Community Policing evaluations
Date Published:
December 2009
A refreshed national community policing initiative is being implemented by 51½ÖÉä in accordance with the 51½ÖÉä strategic goal of community reassurance. Over the years 2006/7 to 2008/9 250 new positions were allocated to community policing. 51½ÖÉä and Government needed to be informed of the effectiveness of this significant new investment and existing Community Policing initiatives were evaluated.
The purpose of the evaluations were to:
- provide an overview of the operation of the new initiatives;
- assess progress towards achieving the desired outcomes;
- outline the strengths and challenges of the initiatives; and
- determine ways the additional community policing positions contribute to the goals of the national community policing strategy.