• June Photo Contest Winner
• 2015 COPS Solicitations
• Front Porch Parcel Theft
• Redefining Police-Youth Relationships
• Community Engagement and Partnership Building

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The COPS Office is pleased to feature the June 2015 winner of the Community Policing in Action Photo Contest—the Greenville (North Carolina) Police Department. Their winning photo features Interim Chief Ted Sauls hanging out—literally—with local youth during the 2014 National Night Out.
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2015 COPS Office Solicitations

The COPS Office is pleased to announce this year's grant programs. In this article you will find brief descriptions of the grant programs. Please note these program solicitations have not yet opened, but will be opening soon. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) will solicit grant applications in the coming months for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 COPS Office Anti-Heroin Task Force program (AHTF), COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP), and COPS Anti-Gang Initiative (CAGI). Read More

Addressing Front Porch Parcel Theft

The COPS Office Community Policing Dispatch has published a series of articles focusing on how the Redlands (California) Police Department (RPD) has been deploying GPS tracking devices to address community crime trends and apprehend criminals. Many residents have discovered that if you have something in your front yard that has any value, you must take some type of measure to protect it or face the possibility of it being stolen. Read More

Aiming to Redefine Police-Youth Relationships, Nine Projects from Across the U.S. Kick Off New Federal Initiative

Building on a movement to partner across public health and policing, including national discussions and promising projects—like FIT Zones in East Palo Alto, California, and the Homicide Review Commission in Milwaukee—and seeking to improve the lives of minority youth, prevent violence, and establish trust between police and communities, in 2014, the Office of Minority Health partnered with the COPS Office to craft a three-year grant encouraging local jurisdictions to build collaborative approaches involving police and public health agencies. Read More

Ready, Set, Engage! Ideas and Options for Community Engagement and Partnership Building

One of the most critical components of effective law enforcement is the establishment and maintenance of public trust. Though vital to public safety, its existence is often taken for granted. But as recent events have demonstrated, examining your relationships with your community is essential to maintaining law and order. Where do you start? With a thorough, honest, and clear-eyed appraisal of just what your agency does and how it functions with regards to community policing. Read More