Community Safety is about people being safe, and feeling safe, within their communities. Community Safety goes beyond traditional, high visibility, policing and the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland report recognised that preventing crime and harm and making our communities safer does not rest with An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice alone, but requires a whole of Government approach.
The Department of Justice leads on a number of Community Safety policy initiatives:
Community Safety Policy Paper
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