Community Based Policing

Community Based Policing

Below are some of the Community Based Policing initiatives the
New South Wales Police Force has adopted.

Business Watch * Crime Stoppers * Marine Watch
* Neighbourhood Watch * Safety House

What is Community Based Policing??

Community Based Policing is all about the police actively working with the community to prevent crime and create a safer environment.

Communication, Police listening to you.....

Our Communities are made up of many diverse groups of people and the police are making and effort to listen and find out about the concerns of the community.

Community Consultative Committees have been established in many areas. The committees are made up of the local Patrol Commander and people interested in preventing crime and improving the quality of life. They provide and opportunity for local problems to be resolved by working together. You can participate in this process by contacting the Patrol Commander through your local police station.
Throughout the State and in many local patrols police are conducting surveys of community opinion in relation to policing issues.
The police have established closer contact with groups within our community who have special needs including youth, the aged, ethnic groups, aboriginals, gays and lesbians.

We need you to work with us.....

Community Based Policing relies on your input into police work. Without your participation in solving the problems being faced by your community the police will not be able to address your concerns.

There are many ways in which you can work with us.

Contact your local police station to join or set-up the following:

Community Consultative Committee.
Neighbourhood Watch.
Safety Houses.
Other programs as they are set up in your area.

Your can also participate in special annual phone ins:

Operation Noah for Drugs.
Operation Hot Wheels for Car Theft.

You can provide information about crimes at any time. All information is important an no detail is to small.

Phone your local police station.
Crime Stoppers, a 24 hour service, on 1800 333000, 1800 025122,
(02) 9384 6467 or help.us@crimestoppers.net.au

You can remain anonymous if you wish.

Working together.....

The police and the community have already been working together on problems which are of major concern. Our efforts to establish a safer environment have created a series of programs which have been developed through the Community Based Police process.

These programs include.

Protective Behaviours - teaching safe living skills to people at risk.
Neighbourhood Watch, Rural Watch, Marine Watch and Business Watch - involving the community in helping each other to prevent crime.
Safety Houses - providing a network of safe places for children.
Youth Clubs - providing a positive community environment for youth to reduce anti-social and criminal behaviour.
Blue Light Discos - providing an opportunity for youth to listen and dance to contemporary music in an environment free from alcohol, drugs and offensive behaviour.
Constable Care - producing education materials for children.

New programs developing.....

Beat Policing - enabling police to develop a closer working relationship with their community.
Community Aid Panels - providing opportunities for suitable first offenders to do community work which is used as part of their defence being sentenced.
Domestic Violence - a pilot program for early intervention with Salvation Army.
General Duties Youth Officers - working with young people in the local community
Lay Visitors Scheme - to allow selected community members to observe conditions under which prisoners are detained.
Operation Care Safe - a program aimed at reducing car theft.
Witness Watch - community volunteers trained to support victims and witnesses during trials.