Community Police Salary In Ghana

Community policing, or community-oriented policing, is a strategy of policing that focuses on developing relationships with community members.

Below is Community Police Salary In Ghana

Ghana Police Service Salary Structure

In the Ghana Police Service, the rank of officers is the sole determinant of their salary. Higher rank officers get a bigger pay than the lower rank officers according to the salary structure.

In the year 2010, there was the creation of a new salary structure known as the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS). This new salary structure ensures that the police are given better pay than they previously earned under the former salary structure.

Under the new scheme, a newly employed university graduate is in the rank of Chief Inspector of Police and can get a monthly salary of GhC1,400. While a newly recruited WASSCE result holder is placed in the rank of Constable with a monthly salary of GhC700.

Under the Single Spine Salary Structure, officers get allowances and bonuses which are based not just on ranks but also on years of service and performance.

Do Community police get paid?

City Volunteer Police Officers are rewarded for their time and energy, not through pay, but from the experiences that would normally never be encountered at home or work.

Volunteer Police Officers will see the best and worst of human nature and learn more about life than most people would ever do.

What are the major functions of police?

The role and functions of the police shall broadly be:

to uphold and enforce the law impartially, and to protect life, liberty, property, human rights, and dignity of the members of the public;

to promote and preserve public order.

TASKS AND DUTIES

Patrolling a specific area to maintain public order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, and enforcing laws and regulations

Identifying, pursuing, and arresting suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts

Directing traffic and assuming authority in the event of accidents

Providing emergency assistance to victims of accidents, crimes, and natural disasters

Community Policing in Practice

The CPU provides residents with the opportunity to take part in law enforcement and crime prevention.

Thus, residents see themselves as part of the decision-making process in dealing with the crime situation in their neighbourhood.

Being part of the decision-making process makes community members own the process and remain committed to it. The following are activities undertaken under the umbrella of Community Policing:

Educational Talks at Schools

Educational talks in both public and private schools aim at bridging the communication barrier at a tender age. Topics include drug abuse, petty theft, alcoholism, kidnapping, rape, among others.

Neighbourhood Watch Committees

Neighbourhood Watch is a crime prevention programme that enlists the active participation of residents in co-operation with the police to reduce the incidence and fear of crime in their communities.

NWC is a voluntary community-based initiative to deal with the crime situations in their geographical location.

NWC is not a vigilante group hence their activities are monitored by the CP officers.

The success of this idea hinges on the understanding that it is the people who live and work in a neighbourhood who understand their area’s resources, problems and needs.

Sensitisation Measures

To win the confidence and trust of the public, the CP officers undertake sensitisation and extensive educational campaigns on community policing concept, principles and application in the communities.

During these campaigns, the team interact with community members to identify their security concerns and together with them, formulate solutions to the problems.

Community Policing Assistants

The CPU trains individuals to become Community Policing Assistants (CPA) to strengthen visibility and accessibility of security in the communities. The CPAs serve as liaisons between the police and the communities.