SAVI Colloquium

Build safety using an integrated approach Provincial Strategic Objective 5: Increasing safety Our pathway to learning Deep dive academic research into existing community projects Development of best principles opposed to best practices Timeframe: No quick fixNo quick fix Pre- Design-Pilot-Learning -Implementation It is about fixing the future Whole of Society approach Don’t see safety budget as law enforcement only but consider alternatives to complement law enforcement Focus on removing opportunities for crime

NDP: Chapter 12: Building Safer Communities How to achieve it ? Recommendations of NDP (National Development Plan: Chapter 12: page 350) Strengthen the criminal justice system Make the police service professional Demilitarise the police service Build safety using an integrated approach Build community participation in community safety

Building Safer Communities A Provincial Perspective Strengthen the criminal justice system Make the police service professional Demilitarise the police service Build safety using an integrated approach Build community participation in community safety Limited to provincial oversight “ Whole of Society”

Constructing change within government Levers of control Hierarchy of policies Constitution, Laws, Regulations, Policies, Directives Influence allocation of budgets Multi terms expenditure frameworks 0+2 Understand barriers of integration Alignment with PMFA Operational challenges

Western Cape Community Safety Act 3 of 2013 Promoting Professional Policing through effective oversight Building Safety Partnerships Integrated safety information Whole of society

Examples of PSO 5 project's alignment with the NDP Community Police Forums NDP Objective: Community participation in community safety The NDP seeks to achieve the mobilisation of communities (CPFs) with dedicated budgets and cost-benefit analysis improving on their effectiveness The Expanded Partnership Programme (EPP) provides for the statutory functions of CPF’s to be captured as service delivery standards linked to a financing model and measurable outcomes.

Payment model linked to predetermined standards of service delivery (example) Legal mandate: (Section 18 (1) (b) of SAPS Act) Promote communication between service and community Service standard: Number of meeting with Station Commissioner Measurable outcome

Thank you Gideon Morris Department of Community Safety

Timeline for implementing SO Pre- design Design year Pilot year Learning & rollout year Full implementation New institutions & approaches designed & prepared for launch New approaches piloted & evaluated in selected sites Learnings applied; broad rollout “Diagnose”“Analyse”“Imagine” Case studies in 6 “deep dives” Synthesise findings; initial design approach; external review Vision & design principles for whole- of-society safety approach Back 10