Following a brief introductory meeting with Chief Inspector Markham on Monday 10th May, here is the summary of aims and objectives for further consideration;
· Pilot project to further engage local citizens of Handsworth, encouraging local people to partake in good and bad issues that affect their daily lives
· Starting with small steps, supported with traditional conversational reporting methods, introducing the local people to http://handsonhandsworth.info/ and encouraging them to contribute to the content of this local neighbourhood website
· Providing officers with a simple digital camera, to photograph a general image of daily life in Handsworth, highlighting good responses and bad issues as they arise
· Provide technical support to minimalise time spent by officers to upload images and text, allowing them to concentrate on frontline Policing duties
· Full social media technology assistance, digital publishing support and training as required for the duration of the pilot project, from an experienced professional
· Linking in closely with the Local Neighbourhood Manager, providing a route for reports to be actioned, thus saving valuable WM Police time spent on issues that are of a non-Police nature
· Include traditional local media and marketing supporting material to enhance the project awareness and raise the local profile of WM Police in the community
· Consider re-branding of local Police vehicles to show the website addresses for citizens to engage via social media platforms, increasing the number of local followers
· Build the pilot project application, and outcomes report into local Police neighbourhood meetings, following the national Police social media strategy agenda where appropriate