Common use of Summit Background and Purpose Clause in Contracts

Summit Background and Purpose. Preparing for terrorism and public disorder has taxed the nation’s law enforcement agencies. They have held tabletop emergency response exercises, coordinated emer- gency radio communication with fire and emergency medical services, developed multi- jurisdictional incident command centers, and increased staffing and overtime in re- sponse to elevated terror alerts. Responding to actual terror events would tax law en- forcement agencies even further. This workload sits atop law enforcement’s already enormous task of crime prevention and response. Private security operations have also been busy planning their responses to such events. These private sector organizations have staged evacuation drills, secured their computer networks, and increased protection around critical infrastructure assets. Pri- vate security practitioners are adding their anti-terror efforts on top of the already xx- xxxxxxx requirement to protect the interests and assets of their organizations and cli- ents. For the most part, the public sector tends to have the threat information, and the private sector tends to have control over the vulnerable sites. Law enforcement’s capacity to provide homeland security may be more limited than is generally acknowledged. Clearly, the need for public sector law enforcement agencies and private sector security organizations to work together is great. Each side can and will benefit from the capabili- ties of the other. In the past there have been other meetings on cooperation between public sector law enforcement and private sector security. Some of those meetings led to substantive changes; others did not. The IACP/COPS National Policy Summit set its sights directly on producing specific policy recommendations and assigning responsibility for their exe- cution. The clear mood of the more than 140 participants was to take intelligent, con- crete steps, based on existing knowledge and on sound research yet to be performed, to enable law enforcement and private security to aid each other in preventing and re- sponding to terrorism and public disorder. The summit has already led to some positive outcomes: • The Philadelphia Police Foundation has decided to adopt public–private coopera- tion—an aspect of this report’s Recommendation V—as its central project. • The Regional Community Policing Institutes (RCPIs), funded by the COPS Of- fice, are expanding their training outreach to private security practitioners. Par- ticipating in co-located courses will teach both private security and law enforce- ment a little more about each other’s needs, concerns, and capabilities and will also provide opportunities for relationship building. Additionally, there is talk of developing new courses in the RCPIs regarding public–private cooperation. Letter from the COPS Office On behalf of the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) I want to thank you for your contribution to what I believe was an important step in improving the working relationship between local law enforce- ment and private security. The success of this important step will depend on the actions taken on the recommendations that came from this group. One recommendation put forth is to enable law enforcement and private security personnel to train together, thus allowing them the opportu- nity for specific training and to enhance the knowledge each has to offer. To this end, COPS will invite private security personnel to begin training with local law enforcement personnel through the COPS funded national network of 31 Regional Community Policing Institutes (RCPIs) located across the country. The RCPIs offer a variety of training on topics like basic community policing, conversational Spanish for law enforcement officers, crime prevention, building and sustaining collaborative partnerships, problem solving, ethics and integ- rity, homeland security-related topics, and much more. They are also capable of tailoring training to meet the specific needs of the customers in their service area. For more information on the COPS RCPIs, please access the COPS website at xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx. To find the RCPI nearest you, click on the Training tab, then on RCPI, and then on “US Map of the RCPIs” in the left-hand banner. I encourage you to explore the inven- tory of publications that COPS has to offer. Click the Resource Room tab, then Publications. Xxxx Xxxx, Director, COPS, U.S. Department of Justice, 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000. For more information, contact Xxxx Xxxxxx, (000) 000-0000, Xxxx.Xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.

Summit Background and Purpose. Preparing for terrorism and public disorder has taxed the nation’s 's law enforcement agencies. They have held tabletop emergency response exercises, coordinated emer- gency radio communication with fire and emergency medical services, developed multi- jurisdictional incident command centers, and increased staffing and overtime in re- sponse to elevated terror alerts. Responding to actual terror events would tax law en- forcement agencies even further. This workload sits atop law enforcement’s 's already enormous task of crime prevention and response. Private security operations have also been busy planning their responses to such events. These private sector organizations have staged evacuation drills, secured their computer networks, and increased protection around critical infrastructure assets. Pri- vate security practitioners are adding their anti-terror efforts on top of the already xx- xxxxxxx requirement to protect the interests and assets of their organizations and cli- ents. For the most part, the public sector tends to have the threat information, and the private sector tends to have control over the vulnerable sites. Law enforcement’s 's capacity to provide homeland security may be more limited than is generally acknowledged. Clearly, the need for public sector law enforcement agencies and private sector security organizations to work together is great. Each side can and will benefit from the capabili- ties of the other. In the past there have been other meetings on cooperation between public sector law enforcement and private sector security. Some of those meetings led to substantive changes; others did not. The IACP/COPS National Policy Summit set its sights directly on producing specific policy recommendations and assigning responsibility for their exe- cution. The clear mood of the more than 140 participants was to take intelligent, con- crete steps, based on existing knowledge and on sound research yet to be performed, to enable law enforcement and private security to aid each other in preventing and re- sponding to terrorism and public disorder. The summit has already led to some positive outcomes: • The Philadelphia Police Foundation has decided to adopt public–-private coopera- tion—an aspect of this report’s 's Recommendation V—as its central project. • The Regional Community Policing Institutes (RCPIs), funded by the COPS Of- fice, are expanding their training outreach to private security practitioners. Par- ticipating in co-located courses will teach both private security and law enforce- ment a little more about each other’s 's needs, concerns, and capabilities and will also provide opportunities for relationship building. Additionally, there is talk of developing new courses in the RCPIs regarding public–-private cooperation. Letter from the COPS Office On behalf of the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) I want to thank you for your contribution to what I believe was an important step in improving the working relationship between local law enforce- ment and private security. The success of this important step will depend on the actions taken on the recommendations that came from this group. One recommendation put forth is to enable law enforcement and private security personnel to train together, thus allowing them the opportu- nity for specific training and to enhance the knowledge each has to offer. To this end, COPS will invite private security personnel to begin training with local law enforcement personnel through the COPS funded national network of 31 Regional Community Policing Institutes (RCPIs) located across the country. The RCPIs offer a variety of training on topics like basic community policing, conversational Spanish for law enforcement officers, crime prevention, building and sustaining collaborative partnerships, problem solving, ethics and integ- rity, homeland security-related topics, and much more. They are also capable of tailoring training to meet the specific needs of the customers in their service area. For more information on the COPS RCPIs, please access the COPS website at xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx. To find the RCPI nearest you, click on the Training tab, then on RCPI, and then on “US Map of the RCPIs” in the left-hand banner. I encourage you to explore the inven- tory of publications that COPS has to offer. Click the Resource Room tab, then Publications. Xxxx Xxxx, Director, COPS, U.S. Department of Justice, 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000. For more information, contact Xxxx Xxxxxx, (000) 000-0000, Xxxx.Xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.