I'll ensure victims receive the support they deserve
Labour's candidate for Leicestershire's first elected police and crime commissioner has set out the policies she hopes will win her the job.
Councillor Sarah Russell is highlighting the more widespread promotion of basic crime prevention measures, reducing reoffending by putting extra emphasis on treatment of drug or alcohol addicts.
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She has also pledged to maintain neighbourhood policing.
She said: "I do think people are starting to get what this is all about and we've had good numbers of people coming to the hustings we have had so far.
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"They have come along to listen to us and to decide who to vote for or, perhaps, whether to vote.
"The police do an incredible job, but there are so many practical crime prevention measures we can promote, including better home security and even something as simple as urging people to form Neighbourhood Watch groups.
"But also we have to look more at reducing re-offending, including looking at the work we do with people who commit crime because they are addicted to drugs or alcohol – they make up 50 per cent of people in the criminal justice system."
Her five pledges are as follows:
To protect community policing – ensuring the force continues to have visible local teams who know their patch and local people's priorities.
To promote crime prevention measures – helping communities protect themselves, reducing crime and the fear of crime.
To be accessible to the public – by ensuring people have regular opportunities to question her and hold her to account.
To prioritise victim services – ensuring victims of crime receive the support they need, listening to and communicating effectively with them.
To form partnerships with organisations such as the Probation Service, the NHS and local councils to stop duplication of services and direct resources more effectively.
The police commissioner, who will be paid £75,000 will replace the police authority, which has set police budgets, appointed senior officers and scrutinised the force's performance.
Control over operational matters will remain with the chief constable.
The Conservatives are represented by former Air Chief Marshal, Sir Clive Loader.
Leicester community worker and businessman Suleman Nagdi is standing as an independent.
www.sarah4pcc.co.uk www.clive4leicspcc.com www.nagdi.co.uk
Comments
by poxwell
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 12:15PM
“Ok my comments removed again
ill re-phrase
what about the opinions of the other candidates please??”
by poxwell
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 12:13PM
“AGAIN I FIND THIS ARTICLE BIASED TOWARDS THE LABOUR CANDIDATE, ARE THE LEICESTER MERCURY ENDORING SARAH RUSSELL??
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 2 CANDIDATES??”
by leicester
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 12:08PM
“Many years ago Leicester had Robert Marks to run Leicester cops .He was so good he became Sir Robert Marks,in charge of the Met .He took no nonsence from anyone .A real cop.Politicians have ruined our cops capability to do their job,looking after us .
To now put a no nothing nobody into police management is a further insult to our cops .”
by telephone7
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 11:56AM
“The job is irrelevant. While we have a criminal justice system that is toothless, with 70% of crooks reoffending whats the point in creating this job role, how can you be accountable to this?? I fear lots of politics”
by Bigroy1340
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 11:34AM
“Was Police Commissioner in the manifesto?" Since when has any party stuck to its manifesto.”
by heisspartacus
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 11:19AM
“Bigroy1340, I have sympathy for your view but what you are actually asking is a referrendum. if the "do not want" votes even have the majority their not going to cancel this goverment policy. Was Police Commissioner in the manifesto?”
by Bigroy1340
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 9:33AM
“This whole process is a sham and undemocratic.
There is no place in the vote for people who do not agree with a crime commissioner elections. What about the voters who feel that it is just a big waste of money. That it is spin to cover the fact that this government and previous governments lack of support have been the main cause of the problems in the police service. Keep politics out of the police."”
by PLYMFOX01
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 9:26AM
“Why is the Police Commissioner election politcical anyway? There is no need for it to be so. All you will get is the main parties trying to score points over each other, plus you will get some who only ever want to see one side of the story. This election should be completely non political.”
by Patrick4939
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 7:58AM
“I protest at the removal of my non-offensive but critical comments posted and removed along with others yesterday”
by davidh11
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 1:11AM
“"Councillor Sarah Russell is highlighting the more widespread promotion of basic crime prevention measures, reducing reoffending by putting extra emphasis on treatment of drug or alcohol addicts"
Wasn't it the Labour party who opened the flood gates for crimes never seen before in this country? It was the Labour party who told the police to turn a blind eye to the problems of child abuse up and down the country?
We need a commisioner who will be tough on the criminals, the drug dealers, the people who import the drugs from Afganistan.”