Police Trust Campaign. Cherkasy

The "Safe Community – Shared Responsibility" initiative was implemented by the "From Heart to Heart" non-profit organization together with Patrol and District Police in the city of Cherkasy with the support of the Civil Society Support Unit/Organizational Support Department of the Cherkasy City Council as part of the Community Policing Innovation Fund (CPIF) of the Police Training Assistance Project (PTAP), implemented in Ukraine by Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd with the financial support of the Government of Canada.

The purpose was to strengthen the level of public trust in the Patrol and District police and to increase the knowledge of Cherkasy residents about the role, rights, and duties of the police. The project was implemented for 4 months.

Outcomes:

  1. Each resident of the community had the opportunity to meet and talk with their district officer and an activist from the community.
  2. As part of the surveying of the local population, suggestions from the community were collected to improve community safety and trust in the police.
  3. More than 3,000 locals became aware of the effective ways to interact with the law enforcement agencies in various circumstances.