Engagement methods
Introduction
Community engagement is not new to policing. There have been many police-led initiatives around engaging local people in discussions about police and service issues. For many years this centred on Police Community Consultative Groups (PCCG). In 1984, the Police and Criminal Evidence Act recommended that these groups were set up to satisfy the Act's requirement for the police to consult the public. However, as the meetings are often either poorly attended, unrepresentative of the wider community, or dominated by factions or individuals, it is now being recommended that different engagement approaches should be used. More information about current government policies and legislation can be found elsewhere in this Guide.
This section provides an overview of the various engagement methods, and shows you how to choose a method.
- Choosing a method: a simple checklist of the questions to consider when choosing an approach
- Qualitative methods: more information about the various qualitative approaches to community engagement. It includes links to information and case studies where the methods have been used.
- Quantitative methods: more information about the various quantitative approaches to community engagement. It includes links to information and case studies where the methods have been used
- Community profiling: some of the tools and techniques that can be used to develop your understanding of your local area or community
- Tools and templates
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