Ruzhou has launched a campaign focusing on increasing cooperation between the police and the general public - and has conducted training sessions on information collection and recording for police inspectors, household registration officers and community police, the Ruzhou Municipal Bureau of Public Security said on July 15.

The campaign aims to increase safety and stability with the help of the community police bureau - which has four main responsibilities, including information collection and recording, defusing and investigating conflicts and patrols for crime prevention and control.

Every police station also has a so-called 'people's mediation room' for conflict mediation, managed by a full-time police officer or part-time supervisor in charge of conflict analysis and judgment - and they can also seek assistance from the justice department and people's mediators.

So far this year, the community police bureau has resolved a total of 862 conflicts and disputes and 23 cases involving petitions.

The community police officers investigate illegal activities, and have helped to uncover three cases involving fake medicine and unsafe food.

Edited by Niva Whyman