(Source: US Department of Justice) The Importance of Preserving Critical Funding for Community Policing Courtesy of Stuart F. Delery, Acting Associate Attorney General The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services provides essential support to state, local, and tribal police departments. Led by a former police chief who served for over 28 years in the Oakland and East Palo Alto Police Departments, the COPS Office is one of the nation's foremost resources on building trust and mutual respect between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve. It has worked with hundreds of police departments to provide training, lead collaborative efforts to improve...
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