Higher Police
Visibility
I’m focused on addressing the root causes of youth crime, building positive safeguarding measures, and protecting young people and our communities from crime
Vote 2nd May 2024
Marianne Storey
Real Change, Honest Leadership, Safer Dorset.
More Officers, Where We can See Them, When We Need Them
Tough on Crime
Antisocial behaviour and shoplifting in our towns is on the rise. Bike crime and theft in BCP are higher than the national average.
With more officers available in town centres being tough on crime and antisocial behaviour, we can return them to places we want to visit. When we know an officer will come when we report a crime in our home, we can be reassured that the police are on our side.
Specialist Teams
Dorset has 89 miles of coastline and over 1000 square miles of countryside. That means marine crime, border crime and some very isolated rural communities.
With visible officers keeping our crafts and waters safe we enjoy our coastline in safety even at peak tourist times of the year when marine crime sores. With specialist teams responding fast to rural and farming crime, isolated communities won’t have to live in fear.
Reduce Violent Crime
Violent crime rose in Dorset last year, while national averages fell. Some of the worse crimes are simply not visible but cause great harm.
With senior officers working harder to visibly give assurance about what they are doing, with other agencies, to tackle organised crime, violent crime and cyber crime, we can all feel safer and that we, and the most vulnerable people in our society, are being protected.
Data Led Decisions
In June 2023 police performance data were made more easily available, designed to improve accountability.
With a new culture of honest visibility about performance, and real accountability, we can build a new kind of relationship between the police and the public.
Learn and Improve
The Independent Office for Police Conduct want police forces to learn from complaints and use them to improve what they do.
Only with a new culture of openness and willingness to learn from crime, complaints and suggestions, can we be assured that the police are on our side and willing to learn from difficult situations. To get it right, they have to be able to admit to sometimes getting it wrong.
Neighbourhood Safety
Research shows that neighbourhood safety initiatives really work – in ways that go beyond just crime prevention.
Only by investing in neighbourhood safety initiatives that are proven to work, and with easy ways to contact neighbourhood policing teams, can we be assured that we, and our loved ones, are safe at home even when officers are not always visible.
Visible Learning, Visible Improvement
Evidence and Outcomes of interventions
Reoffending Strategy
Some behaviour change programmes work and some don’t. The Pan-Dorset Reoffending Strategy ended in 2021 and has been under review since 2023.
With an urgent prioritisation of a new and robust re-offending strategy, Community Safety Partnerships can commit to a new culture of rehabilitation that protects us from criminals who might omit multiple offences.
Academic Research
Academic research can show whether police and criminal justice systems work.
With Bournemouth University and the police working more closely together, we can know that our police are learning from research carried out right on our doorstep and taking actions to change what they do based on rock solid evidence.
Independent Panels
Independent Scrutiny Panels and Independent Advisory Groups are there give the public even greater ability to hold the police to account.
With more robust arrangements in place to prioritise and strengthen these panels, we can have a much stronger voice to ensure our police are listening to us and acting on our behalf.
My Manifesto
Vote
Vote on 2nd May 2024
Marianne Storey
Real Change, Honest Leadership, Safer Dorset.
My priorities:
Higher Police Visibility,
Safer for Women & Girls,
Supporting our Young People.
2nd May 2024 Election
Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner 2024
#realhonestleadership
