Building safer societies: A framework for trust

In today’s complex and interconnected world, the diverse communities that exist within it are ecosystems no longer defined by geography alone. Instead, a multitude of factors, interests and connections – both virtual and physical – bind us all. These connections need to define the actions of collaborative multi-agency community policing (CP) approaches. Indeed, close, mutual and trusted collaboration between these agencies and organisations and the citizens and communities they serve, is an essential component in ensuring the fulfilment of their duty to protect and promote citizen and community wellbeing. While CP manifests itself very differently to that of other forms of policing and law enforcement, it is information that connects them. it is information that connects them.