Aims & Objectives

The main aim of Swords/Balbriggan Community Policing Fora is to provide the community with an opportunity to identify and address local drug and alcohol problems in a co-ordinated way.

The objectives of Swords/Balbriggan Community Policing Fora are;

• To promote community development, to empower the local community of Swords and Balbriggan to address local drug and alcohol problems and related anti social behaviour
• To improve communication between state agencies, local authorities, the Gardai and local community in Swords and Balbriggan.
• Continual, formal links with the Fingal Joint Policing Committee to provide it with information relating to localised issues in Swords
• Support the development of a Terms of Reference to provide a hybrid structure in place of a Balbriggan Joint Policing Committee to ensure duplication does not exist
• To increase the projects awareness in Swords and Balbriggan among the local community and relevant agencies