Crime Prevention Officers

Crime Prevention Officers (CPO's) liaise with the community and oversight and implement key operational programs and projects.

A CPO has been appointed to work on community safety in each of the Police Service's 80 Local Area Commands (LAC).

These officers provide a mechanism to link community consultation and program development to operational deployment and strategic direction in LAC's. CPO's carry out a range of tasks which include:

• conducting environmental scans (including community safety audits),
• assisting Local Area Commanders to oversight and implement key operational policing and projects,
• working with other police liaison officers, eg: Domestic Violence Liaison Officers, Ethnic Liaison Officers, Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officers,
• coordinating Volunteers in Policing to work on a range of projects,
• developing partnerships with the community,
• liaising with other government and non-government agencies, eg: local councils.