Community and Problem-Oriented Policing. APD agrees to ensure its mission statement reflects its commitment to community-oriented policing and agrees to integrate community and problem-oriented policing principles into its management, policies and procedures, recruitment, training, personnel evaluations, resource deployment, tactics, and accountability systems.
Community and Problem-Oriented Policing. 27. CDP The City will develop and implement a comprehensive and integrated community and problem-oriented policing model in order to promote and strengthen partnerships within the community, engage constructively with the community to ensure collaborative problem-solving, and increase community confidence in CDP. CDP will consult with the Commission regarding this model as appropriate.
28. CDP will ensure that its mission statement reflects its commitment to community oriented policing and will integrate community and problem-oriented policing principles into its management, policies and procedures, recruitment, training, personnel evaluations, resource deployment, tactics, and accountability systems.
29. CDP will ensure that officers are familiar with the geographic areas they serve, including their assets, challenges, problems, business, residential and demographic profiles, and community groups and leaders; engage in problem identification and solving activities with the community groups and members regarding the community’s priorities; and work proactively with other city and county departments to address quality of life issues.
30. CDP will provide initial and annual in-service community and problem-oriented policing training that is adequate in quality, quantity, type, and scope, and will incorporate into its training of all officers, including supervisors, commanders, and executives, community and problem-oriented policing principles, including:
a. methods and strategies to improve public safety and crime prevention through community engagement;
b. training that promotes the development of new problem-solving partnerships between the police and community, targeting problem-solving and crime prevention;
c. leadership, ethics, and effective communication and interpersonal skills;
d. community engagement, including how to establish partnerships and actively engage civilians and community organizations, including youth, LGBT, homeless, and mental health organizations and communities;
e. principles of procedural justice and its goals;
f. conflict resolution and verbal de-escalation of conflict; and
g. cultural competency and sensitivity training.
31. The City and CDP will maintain collaborative partnerships with a broad spectrum of community groups. CDP representatives will meet, as appropriate, with residential, business, religious, civic, educational, and other community-based groups in each District, and with the District Policing Committees, to proac...
Community and Problem-Oriented Policing. 1. VPD agrees to work with the Evaluator to broaden its current efforts to actively participate in community engagement efforts, including participating in local community meetings or events, engaging and addressing community feedback, and working with the community on the development of diversion programs, taking into account staffing and resources. VPD agrees to enhance its engagement with all members of the community, including its critics. VPD agrees to create additional easy points of access for community feedback and input, such as providing “community feedback” or “talk to your Lieutenant” links on its website and social media pages.
2. A variety of sworn personnel, up through the chain of command, shall continue to actively attend community meetings and events. VPD agrees to develop a plan for such attendance. The plan shall indicate the number and types of events to be attended on a regular basis, and take into account the need to enhance relationships with particular groups within the community, including, but not limited to, youth, limited English proficiency (LEP), immigrant, LGBTQ+ and communities of color. VPD will work with the Evaluator on developing the plan in conjunction with Recommendations 7 and 8 of the 2020 Recommendations to avoid unnecessary duplication.
3. VPD agrees to provide structured annual in-service training on community policing and problem-oriented policing methods and skills for all officers, including unit supervisors and Lieutenants. This training shall include:
a. methods and strategies to improve public safety and crime prevention through community engagement;
b. scenario-based training, including roll call training, that promotes the development of new partnerships between VPD and the community, targeting problem solving and prevention;
c. leadership, ethics, and interpersonal skills;
d. community engagement techniques, including how to establish formal partnerships and actively engage community organizations, including youth, immigrant, LEP, communities of color, and LGBTQ+ communities;
e. procedural justice;
f. intelligence-led and problem-oriented policing tactics for both employees and community members;
g. conflict resolution and verbal de-escalation of conflict; and
h. cultural awareness, bias, and sensitivity training.
4. VPD will continue to incorporate into its organizational strategies and policing philosophy the Final Report of The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
5. To continually improve...
