The Mayor and policing
The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) sets priorities for tackling crime and making London safer, and also holds the Metropolitan Police and other criminal justice agencies to account. MOPAC have identified the following priorities:
- Keeping young people safe (e.g. knife crime, gang related crime and serious youth violence, school safety, child sexual exploitation)
- Tackling Violence against women and girls (e.g. protection for victims of domestic violence , action on FGM)
- Standing together against hate, extremism and terror (e.g. reduction in hate crime, preventing extremism, keeping Londoners safe from terrorism)
- Justice that works for London (e.g. better outcomes for victims and communities, reduction in reoffending)
- Neighbourhood policing (e.g visible policing, dedicated neighbourhood officers, increased diversity in police recruitment)
How safe do you feel in London? Do you think crime is a big problem, or not? Do you think the Mayor has identified the right priorities? Are any missing? What are your main priorities for policing and crime in London?
Please note that this isn’t a place to report crimes. Contact the police or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 if you need to report a crime.
The discussion ran from 25 October 2016 - 25 January 2017
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Log into your accountShauny
Community Member 8 years agoVery wishy washy Mopac aims from the mayor, could mean anything or nothing.
Show full commentSupport the police and let's increase stop and search to protect young lives,it's young black men most likely to die from knife crime so we need to accept that they...
Very wishy washy Mopac aims from the mayor, could mean anything or nothing.
Show less of commentSupport the police and let's increase stop and search to protect young lives,it's young black men most likely to die from knife crime so we need to accept that they are more likely to be subjects and beneficiaries of stop and search.
Anonymous - account deleted
Community Member 8 years agoThe same group is also perceived to be likely to carry out the attacks and that is why stop and search should continue.
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Community Member 8 years agoI am very concerned about the increase in the number of Transport Police who carry large machine guns around stations and now I hear it is planned they will be on the Tube.
Show full commentFar from being re-assured by the presence of armed police, I am...
I am very concerned about the increase in the number of Transport Police who carry large machine guns around stations and now I hear it is planned they will be on the Tube.
Show less of commentFar from being re-assured by the presence of armed police, I am intimidated, and I believe arms create an atmosphere of violence and anger, whereas we need calm.
They do nothing to prevent terrorism, as they cannot be everywhere. Placing armed police around London is to be seen to be 'doing something', even though it is totally ineffective.
It costs, too.
kscterry
Community Member 8 years agoI respectfully disagree
I find it slightly reassuring that a decent police presence is around with suitable tools to deal with a terrorist attack.
johncruddas
Community Member 8 years agoSorry i disagree with you terrorists have access to ALL weapons and police must be equipped to deal with this scum ,i personally am reassured and happy to see these weapons ,they are highly trained,its a bad world now and we need to be able...
Show full commentSorry i disagree with you terrorists have access to ALL weapons and police must be equipped to deal with this scum ,i personally am reassured and happy to see these weapons ,they are highly trained,its a bad world now and we need to be able to protect ourselves ,if it was legal id carry a gun
Show less of commentjpalmerzt
Community Member 8 years agoI believe that MOPAC should play a vital role in monitoring the police services in London when they are recruiting applicants. The way that a recruitment service should be governed and still accountable under MOPAC authority as they are...
Show full commentI believe that MOPAC should play a vital role in monitoring the police services in London when they are recruiting applicants. The way that a recruitment service should be governed and still accountable under MOPAC authority as they are realistically in charge of most other areas such as policies.
Recruitment is not a day to day policing operation and therefore does not remain the commissioners responsibility and this clearly indicates that MOPAC should be Overseeing how recruitment operations are governed and take a key role in the process that takes place.
Show less of commentkscterry
Community Member 8 years agoIt has only been a few months and I don't think London could have had a mayor more anti police. I am horrified the use of spit guards isn't allowed to protect our officers from often dangerous people with serious infectious diseases that...
Show full commentIt has only been a few months and I don't think London could have had a mayor more anti police. I am horrified the use of spit guards isn't allowed to protect our officers from often dangerous people with serious infectious diseases that can easily kill a police officer just doing his/her normal duties. How do we expect the police to do a proper job for us when we can't provide them with very small levels of protection on the job? I commend the sparse police presence for their bravery and think the mayor should be ashamed of himself by going out of the way to protect criminals instead of those who protect us.
Show less of commenttanyad
Community Member 8 years agoI agree, I feel sorry for the police. They are massively under-resourced/over-stretched, they have unreasonable targets to meet, they don't get any support from the CPS because the criminals they do bring to justice are either not...
Show full commentI agree, I feel sorry for the police. They are massively under-resourced/over-stretched, they have unreasonable targets to meet, they don't get any support from the CPS because the criminals they do bring to justice are either not prosecuted or let off lightly which must be so dispiriting.
Show less of commentisabel2475
Community Member 8 years agoAbsolutely. The Mayor prefers to give benefits and second changes to criminals than to police officers, to us workers and tax payers