Using Community Policing to Build Stronger Communities

Nazmia AlqadiDepartment of Justice, Office of Community

Oriented Policing Services

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Community policing enhances traditional policing by increasing the stake the community has in public safety, and the way in which the community and police can work together to address the problems facing each individual community or neighborhood.

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To better integrate law enforcement leaders into the 17 year-old movement against hate and intolerance,

to improve police-community relations nationwide, and

to institutionalize model community policing practices that help prevent hate crimes and that foster safety and inclusion for all residents.

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The objective will be met through: A new online resource site

Five new short films on hate crime prevention strategies

Action guides

Law enforcement guides

A series of webinars addressing challenges in the field

A network of law enforcement leaders to act as resources and mentors

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For more information www.niot.org/cops

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Building Stronger, Safer Communities: A guide for law enforcement and community partners to prevent and respond to hate crimes

A new guide that offers leadership strategies and actionable tactics to help law enforcement agencies work with community partners

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Identify all stakeholders Include diverse stakeholders

Understand your problem Use the SARA problem-solving model

Prioritize hate crimes Organizational change that shows the police

department is committed to prioritizing hate crimes

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Invest in training for officers Training for new recruits and existing personnel at all

levels on hate crimes and other related issues

Create a special task force on hate crimes Work to better coordinate hate-crime law enforcement,

provide assistance to the victims, and strengthen the partnership between law enforcement and the community

Host a screening of NIOT or other films Use media to spark conversations about local issues of

hate and develop solutions

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Work with schools Majority of hate and bias motivated crimes are

committed by persons 29 years old and younger, with approximately 17 percent under the age of 17*

Create public awareness Provides information, awareness, and resources for

community members and victims

*Langton, Lynn, and Michael Planty, Hate Crime, 2003–2009 (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2011), http://bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/hc0309.pdf.

If your community is facing a crime or disorder problem, we probably have something for you in our Resource

Library

http://ric-zai-inc.com/

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Nazmia E. Alqadi202.305.8327

nazmia.alqadi@usdoj.gov

www.cops.usdoj.gov

“Questions have arisen about the policing of science. Who is responsible for the policing? My answer is:

all of us.” Serge Lang

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