The author presents and discusses a definition of community engagement, and considers which people to engage and the reasons.

Various measures of engagement are discussed, such as:

Short case studies are used to illustrate the use of such methods. Advice is given on issues relating to accountability and community engagement.

An East Midlands city formed nine Community Safety Groups (CSGs) to engage local people with relevant service providers in order to identify and tackle issues relating to crime and disorder in their local area.

The pilot project outlined in the study involved three different consultants working with these groups to enhance their level of community involvement.

Draws on the findings of a pilot project.

The process of achieving community engagement was a challenging task. The more flexible, transparent and organised initiatives are in engaging communities, the easier it will be for communities to make valuable contributions and make a real difference to their neighbourhoods.

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01/01/2007

Deena Mistry

research

Urban Policy > Security & crime prevention > Tackling crime

Enforcement & civil intervention