tackle the prisons crisis
and cut reoffending.
In short, Labour will stop the Conservative chaos and return law and order to our streets.
Visible neighbourhood policing was the cornerstone of the British consent-based model.
In too many areas it has been eroded, leaving the police a reactive service focused on crisis response, rather than preventing crime.
Communities and residents will have a named officer to turn to when things go wrong.
The programme will set nation-wide standards for procurement and establish shared services and specialist functions to drive down costs.
Antisocial behaviour is not merely a ‘low-level’ nuisance.
It hits the poorest communities hardest and, if left unchecked, leads to more serious offending.
Yet, the Conservatives weakened enforcement powers.
Fly-tippers and vandals will also be forced to clean up the mess they have created.
With shoplifting soaring, retail workers increasingly find themselves in harm’s way.
Knife crime has been rising for a decade, claiming far too many young lives.
It is a national crisis, requiring urgent action.
Yet, under the Conservatives, too often when a teenager is found with a knife, nothing happens, and carrying a knife becomes normalised.
There are virtually no services for vulnerable teenagers at risk of being drawn into a life of violence.
The next Labour government will change this.
We aim to halve knife crime in a decade.
Labour will end the practice of empty warnings by ensuring knife carrying triggers rapid intervention and tough consequences.
Executives of online companies that flout these rules will be personally held to account through tough sanctions.
These hubs will have youth workers, mental health support workers, and careers advisers on hand to support young people’s mental health and avoid them being drawn into crime.
We will not wait for those at risk to come forward.
Local prevention partnerships will identify young people who could be drawn into violence and intervene.
And to offer young people a pathway out of violence, we will place youth workers and mentors in A&E units and Pupil Referral Units, funded by full recovery of the cost of firearm licensing.
For too long, violence against women and girls has been ignored.
Our landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade will require a national effort.
We will use every government tool available to target perpetrators and address the root causes of abuse and violence.
That starts with tougher enforcement and protection.
The most prolific and harmful perpetrators will be relentlessly targeted, using tactics normally reserved for terrorists and organised crime.
Prosecution rates for rape are shamefully low with many victims dropping out of the justice system when faced with years of delays.
Victims deserve better support.
and ensure there is a legal advocate in every police force area to advise victims from the moment of report to trial.
Violence and abuse against women and girls does not come from nowhere.
Stalking has not been treated with the seriousness it deserves.
Spiking is a devastating crime for victims, leaving many women feeling vulnerable when they go out.
as well as for whistleblowers in the workplace, including on sexual harassment.
Under the Conservatives, poor policing performance has been tolerated, with forces spending years in special measures.
Trust in the police has been undermined by the appalling acts of some officers.
Labour will turn the page and raise standards by reforming the police.
and stronger training on racism and violence against women and girls.
and we will introduce automatic suspensions if officers are investigated for domestic abuse and sexual offences.
Particular care is required when investigating children.
Fraud accounts for almost two in five crimes, but the Conservatives have failed to respond to the scale of the challenge.
We will work with technology companies to stop their platforms being exploited by fraudsters.
Criminals never stop looking for new ways to target victims.
Police must change the way they operate too, with technology and investigative techniques keeping pace with modern threats.
And we will ensure the service is organised so as to enable investment in specialist capabilities, such as digital forensics,
and to more effectively tackle cross-border issues such as serious organised crime.
Under the Conservatives, plummeting charge and prosecution rates have emboldened criminals.
Rather than working together, police and prosecutors often engage in a blame game, which lets down victims.