3 Mar 2014

Consistency and support required to help achieve potential of neighbourhood policing

Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) have a vital role to play in keeping neighbourhoods safe and improving confidence in policing but need to be fully valued and supported by police forces in order for them to do so, according to a new report from the University of Dundee. Dr Megan O'Neill, a researcher in Scottish Institute of Policing Research based at Dundee, has compiled a report on the role and effectiveness of PCSOs having spent six months conducting research with Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) in the North of England. This research was funded as a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship. A...