A neighbourhood policing team (NPT), also sometimes known as safer neighbourhood team (SNT),
is a small team of police officers and
police community support officer
A police community support officer (PCSO; cy, swyddog cymorth cymunedol yr heddlu, SCCH), or as written in legislation community support officer (CSO; cy, swyddog cymorth cymunedol, SCC) is a uniformed member of police staff in England and Wal ...
s (usually 3-10 strong) who are dedicated to policing a certain community or area.
It is a concept developed by the
police of the United Kingdom
This is a list of the 45 territorial police forces and 3 special police forces of the United Kingdom. It does not include non-police law enforcement agencies or bodies of constables not constituted as police forces.
For a list of all law enfo ...
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, there are 3,600 NPTs throughout the United Kingdom.
This type of policing is designed to make the police more visible, reduce fear and aid interaction between the public and the police, and it aids in local knowledge, gaining intelligence and tip-offs from the public.
NPTs are led by a police officer, usually of
sergeant
Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other uni ...
or
inspector
Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it.
Australia
In Australian police forces, the rank of inspector is generally the ne ...
rank, and may include
police community support officer
A police community support officer (PCSO; cy, swyddog cymorth cymunedol yr heddlu, SCCH), or as written in legislation community support officer (CSO; cy, swyddog cymorth cymunedol, SCC) is a uniformed member of police staff in England and Wal ...
s,
special constables,
local council staff and members of
voluntary organisations, such as a
neighbourhood watch.
Usually NPTs are responsible for
patrolling an area of around of urban area or around of rural area.
See also
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Community policing
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Community Beat Manager
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Police patrol
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Police area
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The Policing Pledge
The Policing Pledge was a United Kingdom - Home Office initiative to restore public faith back within the territorial police forces of the UK. The pledge was a set of ten promises from the police about the services that they provide. All 43 pol ...
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Neighbourhood Policing Plan
A neighbourhood policing team (NPT), also sometimes known as safer neighbourhood team (SNT), is a small team of police officers and police community support officers (usually 3-10 strong) who are dedicated to policing a certain community or are ...
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Neighbourhood police centre (Singapore)
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Neighborhood watch
A neighborhood watch or neighbourhood watch (see spelling differences), also called a crime watch or neighbourhood crime watch, is an organized group of civilians devoted to crime and vandalism prevention within a neighborhood.
The aim of neig ...
References
External links
National Police Improvement Agency - Neighbourhood PolicingUSPA Security
Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
Law enforcement techniques
Crime prevention
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