# Community Policing and Stakeholder Engagement

> Build trust and partnerships between police and communities to prevent crime and solve local safety problems.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Security & Law Enforcement
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/security-law-enforcement/community-policing-and-stakeholder-engagement
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=community-policing-and-stakeholder-engagement

## Overview

Policing works best with the trust and cooperation of communities. This course covers community policing philosophy, problem-oriented policing, community policing forums, engaging vulnerable groups, human rights and accountability, and measuring community safety outcomes, with lessons from African police services.

## Who should attend

- Police officers and station commanders
- Community safety officials
- Municipal safety managers
- Community policing forum members

## Learning outcomes

- Explain community policing principles
- Apply problem-oriented policing to local issues
- Build effective partnerships and forums
- Engage vulnerable groups respectfully
- Measure trust and safety outcomes

## Course outline

### Day 1: Community policing

- Philosophy and principles
- Legitimacy and trust
- African experiences
- Policy frameworks

### Day 2: Problem solving

- SARA model
- Crime analysis basics
- Crime prevention
- Partnership solutions

### Day 3: Partnerships

- Community policing forums
- Working with municipalities
- Private security
- Neighbourhood watches

### Day 4: Engagement

- Gender-based violence response
- Youth engagement
- Human rights
- Communication

### Day 5: Accountability

- Complaints systems
- Performance measures
- Surveys
- Action plans