COMMUNITY INTELLIGENCE-LED POLICING
intelligence-led policing conforms with responsibilities under section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, as well as section 34 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011; furthermore, it is in obeyance with the College of Policing’s Authorised Policing Practice.
Public service responsibilities are highly regarded in the UK, no more so than in policing. In early 2023 the ‘Clear, Hold, Build’ strategy, a Home Office designed, multi-agency partnership approach was introduced. It had policing inspectorate endorsement due to it being devised to support areas blighted by organised crime. The original version of the
communities we serve trust us to keep them safe, and we strive to strengthen this trust through meaningful and respectful engagement between the police and the public’. These sentiments emphasise a stark reminder from the College of Policing who in their Modernising Neighbourhood Policing strategy acknowledge, ‘The Policing Vision 2025 describes how the
policing services continues to escalate at a time of decreasing resources, particularly those dedicated to local roles, strengthening the need to find sustainable system-wide solutions across public services’. A didactic approach expands the
“Whilst the policing landscape has changed, and will continue to change, we remain
committed to ensuring that all the communities we serve trust us to keep them safe,
and we strive to strengthen this trust through meaningful and respectful engagement between the police and the public’.”
Government’s, ‘Beating Crime Plan’ July 2021 was reinforced in December 2023 by the ‘No Place to Hide’: Serious and Organised Crime Strategy 2023-2028. The ambition is for fewer victims, peaceful neighbourhoods and a safer country. An aim, ‘This plan introduces bold new measures to drive down crime [by]: ‘reconnecting the police with the public’. The public arena merely displays
concern, anxiety and reticence that is held at many levels. The ‘Policing Vision 2030’ introduction explains; ‘Whilst the policing landscape has changed, and will continue to change, we remain committed to ensuring that all the
link between the police and the public will continue to form the bedrock of British policing’. However, the CoP has palpable
concerns: ‘Previous guidelines were based upon the National Reassurance and National Neighbourhood Policing programmes and supported by substantial investment in dedicated neighbourhood resources’. The focus was on establishing public
priorities to reduce crime and the fear of crime, and improve public confidence in the police, recognising the importance of this for maintaining police legitimacy. The context now is different. Demand on
debate to illustrate there is a perceived imbalance in the understanding of public safety. The themes of community and trust in policing are commonplace in many conversations from national strategy to local concerns, discussion moves between rural crimes to that of a blight on urban neighbourhoods, from offence specific crimes to communities of identity be that
of gender, race, religious, or political persuasion.
The Countryside Alliance’s Police
and Crime Commissioners Manifesto 2024 states: ’50 per cent of people who responded to our 2023 Rural Crime Survey told us they don’t think the police take rural crime seriously and 35 per cent said they have had a crime committed against them in the past 12 months’. UKAuthority news ran an article on 3 May 2024, ‘Devon and Cornwall Police has urged local people to use the recently launched
Police.UK app to report non-urgent crimes and incidents and as a source of information. The app
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