Summary
Beat policing is a community policing strategy designed to make an individual police officer responsible for the community’s policing needs in a defined geographical area. Officers are encouraged to take ‘ownership’ of their area and employ proactive strategies to address the underlying causes of crime and community problems within their beat. Beat policing constitutes an important shift in the nature of operational policing. There has been much interest expressed in recent years in expanding this form of policing throughout Queensland.
Contents
1. The development of beat policing. -- 2. Methodology. -- 3. Impact on crime and calls for service. -- 4. Perceptions of crime and personal safety. -- 5. Client satisfaction with police services. -- 6. Workload performance and costs of police beats. -- 7. Delivery of services and job satisfaction. -- 8. Conclusion. -- App. 1: Police beat inventory: neighbourhood beats. -- App. 2: Police beat inventory: shopfronts. -- App. 3: Community survey. -- App. 4: Retailers survey: beat centre. -- App. 5: Retailers survey: comparison centre. -- App. 6: Shoppers survey: beat centre. -- App. 7: Shoppers survey: comparison centre. -- App 8: Beat officers statewide survey.