Training & Technical Assistance

Technical Assistance: The COPS Office provides assistance to law enforcement agencies looking for ways to implement the principles of community policing. Some agencies may be looking for best practices or peer-to-peer advice in dealing with a specific issue, while others may be looking for a more comprehensive, hands-on engagement process through collaborative reform technical assistance. The COPS Office partners with law enforcement executives to assess agency needs and tailor an effective technical assistance approach.

Training: The COPS Office is a leader in developing and providing innovative training to advance community policing for all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve. The COPS Office provides numerous trainings and support materials in a variety of formats, including curricula; guidebooks; webinars; publications; conference presentations; podcasts; and videos. COPS Office online and in-person trainings can be found on the COPS Office Training Portal, a comprehensive, public, training portal with valuable resources for law enforcement and related stakeholders.

Training and Technical Assistance Resources

CRITAC

A DOJ initative that delivers targeted technical assistance directly to local law enforcement based on their identified needs and requests.

COPS TRAINING TOPICS AND RESOURCES

COPS Office grant and cooperative agreement resources for recipients that are developing/delivering training and webinars.

COPS TRAINING PORTAL

An interactive portal of online training courses and a gateway to a community policing resources.

TRAINING SPOTLIGHT

This short course helps responders improve their response to youth in crisis by increasing knowledge about factors in growing mental health needs and accessing important resources. It is one of a series of new courses aimed at improving outcomes for people in mental health crisis and the officers who respond to them.

SPOTLIGHT