Commissioner's overview

INTRODUCTION OUTLINE OF OBJECTIVES FOR VOTE:POLICE

Police Mission Statement

The outcomes sought from Vote Police are reflected in the Police mission statement:
"To serve the community by reducing the incidence and effects of crime, detecting and apprehending offenders, maintaining law and order and enhancing public safety."

Policing outcomes encompass a broad range of activities. To bring a sharper focus on police goals for 2001/2002 a set of six operational objectives have been established. These are:
To further reduce:

• burglary
• road trauma
• violent crime
• youth offending and reoffending
• vehicle crime
• organised crime

Principal Operating Philosophy

Community Orientated Policing (COP) is the main operating philosophy for the delivery of policing services. It is based on the principle that the Police and the public work together to solve crime and safety problems. It encompasses a wide range of aspects of policing and is not confined to any particular style of delivery. COP will continue to be the main operating philosophy and police staff will work in innovative ways to meet the policing needs of the community.

Treaty of Waitangi

Police are committed to integrating Treaty principles and Maori values and principles into policing strategies that will reduce the incidence and effects of crime.

Related Government Goals

The following Government Goals have particular relevance to Police:

Restore Trust in Government and Provide Strong Social Services

Police will continue to build and enhance partnerships with communities, providing effective police services and creating safer communities. Additionally, in 2001/2002 Police will enhance leadership and capability to support a number of new initiatives aimed at reducing the incidence and effects of crime, and making Police a top-performing organisation.

Reduce Inequalities in Health, Education, Employment and Housing

One of the key priorities for Police in 2001/2002 will be to continue to build trust and effective contacts with Maori and Pacific Island communities within each Police District. Police will also develop methods to reduce inequalities which relate to victimisation and road trauma. Police will play an active role within the criminal justice sector to identify opportunities and options for reducing the numbers of Maori and Pacific Island people who enter the criminal justice system as either offenders or victims of crime. This will be achieved through better co-ordination across sector partners and also through direct involvement and partnership building with Maori and Pacific Island communities.

The linkages between Police objectives, Police outputs and relevant Government's Goals, key priority areas and outcomes sought are outlined in the diagram on page 9

Police Key Priorities

Police operationalise government goals through specific strategies and programmes referred to as Key Priorities. Police key priorities for 2001/2002 are:

Key Priority 1: Reduce Maori and Pacific Island Offending, Reoffending and Victimisation

The aim of this priority area is to ensure that Police meets its obligations and commitments to Maori and Pacific Island communities. The Police will aim to develop positive attitudes between Police and Maori and Pacific Island peoples and provide a platform to increase Maori and Pacific Island participation in police service delivery. The emphasis is on giving Maori and Pacific Island peoples the opportunity to control their own development and achieve their own objectives, through involvement in police decision making processes.

Through continued implementation of strategies to improve police responsiveness to Maori and Pacific Island peoples, Police, with other government agencies and community groups, will:

1. Develop a shared community safety vision and goals with local Maori and Pacific Island people.
2. Engage all Maori and Pacific Island communities in the management of their local police.
3. Create an environment in which all Police staff understand and appreciate the culture and values of Maori and Pacific Island people in their local areas.
4. Achieve greater Maori and Pacific Island representation in all policing roles.

Key Priority 2: Reduce Offending and Victimisation

This key priority details the operational focus on reducing the level of crime and its impacts on victims. Police have an absolute commitment to reducing dwelling burglary, violent crime, (particularly family violence), motor vehicle crime, youth crime and organised crime. In each of these areas major strategy statements guide the research, planning and implementation of the police approach. Police will focus on increased co-operation and co-ordination between agencies to address these problems. Crime reduction targets provide focus on the results sought.

The Government's recognition that these crime types are the priority and need cross sector attention is supported in the Government Crime Reduction Strategy 2001.

Key Priority 3: Increase Road Safety

Significant improvements have been made in enhancing road safety for the public in the previous year. The year ahead will see a continuation of highly visible and targeted enforcement activities on the state highways. The emphasis will also continue to ensure that a minimum of 50% of all resources targeted to the delivery of strategic traffic programmes are delivered by dedicated traffic staff. An enhanced intelligence gathering systems will allow for better targeting of traffic patrol staff to times and locations of greatest risk.

Key Priority 4: Developing Police Capability

This Key Priority focuses on building an organisation that is recognised as effective and highly capable, known for its integrity, and acknowledged as a leading state sector organisation.

Under this key priority, Police will fulfill its responsibilities detailed in the recent State Sector Standards report to build on Police capability, and also work in a whole-of-government way with the Minister of Police to ensure safer communities in New Zealand. In particular Police seek to understand and build better community responsiveness, develop performance and management accountability through internal development and reform of the Police Act 1958, and implement a new strategic plan in concert with the Government Crime Reduction Strategy.

