Community trust and partnerships reflect the extent to which community members are included in public safety priorities and problem-solving.

Community trust and partnerships with law enforcement include an approach to community engagement that defines expectations for proactive community engagement activities, articulates agency leadership’s role in promoting and participating in community engagement, and establishes accountability mechanisms to ensure efforts are sustained and reviewed for continuous improvement.

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Resources Related to Community Trust and Partnerships

  • Implementation Tools

  • Type of product

  • Audience

  • Reset

Report | 2011

Institutionalization of Problem Solving, Analysis, and Accountability in the Port St. Lucie, Florida Police Department

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Crime and Violence Reduction

Guidebook/Tool | 2010

Boston Police Department Enhancing Cultures of Integrity: Technical Assistance Guide

  • Community Trust and Partnerships

Research Brief | 2010

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: Tailoring Law Enforcement Initiatives to Individual Jurisdictions

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Mental Health and Crisis Response

Guidebook/Tool | 2010

Information Sharing in Criminal Justice-Mental Health Collaborations: Working with HIPAA and Other Privacy Laws

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Mental Health and Crisis Response

Guidebook/Tool | 2009

Implementing POP: Leading, Structuring, and Managing a Problem-Oriented Police Agency

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Crime and Violence Reduction

Report | 2008

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of a Specialized Law Enforcement-Based Program

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Mental Health and Crisis Response

Report | 2008

COPS Evaluation Brief No.3: Creating a Culture of Integrity

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Public Transparency

Guidebook/Tool | 2007

Implementing Responses to Problems

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Crime and Violence Reduction

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