Cops to step up presence at schools in new strategy
ALOR GAJAH: A new police strategy aimed at enhancing their presence in schools will soon be implemented, according to Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic).
He said the move followed the Cabinet’s directive for the ministry, through the police force, to increase police presence in school areas as part of government efforts to curb juvenile crime.
“We need to enhance patrols under the concept of ‘omnipresence’, which means ensuring the police are visibly present at schools,” he told reporters after opening the 2025 Malaysian Registrar of Societies Symposium here yesterday, reported Bernama.
In addition, the police will also be required to introduce more creative programmes to raise awareness among students about criminal activities, Saifuddin Nasution said.
“This means the police must follow up with more frequent visits and have more direct engagement with schools. It should go beyond casual visits or brief stops,” he said.
“They (the police) must be more creative by conducting various engagement sessions, having more frequent and structured visits and inspections, and providing advisory services to all stakeholders,” he said.
Saifuddin Nasution had earlier said that the police, through the ministry, will increase patrols and police presence in school areas in support of the government’s newly introduced digital safety policy for students.
He said that the initiative is part of an integrated approach encompassing education, prevention and enforcement.
