WMP has launched its annual strategic assessment which sets out the force’s priorities for the coming year.
Entitled ‘Creating safe and healthy futures’, it focuses on reducing violence and investing in intervention strategies, it also highlights the importance of partnership working.
Issues such as the importance of early support and intervention are explored. It also addresses families that experience ‘severe and multiple disadvantage’ that can lead to them being excluded from society.
Chief Constable Dave Thompson commented: “This is the first time we have made our strategic assessment available to the public, illustrating our commitment to having an open dialogue with our communities and developing a modern relationship with the people we serve.
“We need to find new and different ways to work with our partners to better understand and be able to intervene in cases. It is no longer enough for the police to simply lock up criminals.”
“The document takes a real life example of a boy growing up in the West Midlands who becomes involved in violent crime. His experiences and circumstances have been studied and analysed using academic research and partner information. The resulting assessment looks at what his story tells us about how to address violence and a range of associated crimes through effective intervention.
“Using this real life case study has helped to reshape our thinking about how we and our partner agencies need to work differently together to improve how we stop other vulnerable children from experiencing harm.
“It is our collective duty to find a way to help families like this one to become active citizens in our communities.”
To view the strategic assessment please click here.
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