Integrated Approach to Safety and Security: Building Safer Communities

1. CIVILIAN SECRETARIAT FOR POLICE SERVICE 2016 WHITE PAPER ON SAFETY AND SECURITY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON POLICE 8 MARCH 2017

2. Process overview • Draft framework presented to JCPS DGs in June 2014 • Draft White Paper presented to JCPS Cabinet Committee in February 2015 • Adopted by Cabinet for public comment in February 2015 • Gazetted and advertised in March 2015 • Presented to Portfolio Committee on Police in August 2015 • Presented to SPCHD DGs in December 2015 • Draft White Paper presented to JCPS DGs in March 2016 • Adopted by Cabinet in April 2016

3. Overview of public submissions Resourcing / Funding • Lack of clarity on funding responsibilities. The WP fails to explicitly assign functions to national and provincial government to secure funding • Proposes proper costing of all municipal activities to inform proper planning and budgeting by all spheres of government • Recommends that policy be a key performance area and key performance indicator • National crime prevention strategies must be aligned legislatively and organisationally • Proper resource allocation for safety and security strategies in rural areas

4. Overview of public submissions • NCCVP must be resourced to support evidence-based practice, but needs to align itself with departments other than the ones in criminal justice, such as Health, Basic Education, DSD, etc. • Ensure adequate provision of resources, funding, and training materials relating to the specific psychosocial needs of LGBTI persons Vulnerable groups • Recommends that 'young/infant children' (conception to age 6) be recognised as a separate vulnerable group • Need to identify the risks associated with young/infant children • Need to identify and prioritise the right prevention and intervention strategies for early childhood development

5. Overview of public submissions • Need to acknowledge and include young men and in particular teenage boys from age 12 as a focus group • Recommends adding foreign nationals to the list of vulnerable groups Community participation • Community members in cooperation with law enforcement should not only deal with crime directly but also address causes of their crime problem • WP needs to involve and be understood by communities on the ground. Must talk to ward-based structures • WP needs to ensure the legitimacy of Community Policing Forums (CPFs). CPFs must be supported, and must remain key nodes for the development of safe communities for all citizens • Need to emphasise role of CSFs and CPFs in discussion on community participation, as well as the differences of each

6. Background • 2016 White Paper on Safety and Security emanates from a review of the1998 White Paper on Safety & Security • The review process culminated in the development of two distinct policy frameworks: • 2016 White Paper on Policing – focusing on the core elements of policing • 2016 White Paper on Safety and Security – focusing on an integrated and developmental approach to safety and violence prevention

7. Vision A society where all people: • Live in safe environments • Play a role in creating and maintaining a safe environment • Feel safe from crime and violence and conditions that contribute to it • Have equal access and recourse to high quality services when affected by crime and violence

8. Policy Statement “Safety should be measured by the extent to which the most vulnerable in society feel and are safe from crime [and violence] and the conditions that breed it” (NDP) The development of a new policy on safety, crime and violence prevention is aimed at promoting an integrated and holistic approach to safety and security, and to provide substance and direction to achieving the NDP’s objectives of ‘Building Safer Communities’

9. Objectives • To provide an overarching policy for an integrated approach to safety and security • To facilitate the creation of a sustainable, well-resourced implementation and oversight mechanisms • To co-ordinate, monitor, evaluate and report on implementation of crime prevention priorities across all sectors

10. An Integrated Approach • The White Paper rests on six key themes: • An Effective Criminal Justice System • Early intervention to prevent crime and violence and promote safety • Victim support • Effective and integrated service delivery for safety, security and violence and crime prevention • Safety through environmental design • Active public and community participation

11. Focus of the White Paper • The focus of this White Paper is to prevent crime and violence, which is a necessary precondition for increasing people's feelings of safety and building safer communities • The White Paper recognises the importance of initiatives that aim to reduce poverty, inequality, and unemployment • The White Paper proposes a 'whole of government' approach which calls for institutional arrangements to facilitate the integrated and multi-sectoral provision of crime and violence prevention services through intergovernmental structures and mechanisms

12. Approach of the White Paper The approach advocated in the White Paper is premised on: • addressing risk factors – intervening in the individual, family, community and structural domains in order to build resilience • Intersectoral and intergovernmental consultation, cooperation and collaboration for effective and integrated service delivery • effective and integrated planning and implementation by government informed by a sound knowledge base and active community participation • Active citizenry and coordinated partnerships with CPFs, NGOs and business for effective and sustainable strategy development for safety

