Our business

Question 1

What is our vision

Answer 1

To be the safest country in the world

Question 2

What is our purpose

Answer 2

To be safe and feel safe

Question 3

What is our mission

Answer 3

Prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing

Question 4

What are our goals

Answer 4

1. Safe homes
2. Safe roads
3. Safe communities

Question 5

What is the national operating model for Police

Answer 5

Prevention First

Question 6

What is set within the framework of prevention first

Answer 6

Te Huringa o te tai

1. Our people and their mindset
2. Effective initiatives and improved practice
3. Effective partnerships

Question 7

What does the Prevention First model ask Police to do

Answer 7

It asks our people to be problem solvers and look for opportunities to prevent further crime and harm rather than just respond to events.

Question 8

What do the 3 priorities Police have set focus on

Answer 8

Creating a culture we want
Understanding and delivering the services our communities need
Getting better outcomes through working with our partners

Question 9

To be truly successful what do our people need to feel

Answer 9

Valued and have a sense of ownership over the direction we are heading. Safety and wellbeing of staff will always be top priority

It is important to understand each person’s unique circumstances and respond in a compassionate and reflective manner

Question 10

What is good leadership

Answer 10

Leaders help create the environment in which everyone can thrive. People should feel safe at work and able to give their best every day.

We want people to bring their real selves to work - they need to feel safe to be themselves in a work environment. Leadership is not about leading some while others get left behind - it’s about fostering an environment that brings out everyone’s best and in a way that they feel valued.

Question 11

To be successful what do we need to consider culturally

Answer 11

We need a culture based on collective values which we reflect in our actions and decisions. Bringing humanity to every interaction means we recognise that no one is perfect and that we make mistakes.

Question 12

What does it mean to have successful partnerships

Answer 12

It means we can focus on areas where we can have the greatest influence

Question 13

What are the 3 outcomes for Prevention First

Answer 13

1. Prevent crime and victimisation
2. Target and catch offenders
3. Deliver a more responsive police service

Question 14

What is the prevention first mindset

Answer 14

Taking every opportunity to prevent harm

Question 15

What are the core components of prevention first

Answer 15

1. Deploy to beat demand
2. Target the drivers of demand
3. Mindset - taking every opportunity to prevent harm

Question 16

What does our deployment model do

Answer 16

Provides a national framework to enable decision makers to deploy resources to the local environment using a consistent approach.

We focus on the crime triangle

1. Act with urgency against repeat and priority offenders
2. Provide support and assistance to those repeatedly victimised
3. Maximise resources to locations that repeatedly suffer disproportionate levels of crime

Question 17

What does evidence based deployment mean

Answer 17

We use tactics that have been proven to work and we evaluate the results of our interventions to determine whether we achieved the desired outcome or need to refocus our efforts.

Then we need to measure monitor and evaluate the quality of our deployment to ensure we deliver the outcomes we seek

Question 18

What are the 6 drivers of demand

Answer 18

1. Family
2. Alcohol
3. Youth
4. Mental health
5. Organised crime and drugs
6. Roads

Question 19

How do we achieve success in measuring the drivers of demand

Answer 19

We must understand and address underlying drivers of demand to achieve sustainable results by drawing on good research and intelligence to better understand their role in crime and victimisation

Question 20

What must we do to support whanau

Answer 20

Continue lifting the veil of secrecy around family harm and child abuse in order to stop it and exposing familial organised crime groups to prevent intergenerational cycles of harm

Question 21

What do we need to understand about youth

Answer 21

They often come from backgrounds of severe deprivation involving violence alcohol drugs and the absence of good role models.

Evidence strongly supports a trauma informed approach to vulnerable rangatahi that allows their voice to be heard in the decisions that affect them.

Question 22

How will we take every opportunity to prevent harm

Answer 22

1. Demonstrate our organisational values and code of conduct in every interaction
2. Provide a proactive and consistent service to victims and offenders by always using the risk assessment process for dealing with offenders and victims
3. Build relationships of trust to improve information sharing with partner agencies and communities that engage with victims and offenders
4. Focus on victims needs in order to respond quickly and considerately to victims
5. Create useful VIP and increase the proportion of VIPS completed in each area
6. Always use the agreed offender management approach
7. Make sure every member of the team knows how their work contributes to our organisational goals through PHPF

Question 23

What does the commissioner say for Prevention First

Answer 23

We are not asking you to do more, rather asking you to look at how you can take advantage of the interactions you already have with victims offenders and members of the public. to prevent future or ongoing harm and ultimately have a positive long term impact for all New Zealanders