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NSW Police Youth Policy - Have Your Say!

The NSW Police Force (NSWPF) is developing a new Youth Policy Statement. This policy will build on NSWPF’s commitment to develop positive relationships between police and young people in the community.

NSWPF recognises the importance of understanding and responding in positive and innovative ways to the issues and needs of young people. The new Youth Policy Statement will aim to increase community safety, and set out goals and priorities for action. This will help police work better with young people, community groups and non-government agencies.

NSWPF is taking a proactive approach to developing this policy, and is seeking feedback and comments from young people and organisations that work with them. We want to identify areas where police are currently performing well and areas where we can improve in delivering services to young people. Some of the questions we will look at are:

• How do you think police could work better with young people?
• How do you think police could work better with the community?
• How do you think police could create greater community safety?

The Youth Policy Statement will be developed based on a consultation and research process. We will be holding a number of face to face consultations, and would like to invite young people, youth workers, youth services, academics, community groups, government agencies, non-government organisations and other interested people to participate.

Consultations will be held in urban, rural and regional areas, although exact locations will be decided after we receive expressions of interest from young people and organisations who want to participate. This is your chance to share your ideas and contribute to the Youth Policy Statement.

If you are interested in attending a consultation, you need to register your by emailing youthporfolio@police.nsw.gov.au by 15 October 2010. Please include your name, your organisation (if applicable) and your suburb/town in the email.