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Understanding Community Policing

A Framework for Action

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Bureau of Justice Assistance

Understanding Community Policing

A Framework for Action

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August 1994

NCJ 148457

Bureau of Justice Assistance

This document was prepared by the Community Policing Consortium, supported by grant number 93?DD?CX?K005, awarded

by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S.

Department of Justice.

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The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime.

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Acknowledgments

The Bureau of Justice Assistance wishes to thank Stephen J. Gaffigan, Director of Operations, Community Policing Consortium for supervising and coordinating the preparation of this document with the Consortium Management Team. BJA also acknowledges the members of the Executive Board and Advisory Board, who provided a wealth of expertise and information essential to the content of the document.

Executive Board Richard Ward Director, Discretionary

Grant Programs Division Bureau of Justice Assistance

Dan Rosenblatt Executive Director International Association of

Chiefs of Police

Charles "Bud" Meeks Executive Director National Sheriffs' Association

Chuck Wexler Executive Director Police Executive Research Forum

Hubert Williams President Police Foundation Member of the National

Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives

Margaret Heisler Program Manager, Law

Enforcement Branch Bureau of Justice Assistance

Stephen J. Gaffigan Director of Operations Community Policing Consortium

Consortium Management Team Stephen J. Gaffigan Director of Operations Community Policing Consortium

Ray Galvin Project Director International Association of

Chiefs of Police

John R. Doyle Project Director National Sheriffs' Association

John Stedman Acting Associate Director of

Research Police Executive Research Forum

Bill Matthews Deputy Director for

Administration Police Foundation

Lillian T. Dote Operations Coordinator Community Policing Consortium

Advisory Board Dr. Lee Colwell University of Arkansas at

Little Rock 2801 South University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72204

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Chief Sylvester Daughtry Chief of Police Greensboro Police Department 300 West Washington St. P.O. Box 3136 Greensboro, NC 27402?3136 Member of the National

Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives

Dr. Jack Greene Director, Center for Public Policy Temple University Gladfetter Hall, 10th Floor 12th St. and Berks Mall Philadelphia, PA 19122

Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske Buffalo Police Department 74 Franklin St. Buffalo, NY 14202

Mr. Bob Lamb Regional Director, Community

Relations Service U.S. Department of Justice 915 2d Ave., Room 1898 Seattle, WA 98174 Member of the National

Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives

The Honorable Caroline Long Banks City Councilwoman Atlanta City Council 55 Trinity Ave. Atlanta, GA 30335

The Honorable Edwin J. Rousseau Commissioner Board of Commissioners of the

County of Allen City-County Bldg., Room 200 1 East Main St. Fort Wayne, IN 46802?1893

Mr. Clifford L. Sargeon Chairman Board of Directors of the

Ad Hoc Group Against Crime 3330 Troost St. Kansas City, MO 64109

The Honorable Kurt Schmoke Mayor of the City of Baltimore 250 City Hall 100 North Holliday St. Baltimore, MD 21202

Sheriff Patrick J. Sullivan, Jr. Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office 5686 South Court Pl. Littleton, CO 80120?1200

Ms. Edna Thomas Soul House P.O. Box 3278 Newark, NJ 07103

Dr. Hans Toch Distinguished Professor State University of New York

at Albany 135 Western Ave. Albany, NY 12222

Superintendent Matt L. Rodriguez Chicago Police Department 1121 South State St. Chicago, IL 60605?2398

Past members of the Consortium Management Team include Jerry Needle, Director, Programs and Research Division, International Association of Chiefs of Police; John E. Eck, Executive Director, Crime Control Institute; and Peter Scharf, Director, Technology and Technical Assistance Division, Police Foundation. Program research and document preparation was completed by William D. Falcon;

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