“With you, making Mauritius safer”
The Strategy
Moving from a ‘Force’ to a ‘Service’
NATIONAL POLICING STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
The Strategy
Moving from a ‘Force’ to a ‘Service’
National Policing Strategic Framework
The Strategy
Our Vision
“With you, making Mauritius safer”
Policing around the world keeps changing. In the 21st century it is both a simple and complex matter. Simple because the people of Mauritius want a police service that is effective, honest and fair; complex because policing is now both a global and local issue with more sophisticated offenders, demanding standards of human rights and high legal expectations. Policing in democracies is now seen as much about reducing levels of crime tomorrow as dealing efficiently with investigations. Communities also have higher expectations of their police service and want a greater say in the way in which policing is carried out. The Mauritius Police Force is ready to respond to these challenges of the 21st century and intends to start a fundamental shift from a Force to a Service.
There are six key elements to this shift:
Community Policing (greater accountability to the community) Achieving a Human Rights Compliant Organisation (a commitment to professional standards) Human Resource Management Capability (modernising our human resource management) Permanent Strategic Planning Capability (strategic direction at Force and Divisional level) Intelligence-Led Policing (development of proactive responses) Enhancing Reactive Capability (a step change in the quality of reactive activities)
As a Service we will be committed to maintaining the fundamental principle of policing in a democracy; that of serving the people of Mauritius. To enable us to achieve this, community policing will become as important to the organisation as providing the right response in times of need and achieving the highest standards of