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Article 3

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The objectives for the policing of the areas of all police authorities established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996 are—

(a)

to deal speedily and effectively with young offenders and to work with other agencies to reduce re-offending;

(b)

to target and reduce local problems of crime and disorder in partnership with local authorities, other local agencies and the public;

(c)

to target drug-related crime in partnership with other local agencies;

(d)

to maintain and, if possible, increase the number of detections for violent crime;

(e)

to increase the number of detections for burglaries of people’s homes; and

(f)

To respond promptly to emergency calls from the public.