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PC Dharmesh Mistry of West Yorkshire Police launches the Leeds Faith Trail to help colleagues understand the facets of different faiths to build stronger relationship with the communities they serve
What’s inside a church, masjid (mosque), mandir (Hindu temple), synagogue or gurdwara (Sikh temple)? How can visiting these places of worship help police officers in protecting the communities they serve? Building on the experience gained from involvement in the revised Bradford Faith Trail, PC Dharmesh Mistry of West Yorkshire Police has launched the Leeds Faith Trail for Police Students and Neighbourhood Policing Team officers to help them strengthen relationship with their communities.
Explaining the idea behind building the initiative, PC Mistry said: “As a police officer, working with communities is crucial and will always be at the heart of the police service. It is only
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by strengthening relationships with communities, we are able to better understand the issues which really matter to people and understand the factors which leave communities anxious
“We all have a responsibility to encourage inclusivity and build relationships between communities, which can in turn strengthen our resilience to threats such as crime, terrorism, and community discontent.”
or feeling unsafe. “It is important that people get on well
together, respect differences, and work towards achieving shared goals as our recent experiences during the Covid lockdown have shown us. We all have a responsibility to encourage inclusivity and
build relationships between communities, which can in turn strengthen our resilience to threats such as crime, terrorism, and community discontent. “I believe that by having the wonderful support of faith groups, initiatives such as the Leeds Faith Trail will contribute towards building a strong dialogue between the mainstream faiths. At the same time, when officers see that the public is having a negative view of the police, initiatives like these would
help communities see our colleagues in a different light.” The Leeds Faith Trail offers a unique opportunity to Police Students and Neighbourhood Policing Team officer to find out what makes up a church, masjid, mandir, synagogue or gurdwara, helping
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