This report, released
by PolicyLink in partnership with the Advancement
Project , has sparked hope and interest in communities across the
country. Community-Centered Policing: A Force for Change
is a resource intended for distribution to communities nationwi
de.
This report highlights promising, community-centered police practices being implemented throughout the country in four main areas:
Neighborhood Problem-Solving
Community-Conscious Personnel Policies
Community Oversight
Collaborative Information Gathering and Sharing
These practices are opening up police departments to underrepresented communities; engaging communities as partners; and making police departments more accountable to the communities they serve and protect.
Read the full report or summary document by clicking the links below.
(documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader - available free at http://www.adobe.com )
Summary Document (19 Pages - 437k ... approx. 10 seconds over 56k connection)
Full Report (182 Pages - 1.7Mb ... approx. 45 sec. over 56k connection)
From
Protest to Proposal: A Police-Community Relations Forum, August 2001
(23 Pages - 664k ... download time approx. 15 seconds over
56k connection)