Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 20, 2017 16:32:25 GMT 12
BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS: POLICING NORTHLAND-STYLE
AN APPROACH to policing where officers leave their uniforms at home and spend their time talking to people instead of laying down the law has been credited with helping to keep Waitangi Day peaceful.
While the police had a big presence, with more than 100 officers on duty over four days of events, it was the 33 non-uniformed iwi liaison officers (ILOs) who defused any trouble before it happened.
"We make no bones of the fact we work for the police but we don't wear a police uniform which is a barrier for a lot of people," said Senior Sergeant Pat Davis, second in charge of the ILO force.
"We want to break down those barriers, so people see us as Maori who happen to be policemen."...
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11803741
AN APPROACH to policing where officers leave their uniforms at home and spend their time talking to people instead of laying down the law has been credited with helping to keep Waitangi Day peaceful.
While the police had a big presence, with more than 100 officers on duty over four days of events, it was the 33 non-uniformed iwi liaison officers (ILOs) who defused any trouble before it happened.
"We make no bones of the fact we work for the police but we don't wear a police uniform which is a barrier for a lot of people," said Senior Sergeant Pat Davis, second in charge of the ILO force.
"We want to break down those barriers, so people see us as Maori who happen to be policemen."...
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11803741