Community Policing

A philosophy that promotes organizational strategies, which support systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques, to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime.

International Association of Chiefs of Police-2016

• Identified promising community policing programs
  • Capital Heights, Maryland, Police Department
    • Unity in Community
  • Menlo Park, California, Police Department
    • Advisory Group
  • Abington Township, Pennsylvania, Police Department
    • Abington C.A.R.E.S.
  • Brattleboro, Vermont Police Department
    • Culture Change
  • Northampton, Massachusetts, Police Department
    • DART