Linkages of Police Objectives to Output Delivery to Outcomes Sought
Police Objectives	Police Output Classes	Policing Outcomes Sought
To further reduce: Burglary Road trauma Violent crime Youth offending and reoffending Vehicle crime Organised crime To build Police capability in: Leadership A strategy development Community partnerships Resource management Responsiveness to women and Maori and Pacific Island peoples	Policy Advice and Ministerial Servicing Policing Support to the Communitythrough Partnerships, Education, Crime Prevention and Youth Programmes Directed Patrol Activities Police Primary Response Management Case Management Case Resolution Enforcement of Court Orders Custodial and Escort Services Public and Personal Security Vetting and Firearms Licensing Lost and Found Property Road Safety Programme	Mission Statement Serve the community Reduce the incidence and effects of crime Detect and apprehend offenders Maintain law and order Enhance public safety Government's Goals Restore Trust in Government and Provide Strong Social Services Reduce Inequalities in Health, Education, Employment and Housing Police Key Priority Areas Reduce Maori and Pacific Island offending, reoffending and victimisation Reduce offending and victimisation Increase road safety Developing Police capability

CRIME REDUCTION TARGETS AND OUTCOME PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT

Crime Reduction Targets

The crime reduction targets for 2001/2002 are -

• Violent and sexual attacks Maximum of 60 per 10,000 pop.
• Dwelling Burglary Maximum of 103 per 10,000 pop.
• Vehicle taking Maximum of 50 per 10,000 pop.

Additionally a crime resolution target has been established:

• Dwelling Burglary of 18%.

Outcome Performance Measurement

Increased Personal Safety
Measured by -

• Crime victims satisfaction with Police services, with a result equal to or better than 84%
• A decrease in offences against the person (excluding family violence offences)
• A reduction in violent crime per 10,000 population
• A reduction in violent crime per 10,000 youth population

Increased Property Security
Measured by -

• Percentage of dwelling burglaries resolved
• Percentage of other burglaries resolved
• Percentage of all property offences resolved
• A reduction in burglaries per 10,000 population
• A reduction in recorded burglaries by youth offenders per 10,000 youth population

Reduced Fear of Crime
Measured by-

• The justice sector victimisation survey with results better than the 1996 survey

Decreased Threat of Disorder
Measured by -

• Reduced calls from the public to attend scenes of disorder

Increased Community Capability to Respond to Community Safety Issues
Measured by -

• 100% of respondents to a survey of community groups in partnership are satisfied with Police services
• 90% of respondents to a public satisfaction survey who are satisfied with the levels of information provided on community safety and security issues

Reduced Road Trauma

The targets shown below are those in the 1995 New Zealand Road Safety Plan quantitative road safety outcome targets for the year ending December 2001.
Targets for June 2002 will be published once the 2010 Road Safety Strategy has been approved. The Land Transport Safety Authority (LTSA) and its partners all contribute to the achievement of these shared targets.
Measured by -

Contribution to the New Zealand Road Safety Programme 2001 targets by achieving:

• A reduction in the proportion of deceased drivers over the legal alcohol limit at the time of the crash to 25% or less
• A reduction in the mean rural speed to not greater than 102 km/h
• A reduction in the 85 th percentile rural speed to not greater than 110 km/h
• A reduction in casualties of road crashes to no more than 420 killed and no more than 5,200 people injured and admitted to hospital (discharges)
• An increase in rear seat restraint wearing by adults to 90%
• An increase in front seat restraint wearing by adults to 98%
• An increase in children restrained to 98%
• An increase in wearing bicycle helmets to 98%
• A reduction in the number of crashes where commercial drivers were at fault.

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Table of contents

• Policing Vision
• Statement of Responsibility
• Part A - Introduction and Highlights
• • Outline of Objectives for Vote: Police
  • Responsiveness to Maori
  • Linkages to Outcomes Sought
  • Performance Management
  • Crime Reduction Targets and Outcome Performance Management
• Part B - Forecast Financial Highlights
• • Operating Statements
  • Departmental Output Classes
  • Output Class 1 - Policy Advice and Ministerial Servicing
  • Output Class 2 - Policing Support to the Community through Partnerships, Education, Crime Prevention and Youth Programmes
  • Output Class 3 - Directed Patrol Activities
  • Output Class 4 - Police Primary Response Management
  • Output Class 5 - Case Management
  • Output Class 6 - Case Resolution
  • Output Class 7 - Enforcement of Court Orders
  • Output Class 8 - Custodial and Escort Services
  • Output Class 9 - Public and Personal Security
  • Output Class 10 - Vetting and Firearms Licensing
  • Output Class 11 - Lost and Found Property
  • Output Class 12 - Road Safety Programme
• Part C - Other Information
• • Organisational Charts
  • EEO
• Appendix A - National Targets
• Appendix B - Explanations and Definitions
• Appendix C - Summary of Surveys

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