The Police and Crime Commissioner will hold the police to account for the public. Ivan Jordan has the experience and vision to get the very best from our constabulary, and he believes passionately that the People should be the real leaders of Devon and Cornwall Police.
Below are my key pledges, click here to visit my pledges page where you can find my views in detail. Or please download my manifesto for an overview of the issues most important to me.
I have never been a member of a political party. I will represent us, the public, and my policies will be based on evidence, not party politics.
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Community policing was invented in Exeter, but there are still neighbourhoods in Devon and Cornwall that need better engagement.
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Devon and Cornwall Police were tackling hate
crime before funding was cut in 2011.
Now 80% of crimes against vulnerable people,
or racist or homophobic crimes go unreported,
and domestic violence remains hidden.
I will make combating these crimes a
priority.
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The recent fiasco with G4S security at the Olympics showed that corporate aims often do not match society's. The army had to be deployed, because G4S's priority was private profits, not public safety. We must protect the police from profit-driven management, and say NO to privatisation.
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We must demand adequate police funding, but it is unrealistic to expect an increase. I have hard earned commercial skills, which I will use to innovate
and root out inefficiencies - not cut police numbers.
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I want my children to be safe to walk or cycle to school. We need the police to combat aggressive and inconsiderate driving, just as much as speeding.
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Partnerships with social, health, education and voluntary agencies are highly effective and focus resources on prevention rather than prosecution.
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Police officers tell me that their job can be isolating and stressful. We need to look after our police if we expect them to look after us.
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I have no Party machine to publicise my campaign or get a vote out for me, so it is crucial that those who believe in my message spread the word before November 15th, or I will not be voted in.
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I believe in crime prevention: stopping crime before it happens. So did Sir Robert Peel, writing in 1829....
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