11293 report 19 - CAIN - University of Ulster

policing with the communityRecommendation 49: Role of Neighbourhood Policing TeamsPatten Recommendation:49. Neighbourhood policing teams should be empowered to determine their own local prioritiesand set their own objectives, within the overall Annual Policing Plan and in consultation withcommunity representatives.Lead Responsibility: Chief Constable/District CommandersRecommendation StatusFull compliance with this recommendation has not been achieved. (Substantial progress)HistoryNeighbourhood policing teams were deployed in each DCU early in the change process.Throughout the period of oversight, leaders at all levels of the command structure have workeddiligently to ensure their success. There are many examples of outstanding initiatives by front linepolice officers, and the Police Service has been favoured with numerous awards for crimeprevention and problem solving at the national and international level.Remaining IssuesSome NPTs are functioning as self-directed teams, establishing goals and evaluating achievement.In other Districts, the abstraction of NPTs into intelligence-led policing (ILP) projects has retardedtheir evolution and maturity in the role. A method to effectively fuse policing with the communityand Intelligence-led Policing is a work in progress and the new Policing with the CommunityBranch at HQ is tasked with finding solutions. The Policing Board and DPPs will have to monitorprogress in this area to ensure that community interests are met.Recommendation 50: Crime and Complaint Pattern AnalysisPatten Recommendation:50. The Northern Ireland police should, both at a service-wide level and at patrol team level,conduct crime pattern and complaint pattern analysis to provide an information-led, problemsolvingapproach to policing. All police officers should be instructed in problem-solvingtechniques and encouraged to address the causes of problems as well as the consequences(the priority being to train beat managers and their teams); and they should be regularlyappraised as to their performance in doing so.Lead Responsibility: Chief Constable/Policing BoardRecommendation StatusCompliance with this recommendation has been achieved.HistoryThe Crime Analysis Centre rapidly developed into a centre of excellence within the fabric of thePolice Service with an international reputation for professional achievement. District anddepartmental analysts produce information essential for identification of priorities and the63