Historical BackgroundAgreement • December 15th, 2020
Contract Type FiledDecember 15th, 2020The Bucks County NAACP and the Bensalem Township Police Department have worked together for years to facilitate better communication and understanding, and to improve the police services to all citizens in the community. On September 9, 2020, Bucks County NAACP President Karen Downer and Bensalem Township Police Department Director of Public Safety Frederick Harran signed a historic agreement encouraging citizens to come forward with complaints against the police and providing guidelines for the handling of those complaints. In addition, the document described how citizens could go to the Bucks County NAACP to serve as the complainant's ombudsman in the filing of complaints, and in receiving the final report about the complaint investigation, if any, and the disposition of the complaint. This document contains the official seal of the Bucks County NAACP and the Bensalem Township Police Department, as well as the signature of President Downer and Director Harran.