13. Policy Context • The Community Safety Forum Policy provides a framework for integrated, localised safety planning and co-ordination that is aligned to national and provincial priorities • CSFs based on the premise that increased cooperation and interaction would improve the functioning of the CJS at local level • CSFs are designed to serve as a platform for integration, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of multi-sectoral crime prevention and community safety initiatives aligned to national and provincial priorities • CSFs will facilitate regular safety audits and develop safety strategies and plans

14. Role of National Government • Budget - Ensure the allocation of sufficient budgets towards safety, crime and violence prevention measures • Reporting - Account to Parliament on the spending of budgets and outputs on safety, security and crime and violence prevention • Strategic Framework and Direction - Provide clear and sufficient guidance on planning and budgetary processes • Support – Provide guidance, technical support and capacity building on safety, crime and violence prevention strategies and implementation • COGTA – Facilitate intergovernmental relations at all spheres

15. Role of Provincial Government • Develop and implement provincial strategies and plans in alignment with the White Paper and relevant national strategies • Initiate and coordinate programmes and mobilise the necessary resources for programmes; • Coordinate the range of provincial competencies including health, education, social development, and local government in implementation of safety, crime and violence prevention programmes; • Monitor, evaluate and support safety and security, crime and violence prevention programmes at local government level; • Provide resources and capacity development support to local government.

16. Role of Local Government • Local Government will be responsible for among others: • Establishing Community Safety Forums • Conducting community safety audits and adopting community safety plans that address the unique safety needs / challenges of particular municipalities • Developing and implementing local strategies and plans aligned to relevant strategies • Integrating safety and security priorities and outcomes within IDPs • Initiating targeted crime prevention programmes aimed at specific problems and groups at risk • Implementing the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and reporting to provincial structures

17. Oversight and Monitoring Department of Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation (DPME) will be responsible for the following: • Establishing a Directorate that will monitor the implementation of the White Paper by line function national departments, provincial and local government • Development of a holistic M & E Framework which will include specific indicators and measures to track progress against the six themes • Coordinate the reporting of national, provincial and local government against the M & Evaluation Framework • Ensure integration of safety and security outcomes within governments strategic framework • Facilitate the development of an integrated data and information management system

18. Implementation Mechanisms Provincial Government • A Directorate will be established in the Office of the Premier which will be responsible for the following: • Ensuring the implementation of the White Paper at provincial level • Facilitating funding and resourcing of local government implementation mechanisms • Implementing the M & E Framework within the province • Developing a provincial strategy for implementation of the White Paper • Coordinating reporting of provincial and local government against the M & E Framework • Ensuring the integration of safety and security outcomes within provincial governments strategic framework

19. Implementation Mechanisms • Local Government: • Establish a Directorate for safety, crime and violence prevention. (subject to capacity - rollout in Metros and District municipalities). • Develop a local strategy for implementation of the White Paper • Conduct community safety audits and adopt community safety plans that address the needs of particular municipalities • Fundraise for all activities in relation to safety, crime and violence prevention • Implement the M & E Framework at local level and report to provincial structures; • Integrate safety and security outcomes within local government IDPs

20. Technical Support • The implementation of the White Paper will be supported through the provision of technical support provided by a National Safety and Crime and Violence Prevention Centre • National Centre will provide technical expertise, seed funding, research into best practice and evaluation of agreed plans of action that promote community safety • The National Centre will interact with the national, provincial and local implementation mechanisms, the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service at national and provincial spheres as well as Community Safety Forums within the sphere of local government.

21. Implementation framework The development of an implementation plan will include: • Mapping out the core roles/responsibilities of departments in relation to the six themes of the White Paper • A costing of activities • Conducting an assessment of IGR mechanisms • Conducting councillor induction programmes in partnership with the provincial secretariats and SALGA • Development of a pocketbook for councillors providing clarity on roles/responsibilities in terms of safety planning • Engaging with DPME around the establishment of the ‘Centre’ as well as the development of a centralised database to support rigorous analysis, monitoring and evaluation

22. Submissions received • Safety and Violence Initiative, University of Cape Town • NdifunaUkwazi & Social Justice Coalition • Sex Workers Education & Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) • Sisonke Gender Justice • Hermanus Community Police Forum • John Cartwright - Placemaking for public safety (consultant) • Medical Research Council • Mbumba Development Services (Consultancy) • Legal Resources Centre • Institute for Security Studies • South African Cities Network

23. Submissions received • Sedibeng District Municipality • IlifaLabantwana • Western Cape Department of Community Safety • Western Cape Provincial Parliament • Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative (CSPRI) • CSIR • Amathole District Municipality • Department of Environmental Affairs • UNISA • MosselBay Municipality • City of Cape Town • SALGA

24. Closure • Thank you