Role of the office of the crime prevention
· In keeping with the requirements of the international practices, the Botswana Police Service designated a focal agency to direct, manage and coordinate crime prevention efforts.
· A central office, the National Coordinator and dedicated personnel have been identified under the Criminal Investigations Department Branch.
· Crime prevention officers at local level (Districts and Stations) have been identified and are accountable to the National Coordination Office.
Mandate of the office
· Develops and supports effective community policing initiatives.
· Coordinates community policing activities in the country
· Develops, coordinates and monitors programs at national level.
· Provides policy advise about crime reduction initiatives by facilitating partnerships between the police and other partners.
· Provides evidence based advice about what works in crime prevention.
· By evaluating the success or failures of crime prevention programs.
· Crime analysis to guide strategies.
· Support community partnerships.
· By coordinating other departments, police and community crime prevention partnerships.
· By stimulating and sustaining community involvement in crime prevention.
· To budget for community policing.
· Finances programs at stations and districts.
· Finances the production of awareness material.
· Undertake research on prevalent crime.
· Analyses crime statistics and initiate research on the worrisome crime
· Production of awareness material.
· Produces booklets for distribution to the general public
· Produces Radio, Television and Newspaper adverts to sensitize the community about crime trends.
· To maintain records of community policing activities throughout the country
· Number of programs conducted such as Domestic Violence, Youth Anti Drugs etc
· Number of neighborhood watch schemes, business watch and others formed.
· Training of members of the Service on community policing.
· Capacity building Coordinators.
· Other members of the service.