The police have published their four-year strategic plan to fight crime and prevent harm.

In its latest strategic plan, published this month, the force sets out a series of aims that will shape its future direction.

There are five strategic aims outlined in the Constabulary’s document. They are

lPreventing harm

lTackling serious offending

lCreating a culture of continuous improvement

lBecoming ’digitally enabled’

lBuilding a stronger workforce.

Chief Constable Gary Roberts said: ’Setting out the future direction of the Constabulary over the next four years allows us to look ahead and anticipate both the challenges and opportunities that we are likely to face.

’We are seeing tremendous work being done by the constabulary and this plan aims to continue this whilst also making the workforce stronger through a number of changes.’

The police have outlined how they seek to meet their strategic aims by ’creating 21st century neighbourhood policing’, ’involving the public in policing’ and the formation of a new road safety strategy.

In other areas such as tackling serious offending, the police are working towards ’continuing to improve the investigation of sexual offences’ and ’developing an innovative approach to cyber crime’ among other improvements that will see the force work more closely with international partners.

The police’s efforts towards improvement include a green strategy and ’using performance and conduct regulations’.

There will be a greater use of technology and improvements to the Constabulary’s working culture and its facilities that will help build its workforce.

The police said that all of their aims can be tested after four years when they will be able to judge if they have been a success.

Measurements of success will include lower crime rates, greater police confidence in the police, lower cyber victims of crime, increasing drug and money seizures, fewer staff sick days and less colleague retiring on ill health.

The Chief Constable added: ’The support from Treasury in this year’s Budget will enable us to take significant steps towards the strategic plan.

’And the Constabulary will continue to work hard to ensure our island remains one of the safest places in the world in which to live.’

The police received an extra £2.5m in this year’s Budget, its first increase since 2011.

Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan told Tynwald in his Budget speech that the additional funding was for ’investing in the safety and security of our island’.