Elements and Performance Criteria
- Implement the crime prevention action plan
- Planned methods, strategies and resources are reviewed in order to confirm the current capacity of the organisation or community to implement the crime prevention initiatives.
- Implementation processes for the crime prevention initiatives are finalised, including strategies for managing contingencies within stated processes.
- Implementation processes are clearly communicated and promoted to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
- Initiatives are implemented using processes that are culturally acceptable and respectful of community or organisational established values, issues and structures.
- Resources required to support initiatives are obtained in accordance with organisational procedures and, in the case of external resources, in accordance with negotiated protocols.
- Methods, strategies and use of resources are implemented in accordance with the negotiated and endorsed action plan.
- Coordinate activities, agencies and participants
- Networks are established and maintained to maximise resources and opportunities for effective collaboration throughout implementation.
- The work of personnel (including volunteers, where appropriate) in implementing initiatives is supported and coordinated to enable the achievement of planned outcomes.
- Structural arrangements are established that generate a sense of identity for, and promote ownership of initiatives among, stakeholders.
- Contributions are made to public media management in accordance with organisational protocols and include responses to negative publicity.
- Communication with all participants and relevant stakeholders is regularly maintained throughout implementation and is correct, factual, timely, customer-focused and in accordance with relevant guidelines, legislation and standards.
- Overall management of implementation takes a holistic approach that considers all activities of the participating organisations as an integrated system.
- Lead teams involved in implementation of initiatives
- Teams that are inclusive and representative of those with an interest in and ability to contribute to a successful final outcome are established and tasks are delegated.
- Liaison with external contractors is regularly undertaken to ensure tasks are completed in accordance with contractual agreements.
- Advice and guidance are readily provided to teams and external contractors, where appropriate, to ensure work outcomes comply with initiatives' planned work and timeframes.
- Solutions to issues or problems arising are negotiated with team members in a constructive and collaborative manner.
- Effective and consistent leadership that fosters the building of teams, motivates commitment to initiatives and, where necessary, helps overcome stakeholder rivalry and conflict is demonstrated.
- Evaluate crime prevention initiatives
- Evaluation processes are open and accountable and enable immediate and effective participation of all relevant stakeholders, including community groups with special needs.
- Evaluation criteria are feasible, realistic, reliable, ethical and cost-effective and provide timely information to enable implementation issues or problems to be identified and addressed early.
- Feedback on initiatives' design, processes and/or outcomes is gathered from as many different perspectives and sources as possible.
- Information on the implementation of initiatives is gathered with due regard for participants' social and cultural values, beliefs, needs and privacy or confidentiality entitlements.
- Progress is reviewed and, where necessary, adjustments to work, resources and timelines are made.
- Information and data collected are analysed to identify the relationship between actual performance and performance indicators and the reasons for any differences are noted and, where appropriate, qualified.
- Sustainability strategies are regularly reviewed to determine viability and long-term relevance of initiatives to community needs.
- Reports are documented in accordance with organisational or community requirements and the nature of the evaluation.
- Evaluation findings are reported to all relevant parties and used to inform future decision making and contribute to development of best practice.