Community Oriented Policing

Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association

A professional membership organization serving Pennsylvania's law enforcement executives.

Since 1998, the Community Oriented Policing Services division of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association has conducted over 72 seminars in Community Oriented Policing philosophy, techniques and strategies throughout the state. To date, over 1500 police officers, supervisors and community leaders have attended these seminars and over 498 municipalities have been represented.

Feedback from those training seminars continues to bear out one simple truth; the public must first trust the police before they are willing to become involved in combating crime, fear of crime, and improving quality of life. This innovative approach to addressing crime and disorder, and promoting police-citizen collaboration, engenders more thoughtful strategies for controlling and preventing crime.

The COPS office of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police announces that it offers several one-day seminars in Community Oriented Policing Strategies. These seminars are made possible by a grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Call to schedule one in your area!

Policing Our Communities: Understanding and Implementing Community Policing Initiatives The Community Policing Supervisor: Supervising in a Community Policing Organization Implementing and Supervising Community Policing Initiatives

This one-day seminar will examine the basic philosophy of community policing and offer practical suggestions on how officers and administrators can broaden their approach to issues of crime, fear of crime and neighborhood decay. Information offered in this seminar will encourage officers to seek creative solutions to community concerns through empowerment and shared responsibility.
All department personnel, civilian and sworn, are encouraged to attend.
This one-day seminar will focus on the challenges of supervision in a community-policing environment. This class will examine tactics for implementing community policing strategies and also look at the various styles of effectively supervising community police officers and initiatives. Topics of discussion will include examining the various styles of supervision, being an effective leader, methods of dealing with problems, and achieving effective changes in patrol.
This class is designed for police supervisors of all rank.

This one-day seminar will examine tactics for implementing community policing strategies and also look at the various styles of effectively supervising community police officers. Topics of discussion will include departmental mission statements, supervisory styles, methods of dealing with problems and achieving effective changes in patrol. This will be a panel discussion format designed to encourage class participation and interaction.

This program is designed as a follow up to the Problem Oriented Policing seminar, however it is not necessary to have attended the previous seminar to benefit from this class.

This class is designed for police supervisors of all ranks.

Other course offerings include:

Reducing Crime and Improving Quality of Life Through Problem Oriented Policing

This one-day seminar will focus on Problem Oriented Policing (P.O.P.) as a strategy in dealing with existing crime problems, social concerns and quality of life issues beyond the scope of traditional policing methodologies. Topics of discussion will focus on building a trust-based relationship through an understanding of the community policing philosophy as it applies to the problem-solving process. This training will also highlight the importance of including citizens in this process as a method of strengthening the bond between the police and the public.

This is a police-community partnership-building program. Police officers of all ranks, governmental officials and community leaders should attend. It is strongly recommended to invite as many community members as possible.

Community Policing and the Police Executive: Creating a Culture of Integrity

The successful police executive must lead a department that encourages and provides an atmosphere of “willing cooperation of the public in voluntary observance of the law [and] to be able to secure and maintain the respect for the law.” (Peel, 1829) “Voluntary observance of the law” by the public must begin with the police executive who will set the example and represent individuals of character and integrity, and who demonstrate a willingness to be held to the high standards of the public they serve.

This seminar is designed to equip the police executive with an understanding of how to build and nurture character and integrity in their personnel and to integrate a sense of personal and professional integrity within the police culture.

This class will challenge you and motivate you to new standards of actions and attitudes, and to a new way of thinking about the police role in society. This training is designed for police chiefs, command staff and middle managers.

Advanced Strategies in Community Policing: Are We Doing All We Can?

Taking the next steps from Problem Solving to Fixing Broken Windows, this course will build on the experience and practical application of community policing; what worked, what didn't, and lessons learned. This seminar is designed to establish a common ground of understanding on which the department and community can continue to build a relationship based on trust and shared responsibility. Topics of discussion include understanding the purpose of policing and the role of the community, team building, conflict resolution strategies, the principles of authority and the criminal stronghold. This class will challenge you to new standards of actions and attitudes and rethink current policing practices.

This seminar is designed for those who have a basic understanding of community policing philosophy and problem solving.

Any of these classes can be personalized to your department or community. If you would like to bring any of these workshops to your area, contact Jeff Bare, COPS Project Coordinator.