton, until she was 16, when she moved to Aberystwyth University.
The crackdown included roadside checks, in an attempt to disrupt any criminal gangs movements and also a voluntary tag for previous offenders, to rule them out of police investigations.
[12] While many counties were cutting staff during 2013, Bourne announced in the Chichester Oberserver that recruitment had begun for 120 volunteer police in Sussex,[13] and also 60 additional PCSOs.
A number of improvements were made to 101 non-emergency call handling and burglary dwelling performance across throughout the two reported years.
[20] Due to budgetary cuts from central government, police forces were asked to find innovative ways of saving.
[23] Sussex police announced in 2015 that it would be one of the first forces in the United Kingdom to implement an app to assist with the reporting of hate crimes.
During the speech at the launch of the app, Bourne stated that she hoped this would allow people to report more hate crimes, something the Sussex police force felt at the time was under-reported.
[25][26] In late 2015, Bourne worked closely with the police force to introduce new measures to improve relationships with troubled young people, including the homeless.
[27] In early 2016, she worked alongside a number of senior politicians to trial an idea to reduce court costs in rural communities.
The scheme would replace administrative hearings with virtual courts, allowing defendants, victims and witnesses to give evidence remotely to reduce costs.