2008 Annual Report - Queensland Police Service - Queensland ...

Community Safety and Engagement
Key priority areas:
• Public order and safety
• Crime prevention and community partnerships
• Civil emergencies and major events
Community safety and engagement is focused on the
prevention of crime, engagement with the community
and providing policing services that preserve public
safety and good order during civil emergencies and
special events.
Engaging the community is a critical component in
addressing both the causes of crime and preventing
crime. Over the past decade, community policing and
problem-oriented policing have increasingly focused
on identifying the causes of crime and engaging the
community in resolving crime related issues.
Community engagement also helps to ensure service
delivery is appropriate, focused and effective. Together,
these activities contribute to developing safe and secure
communities.
Percentage of time directed to Community Safety and Engagement
2004-05 29.1%
2005-06 29.2%
2006-07 29.8%
2007-08 30.6%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Output expenditure:
2007-08 $434M
2006-07 $381M
2005-06 $346M
2004-05 $307M
Strategies
• Provide a highly visible police presence in Queensland communities.
• Ensure timely responses to incidents of anti-social behaviour, and develop protocols to reduce their occurrence.
• Develop, implement and evaluate focused and innovative policing strategies, guided by intelligence, analysis
and research.
• Engage the community and establish partnerships to assist in identifying and addressing the causes of the
crime and disorder problems that are of concern to the community.
• Provide training to other agencies and members of the community, as required.
• Promote crime prevention strategies.
• Plan for, and allocate resources to manage civil emergencies, major incidents and special events.
Output 1: Community Safety
and Engagement
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