Community Engagement: Cheshire Local Criminal Justice Board

Community Engagement

Community Engagement in the Congleton District of Cheshire

Involving people
Improving services
Building confidence

What is Community Engagement?
Community Engagement is part of the Government's strategy for improving public services and increasing confidence in the Criminal Justice System (CJS), making life better for everyone. Community Engagement brings the justice system and the community together: involving people, improving services and building confidence.

Why is it needed?
Courts and the criminal justice agencies need to get closer to the communities they serve, so that the community become part of the solution to reduce crime. Community Engagement gives people an opportunity to become more involved and have more of a say.

How does it work?
Judges and magistrates will listen to the community to find out what their priorities and concerns are by:

attending public meetings where members of the community can talk to them about their issues;
holding events locally where people can learn more about the CJS and its agencies.

Your local community will be able to see more clearly what is being done to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour and will have a say in how to find solutions to the problem.

How can you get involved?
Go to a meeting that a magistrate is attending. Local magistrates will be attending Police run Community Action Meetings and Police Forums.

You have the opportunity to get involved in tackling neighbourhood crime in many different ways:

Contact us and invite a magistrate to visit your local community meeting or event
Apply to become a magistrate - for more information click here
Volunteer with Victim Support Cheshire – email: enquiries@cheshirevictimsupport.org for more details
Volunteer as a Special Constable – click here
Become a mentor with the Probation Service – click here
Provide ideas for unpaid work projects - click here
Contact us and let us know what you want to see happen in your neighbourhood

How does it affect you?
By bringing together local people and the agencies involved in fighting and preventing crime, Community Engagement can help to reduce crime. It is hoped that this project will also help to reduce fear of crime and increase confidence that crime is being dealt with effectively.

Who is involved?
Community Engagement is a Government initiative being delivered and supported locally by:

South Cheshire Magistrates’ Court and your local magistrates
The Cheshire Local Criminal Justice Board (LCJB) which is made up of:

CJS working together for the public

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Community Engagement