Neighbourhood Policing
What?
A visible and responsive local police service is critical to providing reassurance and confidence at the local level. It is this principle which is at the heart of the neighbourhood policing teams, delivered in every area of England and Wales by March 2008. Building on the success of this initiative there has been an increasing mandate to put the public, and the needs of the citizen, at the heart of all
service delivery for the criminal justice system. We know that when Neighbourhood Policing (targeted visible patrol; effective community engagement; and collaborative partnership problem solving) is delivered
effectively local confidence in the police improves. The future challenge is to ensure that we expand our understanding of what drives local confidence to enable the entire Police Service to focus on providing the best possible service to their public.
Why?
Policing in England and Wales is underpinned by the principle of public consent. Without the support of the public in coming forward to report crimes and incidents, sharing what they know about perpetrators of crime, anti-social behaviour and disorder or identifying where tensions may be raised within their communities, the police cannot operate effectively to reduce and deal with
issues affecting public safety and feelings of well being. Gaining and maintaining this consent is reliant upon the levels of confidence that the public have in the police, both locally and nationally. Improving public confidence, particularly the confidence of those who are most in need of police protection and support, is therefore a key challenge facing the service in a rapidly changing.
How?
This new Citizen Focus and Neighbourhood Policing (CFNP) Programme will perform a key role in supporting forces to address and overcome operational challenges that are effecting improvements in public confidence and risks to the sustainability and stability of Neighbourhood Policing. This will involve:
- Working directly with forces to identify areas for concern
- Share effective practice that will improve performance
- Monitoring trends in national delivery to ensure that forces have the appropriate infrastructure and level of resource investment to deliver public confidence
- Engaging key stakeholders to ensure that they have oversight of barriers to delivery
- Developing guidance and web-based national tools that support forces to engage with local communities and solve local problems.
Who?
The National policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) is a policing organisation that provides a central resource to the police service, working for ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers), APA (Association of Police Authorities) and the Home Office to improve the delivery of Policing. The NPIA, through the Citizen Focus and Neighbourhood Policing Programme (CFNPP), will support ACPO and
forces in embedding the Policing Pledge in their service delivery.
For more information contact Jim Tyner
Tel: 0207 147 8018
Email: jim.tyner@npia.pnn.police.uk
To download the latest factsheet please click here
Neighbourhood Policing Bulletin 1 - 21 August 2009
Neighbourhood Policing Bulletin 2 - 11 September 2009
Neighbourhood Policing Bulletin 3 - 13 October 2009
Neighbourhood Policing Bulletin 4 - 5 January 2010
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