Community Policing is at the heart of the Scottish Government's commitment to strengthening operational policing in our communities.
An additional 1,000 officers will be made available in communities while police forces will also look closely at the recruitment, retention and redeployment of officers.
The Scottish Government has worked with stakeholders to develop the Scottish Community Policing Engagement Principles which provide a template for police forces to describe for everyone how they engage with their communities at local level. See the Scottish Community Policing Engagement Principles for more information.
Community Policing inquiry
The Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament recently completed their inquiry into Community Policing, the purpose to review the effectiveness of community policing in Scotland. It also included consideration of the definition of community policing and the resources currently available for community policing.