The Children’s Strategy, which is two years in the making, sets out 36 commitments for the force including improving training for tens of thousands for officers on issues including tackling the adultification of children, safeguarding and how vulnerabilities can increase young people’s risk of involvement in crime.
Further commitments included greater partnership working with social care and education partners to improve communication with local communities and boost training for staff.
“We will integrate trained schools officers into Neighbourhood Ward teams to achieve a wider community focussed crime prevention approach to support the safety of children both inside and outside of school,” the strategy states.
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