What is the Police Department doing to promote positive police/community relations?
A. The Police Department has developed the Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect Strategy (CPR) to focus on police conduct and police/community relations. The strategy outlines various initiatives regarding Professional Standards, Recruitment Criteria, Training, Performance Monitoring, Reward and Disciplinary Systems and Public involvement CPR is an on going process and the department is continually developing new CPR initiatives. Copies of the CPR strategy can be obtained through the Office of The Deputy Commissioners Community Affairs.
In an effort to provide Patrol Officers and the community with an opportunity to interact with each other in a constructive manner, at the direction of Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, the Community Affairs Bureau has developed the Community Partnership Program. The Community Partnership Program is the portion of the Community Affairs Bureau Strategy designed to increase the number of positive contacts between patrol officers and the community. This will provide a platform for both police officer and members of the community to dispel pre-conceived notions and forge new relationships. The Program is a natural segue to the training received by the Police Officers in the Police Academy. The Program will not interfere with the Officer’s primary mission of reducing crime but should enhance it by ensuring greater Officer’s safety and knowledge of neighborhood crime conditions along with familiarizing themselves with the community they serve and its key leaders.
