# Solidarity says senior police leaders should be judged on how well they fight crime, not on diversity targets. The trade union was reacting to a South African Police Service decision to include transformation and diversity management in senior managers’ performance assessments. Solidarity’s Theunis van Staden argues, with violent crime at high levels, police leaders should instead be assessed on their success in reducing crime, improving investigations, tackling corruption and restoring public confidence in the SAPS.
Solidarity says police performance must be judged by safer communities