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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Building trust with the community is fundamental to safe and effective policing. Having positive community interactions improves officer and community safety, and promotes shared responsibility for addressing crime and disorder.
Having high levels of trust between law enforcement and communities create an environment in which effective partnerships between the police and citizens can flourish and community problems can be effectively addressed. This includes increased crime reporting on the part of citizens and cooperation with law enforcement investigations and crime reduction initiatives. The COPS Office provides these resources to ensure building trust is embedded in the culture of policing.
| Risk Management in Law Enforcement: Discussions on Identifying and Mitigating Risk for Officers, Departments, and the Public In the course of executing their duties, law enforcement agencies are vulnerable to costly lawsuits by officers and community members for claims of misconduct, harm, or violation of rights - lawsuits that can undermine not only the financial security of the agencies but also the well-being of the officers and the public they serve. |
Civilian Oversight of the Police in Major Cities Since the 1950s, when civilian oversight was first implemented in some American police departments, its use has grown and a variety of new forms have developed. |
| Lessons to Advance Community Policing: Final Report for 2014 Microgrant Sites In 2013, the COPS Office launched the Microgrant Initiative for Law Enforcement under the Community Policing Development program to facilitate the implementation or advancement of nationwide community policing efforts and address existing gaps in community policing knowledge and tools. |
Crime Prevention Research Review No. 10: Legitimacy in Policing Research shows that citizens are more likely to cooperate with the police when they view the police's authority as legitimate. One way the police can increase their legitimacy is by using "procedurally just" dialogue that treats citizens with dignity and respect, conveys trustworthy motives, allows citizens to express their views, and shows neutrality in decision making. The objective of this review was to systematically assess the direct and indirect benefits of interventions led by the public police that contained elements of this type of dialogue. |
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Cultures of Integrity Technical Assistance Guides: Details projects resulting from the COPS Office Creating a Culture of Integrity grant program |
COPS Evaluation Brief No. 3: Creating A Culture of Integrity Examines the successes and challenges of creating a culture of integrity program. |
| Building Trust Between the Police and the Citizens They Serve Focuses on the pivotal role of the Internal Affairs function in agency-wide professional standards efforts that seek to build trust between law enforcement agencies, their staff, and communities |
Mediating Citizen Complaints Against Police Officers: A Guide For Police and Community Leaders Addresses the implementation, expectations, and evaluation of police/citizen mediation programs, as well as how to overcome obstacles to mediation, such as police and citizen resistance |
