32 pages tagged with Community engagement
Uniform and appointments
PCSOs should be recognisable to the public as police staff but visibly distinct from regular police officers.
Legislation and powers
Chief officers must decide which powers they wish to designate to their PCSOs.
Operational deployment
PCSO contribute to the policing of neighbourhoods through highly visible targeted patrols to reassure the public.
Training and development
Forces have a clear duty of care to ensure that all PCSOs can fulfil their role and that they are trained effectively.
Recruitment and employment
The recruitment of police staff and their terms and conditions is a local matter for chief officers and Police and Crime Commissioners.
Duties
PCSOs should be fully included in the work of the neighbourhood policing team (NPT) wherever possible.
Finance
Chief officers and police and crime commissioners freedom and flexibility to make decisions regarding resourcing in their force areas.
Role and purpose
The role and purpose of a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO).
Introduction
Meeting the challenges of modern policing and the changing nature of crimes
Local Focus Hub – a multi-agency hub model
Problem-solving hubs embracing joint working with partner agencies to resolve incidents of repeat crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour.
Engaging with our communities and partners through Innovation Hubs (IHs)
Creating a space to engage and problem solve with stakeholders and community representatives.
Operation Vulcan - reducing counterfeit sales and crime harm
Using a problem-solving approach to work with partnership agencies to address embedded criminality.
Participatory budgeting
Using a community engagement initiative to encourage engagement and empowerment within communities.
Data ethics committee
Involving data subjects in data project scrutiny to improve legitimacy.
Community leaders forum
An opportunity for community leaders to talk about their communities and help identify how the police can work to build trust and confidence.
Secondary reassurance contact (SRA) for victims of hate crimes
Exploring how a secondary response by neighbourhood police officers improved experiences and reduced attrition for victims of hate crime.
Community mapping tool to reduce neighbourhood crime
Combining data and feedback to target police activity and improve relationships with local communities.
Virtual volunteers – solution-oriented policing
An online engagement platform to increase the number and diversity of volunteers who assist the police.
Leicestershire Police and Communities Together (LPACT)
Community events held to proactively engage with local black communities.
Echo – feedback from callers, victims, residents and employees
Using a platform to capture and analyse large volumes of customer feedback, gathered through conversational SMS and a bespoke website.
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