NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING MODEL

WHAT DOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING MODEL INVOLVE?

  • A government led initiative designed to increase feelings of public safety and reduce the fear of crime in a defined geographical area.
  • Giving the public a say in what issues concern their community and how their community is policed.
  • Ensuring the community has easy access to their identified Neighbourhood Policing Team and to raise public confidence in their police.

HOW IS THE NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING MODEL APPLIED?

Involves the forming of three groups:

  1. KEY INDIVDUAL NETWORKS
  2. NEIGHBOURHOOD PANEL
  3. JOINT AGENCY GROUP

KEY INDIVIDUAL NETWORKS

•Group of key individuals who live or work in a particular community.

•Regularly asked to identify any Policing issues in their community.

•Surveyed Before and After any intervention by the Neighbourhood Policing Team.

•Used to measure the effectiveness of the Neighbourhood Policing Team in their problem solving approach.

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PANEL

•Up to 12 members of the public who work or reside in that community.

•Must cover the broadest spectrum of the community as possible to represent: Gender / Age / Religious, Minority & Ethnic groups / Residential & Business interests.

•Meet every 3 – 6 months with an appointed chairperson.

•Prioritise the issues raised and agree on three issues that concern the community the most.

•Implement a problem solving plan to resolve issue locally and then report back to the KIN group for approval.

•If the Neighbourhood Panel are unable to resolve the issue locally then refer to the Joint Agency Group for action.

JOINT AGENCY GROUP (JAG)

•To comprise of representatives from district agencies such as: Police / NKDC / Social Services / Highways / Youth Services / Health / Fire & Rescue.

•Meet every month with meetings minuted.

•Agencies are jointly tasked with resolving the issues referred to them by the Neighbourhood Panel.

•JAG is responsible for reporting back to the KIN via the Neighbourhood Panel on resolution or progress made with issues raised.

HOW IS PERFORMANCE MEASURED?

•The number of raised issues resolved.

•The level of repeat Antisocial Behaviour.

•The levels of school truancy.

•The amount of damage to public property.

•Levels of public satisfaction.

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING TEAM

•Neighbourhood Policing Team Manager (Constable)

•Police Community Support Officers.

•Special Constables.

•Must be clearly identified to a particular community.

•Must be easily contactable with published mobile telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and photographs.

HECKINGTON NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING TEAM

Cons 686 Andy Ross

Neighbourhood Policing Team Manager

Mobile Telephone: 07939 312651

e-mail:

PCSO Patrick Welby - Everard

Mobile Telephone: 07939 312792

e-mail:

Cons. 686 Andy Ross (Cranwell & Heckington NPT Manager)