What are Community Crime Fighters?
In September 2008 the Government announced a £5 million fund would be made available to train 'community crimefighters' for every beat area across England & Wales.
Community Crime Fighters are members of the public who will be offered free training and support to get the best from local criminal justice services and are distinct from the coordinators who will be paid for posts within local authorities.
Sixty areas across the country (including Leicester) have signed up to become new neighbourhood crime and justice pioneer areas.
- Residential Community Crime Fighter Courses (MS Word, 27 Kb)
The Community Crime Fighter Programme is a training and support scheme for members of the public who are already active in their community and who want to know more about what they can do to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
Over 1000 people have attended the one day Community Crime Fighter training course since the programme began in December 2008.
Further one day courses will be running throughout 2009 with the aim of providing training to 3,600 Community Crime Fighters during the year.
- What the policing pledge does
The Policing Pledge is a set of promises to local residents that not only gives more information about who their local neighbourhood policing team is, but also ensures that communities will have a stronger voice in telling the police what they think is most important and what they are most worried about.
- Leicestershire Constabulary Policing Pledge
Leicestershire is one of five East Midlands police forces to be the first to jointly deliver the national Policing Pledge by the end of the year. Policing Minister Vernon Coaker was presented with the East Midlands Pledge, which outlines Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire's commitments to their communities. Download the Policing Pledge using this link.
Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime’ is the result of an in-depth, eight-month study headed by Louise Casey, former head of the Government's Respect Task Force.
The review contains more than 30 common-sense proposals to reduce crime, create safer communities and increase public confidence. The findings are strongly influenced by the views of nearly 15,000 ordinary members of the public and front-line staff, who have been canvassed by the review team since last October.
The starting point for the review is that without public action, support and confidence, the police and other criminal justice agencies cannot make communities safer. However, for the public to play their part, they need to see and experience services that tackle crime effectively, give them confidence and back them up.
- Casey Review
Click here to download the review.
