Ref: PR 2422
Date: 24/11/2009

Neighbourhood Policing Teams across Wakefield District Division are lending their support to the latest Justice Seen Justice Done autumn campaign.

The Justice Seen Justice Done campaign is a Government initiative which has seen Wakefield district chosen as a pilot site for innovative work to reduce crime, create safer communities and increase public confidence.

Wakefield Together, which brings together all the key providers of services in the district, is playing a key role in the Justice Seen Justice Done scheme.

The latest leg of the national campaign was launched last Saturday by Home Secretary Alan Johnson with new television, radio, press and online adverts telling the public what rights they have under the national Policing Pledge.

Locally, leaflets will be dropping through the doors of all households across Wakefield district.

The leaflets outline the public’s rights on crime and justice and provide local contacts for police, anti-social behaviour co-ordinators, victim and witness services and how to nominate Community Payback projects as well as what their role might be, and how to complain.

Wakefield District Division Acting Superintendent Dean Henson, in charge of Neighbourhood Policing Teams and Partnerships, said : "During the last twelve months we have become involved in ground-breaking initiatives aimed at improving confidence in the criminal justice system such as the Community Crime Fighter programme and In The Dock and really making a difference to the lives of people affected by criminal and anti-social behaviour.

"We’re already seeing some fantastic results and have had some great feedback locally about the work that has been done so far. We really need people to carry on supporting us the way they have been by turning up at meetings, telling us what they think and engaging positively with us."

Cllr Olivia Rowley, Wakefield Council’s cabinet member for community safety and cohesion, said: "These new schemes are really making a difference to people’s lives and making some of the processes more open and transparent too.

"The scheme is an important way of helping us all fight crime and anti-social behaviour. I would encourage people to get involved and help us drive down crime even further by working together."

PACT (Police and Communities Together) meetings to be held over the next few weeks can be found at the following link:

• http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/npt/ - see related links

For those interested in or concerned about crime and justice in their area, or those who want to know how they can play a part in the fight against crime, a new website has been launched.

At www.direct.gov.uk/policingpledge (see 'Related Links') people can search for their local Neighbourhood Policing Team via a postcode search that takes them to their force website, as well as to local anti-social behaviour information, crime maps, their probation website (where they can nominate local Community Payback projects) and services for victims and witnesses.

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