Learn about the CPF Community Safety Plan
PARKVIEW – Connel said 67 per cent of respondents only saw police officers on duty out and about in the precinct less than once a week.
Parkview Community Policing Forum (CPF) has launched their community safety plan in collaboration with community consultation.
Chairperson of the forum Geraldine Connell said the following areas would take priority: community patrollers, displaced persons, gender-based violence (GBV), police visibility, and police charge office community relationships, communications and oversights.
The forum conducted a community survey which included 2 500 respondents to ascertain the priority areas for the forum in the year ahead. Connell said 86 per cent of people felt unsafe walking alone at night in the suburb while about half of the respondents trusted the police, and felt satisfied with how their cases were handled by them as well as the police’s service in general.
Connell added that 35 per cent of respondents felt unsafe during the day and 22 per cent said they were keen to join a neighbourhood watch, giving rise to the idea of community patrollers.
The survey also revealed that 47 per cent of respondents wanted police to prioritise operations concerning displaced persons in the area.
“The CPF has prioritised this matter and will be exploring ways in which to deal with homelessness, informal traders and substance abuse. “These ways include working with churches in the precinct and conducting workshops to explore possibilities,” said Connell.
The forum decided to prioritise GBV since the issue had been a major priority nationally. Connell said the forum’s action would include creating and distributing pamphlets at clinics, churches and schools and raising awareness through social media. There will also be a contact referral list in conjunction with Transformation Education about Rape and Sexual Abuse (Tears).
Connel said 67 per cent of respondents said they only saw police officers on duty out and about in the precinct less than once a week.
“The CPF will be raising this matter regularly with the Parkview police leadership and in the quarterly feedback to the province under the national police service delivery action improvement plan.”
Connell said many respondents said they would appreciate more communication with the forum and the new communications portfolio holder Mark Middleton said he would ensure residents were kept up to date with all activities. Channels of communication include Facebook, the forum’s website, the local press and suburban WhatsApp groups.
He concluded that the forum’s major functions were ensuring transparency and accountability of the police.
Visit www.parkviewcpf.co.za to view the results survey.
Details: Email info@parkviewcpf.co.za or visit them at ‘Parkview Community Police Forum’ on Facebook.
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