CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE FOR KENT PCC BACKS RSA CALL TO TRAIN PUBLIC TO DEAL WITH ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Craig Mackinlay, Conservative candidate for Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, has welcomed the Royal Society for Arts (RSA) report calling for the public to be given lessons in how to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Craig Mackinlay said: "The Royal Society for Arts recommendations are a superb example of common sense thinking. Police can never, even with improved visibility, be everywhere and at the exact time to deal with ASB. The idea that police officers should train members of the public to deal with anti-social behaviour is superb. The careful balance will always be to assess whether it is prudent to intervene oneself or to make the appropriate 999 or 101 call. Personal safety must always be the priority."
Mr Mackinlay continued: "Those who indulge in anti-social behaviour have to be made to realise it's not funny; it's often scary; and it's always unacceptable. I shall be pressing the Government to give urgent consideration to the RSA's excellent proposals."
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