Goals & Policy Detail - Crime

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This is what you say:

We want to feel safe in the streets and going about our everyday lives.

What's wrong with things as they are?

Crime generally, and violent crime in particular, is escalating and seems out of control.
There are very low rates of detection and prosecution
Penalties for quite serious crimes seem derisory
Not enough police are on the streets
Onerous and duplicate paperwork requirements wastes police time
There is nervousness about increasing numbers of police being armed
Too many serious criminals are in the community when they should be in prison
Criminals seem to get more help and protection than their victims

UKpopdems will make sure that offenders, especially violent offenders, are caught and punished, so we'll:

Massively increase policing on the streets through the recruitment of at least 250,000 community officers.
Measure community officers on knowledge of the local community in order to reduce and detect crime and coordinate support for those in need.
Make imprisonment the standard punishment for all crimes involving violence, violent aggression and wanton criminal damage.
Make sure the prison sentence given is at least the time served. Quickly build and staff more prisons to match.
Reform the prison service to focus prisoners' minds on work, self-discipline, education and rehabilitation.
Deport foreign nationals after they have served jail sentences.
Outlaw most knives and all weapons. Ban toy weapons capable of firing projectiles.
Increase the use of police technology to detect more crimes and reduce paperwork.
Disarm the police and restrict arms to response units where there is a real identifiable danger to life.
Increase victim support through specialist teams and community officers.
Encourage and empower local communities to involve themselves in reducing crime.

What will this do for the British People?

You will find that more criminals are detected and punished
You will be comforted by an increase in visible police presence on the streets
You will feel safer because violent and aggressive offenders will be removed from society.
If you are a victim, potential victim or anyone needing support you will get the help you need

Companion notes to the policy

Community officers are an extended role for the successful existing PCSO model. 250,000 sounds a huge number but it's the minimum necessary to get crime back under control.
Community Officer staffing levels will come from relocating public servants, unemployed, disabled and other channels.
Jail terms to be imposed for large-scale individual and corporate fraud and all crimes of violence and 'invasion' -rape, burglary, mugging etc.
Every County, District and Metropolitan area to allocate land for prisons
Knives not banned will be licensed if carried in public
Police armed for terrorist duties to be out of sight. Armed British police frighten people, not re-assure them. There have been too many mistakes where innocent lives have been lost.

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