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 advice 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.
¨ Committee members.