The National Policing Institute, in conjunction with the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), is increasing awareness of law enforcement accreditation to aid state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies across the country. The aid will support the successful accreditation of these agencies as a part of the COPS Office’s Supporting Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) Seeking Accreditation grant program.
Project Overview
NPI has three main goals for this project: to develop a marketing program to promote the value of law enforcement accreditation, to provide technical assistance to COPS Office grantees, and to enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies to implement community policing strategies.
To accomplish these goals, NPI is developing a national outreach and marketing campaign and working collaboratively with state- and national-level accreditation bodies to identify the needs of these agencies. Additionally, NPI will establish a virtual Community of Practice for COPS Office grantees using NPI’s existing expertise and capabilities through the Higher Logic online community platform.
Methodology
NPI will host listening sessions for agencies that are seeking accreditation, maintaining their accreditation, or providing accreditation. As a result of these listening sessions, NPI will identify resources and technical assistance that could benefit each of these agencies. NPI will also establish a virtual Community of Practice for COPS Office grantees to allow for the sharing of information and best practices across jurisdictions.
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Project Status: Active
Project Period: October 2023 - September 2025
Location(s): COPS Office’s Supporting LEAs Seeking Accreditation grantees
Research Design: Non-experimental
Research Method(s): Interviews
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Topic Area(s)
Staff Contact(s)
Media Contact
Media inquiries should be directed to our Communications team at:
media@policinginstitute.org
202-833-1460
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