Case Study: Police Service of Northern Ireland engages 4,000+ citizens on policing priorities with Delib’s Policing Priorities Simulator

Police Service of Northern Ireland engages 4,000+ citizens with Delib after a 25% budget cut

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) faced a significant challenge in determining its future priorities following a 25% budget cut and a major shift away from counter-terrorism work towards complex crimes like cyber harassment. To address this, they partnered with Delib to use a Policing Priorities Simulator to engage the public in this difficult decision-making process.

Delib's solution was an interactive simulator that allowed citizens to allocate 100 points across different policing areas, with each choice accompanied by informative impact statements. This approach generated high-quality, informed feedback from over 4,000 citizens, successfully involving the public in shaping the future of their police service and providing the PSNI with valuable data for their resource allocation strategy.

Police Service of Northern Ireland