John Mason, How are your proposals on crime different from Labour? Don't you both support initiatives like the Enhanced Policing Plan?
Asked by TimHood on Jul 14 2008 11:37:48 AM and supported by 19 members
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The Enhanced Policing plan has shown a real improvement, driving down
crime statistics in areas of Glasgow east including reducing incidents of
knife carrying by 27%. The SNP's policies not only support the Enhanced
Policing Plan, we have also invested £200,000 in tackling gangs in our
communities. With the SNP Government funding 1000 new police officers
Strathclyde police have confirmed they will have 465 new officers from the
Scottish Government in the next 18 months - something the Labour party
failed to offer the people of scotland and failed to vote for.
The SNP also wants to take action on the root causes of some of the crime
and violence in our communities with a new drug strategy to help people
lead drug free lives, with investment in community facilities for young
people to divert them from crime - investment coming from cash taken from
the criminals and drug dealers and new proposals to limit access to the
cheap booze that often fuels the violence on our streets.