For crime to be contained, curtailed and eliminated, a highly motivated police force working closely with the citizens whom they serve  is a must. Based on this fact, the need for community policing along with a strong neighbourhood watch programme is essential. The constant talk of more boots on the ground, improved technology and greater resources will never by themselves  take us to the position where we would like to be. Though community policing and neighbourhood watch programmes are frequently talked about, in reality very little is done in these areas. The basic mission of the police is to prevent crime and disorder.  The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon the public approval of their actions  therefore the police must secure the willing cooperation of the public. To do this the police must seek and preserve public favor and at all times should maintain a good relationship with them. The test of police efficiency is the extent to which there are the absence of crime and disorder. The original role of the district constable (DC) needs to be restored where he or she  served in their community to help prevent, identify and solve problems. More DCs are need to be appointed in all our communities across the island to foster and lay the foundation of community policing and neighbourhood watch. The number of municipal police across the country need to be increase to deal with local laws such as vending and parking  rather than having these being dealt with by the regular police force. Traffic wardens should also be reintroduced to assist with the flow of traffic thus freeing up hundreds of police to perform other essential duties.
The community-policing philosophy rests on the belief that law-abiding citizens in the  community have a responsibility to participate in the policing process. It also rests on the belief that both community residents and law enforcement must explore creative ways to address neighborhood concerns beyond a narrow focus on individual crimes. Improved relations allow police officers to  police more effectively, find their jobs safer and easier to do, be treated with greater respect and have a better morale. At the same time it allows the  community residents to have more trust and less fear of police, a safer  community, less tension and conflicts, safety for all and a quicker resolution of crimes. The police  organization will be re-orientated as a service and enforcement organization rather than just seeing its role mainly as an enforcement agency. Greater vetting and background check of new applicants will be done.  Every member will be trained to look for circumstances to serve the public instead on just enforcing the law.
This will be a major plank of improving the trust and cooperation between the police and where they can be of service to the citizens rather than just looking to deal with breaches of the law. This police force  will seek to have additional signage and road markings installed at a spot where a high level of breaches occurs, rather than seeing it as an opportunity to  write numerous tickets day after day to unsuspecting motorist. The idea of ticket quotas will be removed if these exist and  this will be set only by a local commander to deal with a specific problem.
The public relations arm of the police will be upgraded to keep the public informed of the plans, actions and achievements of the police. This will allow for feedback from the public and closer interactions so as to enable the police to amend and revise their plans based on these feedbacks. Police reporting on crime will be more sensitive to the victims and their relatives. For example the report will not say “the victim is suspected to be linked to the loto scamming” without very strong evidence to support this assertion. The public will be taught what a police identification card  (Id) looks like and security features that can be used to tell if it is a real one. At present most persons does not know what a police Id card looks like.
A JAP government will provide resources and the necessary training for the police force as a matter of top priority  to reflect our belief that the primary duty of the state is to provide a safe and  peaceful  environment for all the people of the country. The redeployment of police personnel to reflect its’ new thrust will be done. Police stations will be upgraded and the idea of having central detention centers rather than individual lockup at police stations will be looked at. The police force will seek to work wiser and be much more proactive in preventing crime. For example, cars with Global Positioning System (GPS)  can be used as baits for car thieves while police personnel can pose as vendors, taxi drivers etc to catch extortionist. These wrongdoers should be made to feel very uncomfortable and expecting to be handcuffed at any minute. The police force will have more specialized arms to investigate specific types of crimes rather than having a regular detective investigating a variety of crimes. For example there would be a specific arm with the requisite skills to investigate mob killings and another to do the investigation with regards to missing persons while another to find and apprehend wanted persons. 
A set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) will be developed so that both the police and citizens will know exactly how to behave in a given situation, for example when a motorist is pulled over by the police. Some police officers will sit in their car and expect the driver to get out and approach their vehicle while others will get out and approach the vehicle that was pulled over. With this SOP, a driver would know that when pulled over, he/she should continue to a safe place to stop, remain in the vehicle, lower the drivers’ window (all windows if the vehicle is tinted or passengers are in the vehicle), turn on the roof light if it is dark, switch off the engine and all persons should keep their hands where they can be seen. SOP’s provides for much safer interactions between the police and citizens.