DO YOU think the police concentrate on all the wrong things?

Now's your chance to help shape what the Dorset force actually does and how it should be setting its priorities.

Dorset Police has launched ‘Your Dorset. Your Police. Your View’, a new way to make your views heard to help shape the county’s policing in the future.

Through a simple slider tool people will be able to make decisions about the resourcing of police priorities in Dorset. The aim is to increase people’s knowledge of the complexity of the work carried out by Dorset Police because the slider will show the potential impact that increasing (or decreasing) resources in any one area could have on the service provided.

‘Your Dorset. Your Police. Your View’ will be separated into two stages over the next four months. Each stage will allow Dorset residents to consider on two separate themes that are key to how the county is policed.

Activities during each stage will provide in-depth information about key themes, said Dorset Police. They believe this will give the public a better understanding to be able to accurately share their views about what is most important to them, and how the police should be approaching challenges in that area.

This information will then help to inform the Chief Constable in shaping how the force allocates its resources in the future.

Chief Constable James Vaughan said: “Four years ago we asked the public for their views on our priorities. The findings from that piece of work have helped to shape the force we are today.

“Through ‘Your Dorset. Your Police. Your View’ we are once again giving people the opportunity to learn more about the challenges and complexities of modern policing. We also want to know what is most important to them - so you can tell us how Dorset Police can continue to best meet your needs, and keep you safe in the future."

*To cast your decisions go to dp.budgetsimulator.com