What is the Volunteers in Police Service programs relationship to community policing?
The Volunteers in Police Service program is a logical outgrowth of the growing trend of community policing initiatives nationwide. Community- or problem-oriented policing programs have built strong bridges between law enforcement agencies and the citizens they serve. A logical expansion of this collaboration is to allow citizens to engage with their local law enforcement agencies to work together even more closely, and enhance policing services. What are the criteria for inclusion in the Volunteers in Police Service Program? To become part of the Volunteers in Police Service initiative and be included on the website, you must be a state or local law enforcement agency offering volunteer opportunities or an organization working in partnership with a law enforcement agency (such as a Retired Senior Volunteer Program placing volunteers within a law enforcement agency). Your individual program does not have to be called or renamed Volunteers in Police Service . National Volunteers in Polic
