BC Policing and Community Safety Plan - Ministry of Justice ...

Vision and Values•¡VisionPolicing in British Columbia will be globally connected and community focused. Innovative, effectivelygoverned and efficiently managed, it will operate seamlessly and collaboratively across a spectrum of lawenforcement and security responses to public safety. Policing will be accountable, performance based andevidence-led and will work in an integrated manner with justice, social sector and community partners.•¡ValuesThe provincial government is committed to integrity, fiscal responsibility, accountability, respect and choice. 22Additional values underlying the development of the Plan are that the Ministry of Justice:Respects the independence of the police in a free and democratic society and their arm’s length relationshipwith governments.Respects the shared role of all levels of government and communities in the provision and funding ofpolicing.Recognizes that police agencies are ultimately responsible and accountable to civilian authorities and thatit is the role of the provincial government to set an appropriate regulatory framework.Recognizes that policing services must be delivered free from bias and discrimination.Recognizes the importance of strong relationships between the police and First Nations.Recognizes that the successful implementation of any police reform requires the support of local governments,input and collaboration with community stakeholders, and cooperation with all justice sectorpartners.Recognizes that modern policing and governance structures must support flexibility in service deliveryapproaches and be reflective of the diversity of needs in both rural and urban British Columbia.Recognizes that policing reform initiatives must be based on rigorous academic and applied research,police services must be performance-based, and the outcomes of effective policing must be measurable.22 Government of British Columbia, 2011.PART II – BRITISH COLUMBIA POLICING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY PLAN 25