53 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
Safer Sleep – Merseyside Police
An initiative to educate, raise awareness and promote safer sleep practices.
Court experience day
Working with partner agencies to provide court experience days for local secondary schools to educate students about knife crime and the criminal justice system.
Bike intelligence tool for serious acquisitive crime offences
Using an intelligence tool and bike security marking to maximise crime prevention opportunities.
Social media Q&A events on stop and search
A twice-yearly live Q&A event hosted on Surrey Police’s Facebook group to encourage the public to learn about stop and search and the use of force.
Safe at Home – partnership with local libraries
Providing information and resources in a safe environment to help and support victims of domestic abuse.
Responsible dog ownership course
An online course by Blue Cross to educate individuals on responsible dog ownership legislation.
Tri-service safety officers to reduce demand and improve community safety
A collaboration role between the Police, Fire and Health services, focusing on prevention, early intervention and reducing vulnerability.
Turning Point – the street outreach service
Using street outreach youth workers to conduct hot spot policing in areas of violent crime.
Community engagement – PowerApp and Power BI dashboard
Using a PowerApp solution and a Power BI dashboard to record and evaluate community engagement.
Engagement plans to address public disorder linked to protests
Community engagement and outreach following serious disorder in central Bristol, to communicate about the ongoing policing approaches to protest.
Intensive Engagement in West Mercia
Improving community engagement through advice, training, support and coordination for police and partners.
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