Okay guys... so now that I'm doing criminology I am making it your responsibility to get involved with community policing...It is not what it sounds like... hear me out!!! No matter where you are in the country (and the rest of the world) you can help!!! As majority of people leave crime setection, prevention and investigation up to the police it is no wonder that many of us simply "fall" victim to crime!!! As many of you know I have been involved in a number of instances involving violent crimes!!! Now lets look after ourselves - trying to prevent ourselves from victimisation and take a step to promote your friends and family to get involved.
For the year i will give you info on what is happening from the brooklyn police station side of community policing... it would be awesome if you could try get involved in your area..
all you have to do is be on the alert... keep your eyes open and your ears to the ground... lets try link police and communities in this country to make a difference... As a criminologist or police official it is a difficult task curbing crime without the help of the public as every crime has three stages 1) preparation of a crime (before), 2) the actual crime (during) and 3) the aftermath (after the crime) - the police usually come in at stage 2 and 3 because of the overload that they experience... however if you see any suspicious activity (it can be anything) take the initiative and the step to find the behaviour unacceptable and report it... lets do this!!!! Yes i said report it... if you are a victim of any crime PLEASE report it... yes the offender may not be convicted BUT the police do coordinate their patrol vehicles and police visibility in terms of the number of reported crimes they have from each specific area!!
Lets help the police do the most vital job in the country... it doesn't mean you have to go fight crime yourself... just be a responsible citizen and keep updated on what is happening in your area!!!
This year in the pretoria region - falling under the Brooklyn precinct my honours class will be involved hands on in helping the police to help the community and helping the community to help the police!!! For anyone living in Pretoria I will keep you informed.. We will be holding self defence classes, crime awareness workshops, meeting with the public and the police to bridge the silence between the two, awareness, advice and self defence classes for domestic workers in your homes... plus many many more things to come...
If you would like to get involved on a more active basis, please email me and I will put you in touch with the right people.. If you have any queries please dont hesitate to ask and we can take it from there.. It would also be fantastic to have you ideas and advice on how and what you think could work in your area or south africa in the area of bridging the gap between the community and the police.. it would be really valuable to have you input!!!
It may also be nice to have an interactive chat about this and your ideas.. please go ahead an comment below (click on comment)...
Hope you are all doing really really well..
Take are Sian
for more info on community policing in Brooklyn precinct area visit http://www.brooklyncpf.co.za/
For the year i will give you info on what is happening from the brooklyn police station side of community policing... it would be awesome if you could try get involved in your area..
all you have to do is be on the alert... keep your eyes open and your ears to the ground... lets try link police and communities in this country to make a difference... As a criminologist or police official it is a difficult task curbing crime without the help of the public as every crime has three stages 1) preparation of a crime (before), 2) the actual crime (during) and 3) the aftermath (after the crime) - the police usually come in at stage 2 and 3 because of the overload that they experience... however if you see any suspicious activity (it can be anything) take the initiative and the step to find the behaviour unacceptable and report it... lets do this!!!! Yes i said report it... if you are a victim of any crime PLEASE report it... yes the offender may not be convicted BUT the police do coordinate their patrol vehicles and police visibility in terms of the number of reported crimes they have from each specific area!!
Lets help the police do the most vital job in the country... it doesn't mean you have to go fight crime yourself... just be a responsible citizen and keep updated on what is happening in your area!!!
This year in the pretoria region - falling under the Brooklyn precinct my honours class will be involved hands on in helping the police to help the community and helping the community to help the police!!! For anyone living in Pretoria I will keep you informed.. We will be holding self defence classes, crime awareness workshops, meeting with the public and the police to bridge the silence between the two, awareness, advice and self defence classes for domestic workers in your homes... plus many many more things to come...
If you would like to get involved on a more active basis, please email me and I will put you in touch with the right people.. If you have any queries please dont hesitate to ask and we can take it from there.. It would also be fantastic to have you ideas and advice on how and what you think could work in your area or south africa in the area of bridging the gap between the community and the police.. it would be really valuable to have you input!!!
It may also be nice to have an interactive chat about this and your ideas.. please go ahead an comment below (click on comment)...
Hope you are all doing really really well..
Take are Sian
for more info on community policing in Brooklyn precinct area visit http://www.brooklyncpf.co.za/
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Community Policing is a valuable resource in motivating neighborhood residents to cooperate with police in reducing crime. Although it is not a cure-all, community policing can have a positive impact by establishing a volunteer police chaplain program (at little of no cost to the PD). Assigning volunteer police chaplains to specific police sectors where their respective congregations are located accomplishes three purposes. 1) Clergy are known in the community and are privy to issues in their specific neighborhood. 2) A PD has an additional and respected voice in neighborhoods. 3) Parental control of neighborhood youth is enhanced. (What would grandma say if she knew what you are doing?) PD chaplains riding with police officers send a message to the community that the faith community is a player in reducing crime and public nuisances. “Stories of the Street: Images of the Human Condition” demonstrates the significant contribution volunteer police chaplains make in serving specific neighborhoods in a community policing module. Ref: www.strategicbookpublishing.com/StoriesOfTheStreet.html
Volunteer Police Chaplain Steve Best, (Ret.)
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