2 2016 Spotlight - 21st Century Policing Initiative
In May 2016 , The Department of Justice and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services ( COPS ) Office launched the Advancing 21 st Century Policing Initiative , which will provide hands-on assessments and technical assistance to a cohort of law enforcement agencies that have already made strides in advancing community policing in their areas . The Arlington Police Department was selected to be one of 15 law enforcement agencies nationwide to serve as an exemplary implementation model for the President ’ s Task Force on
21 st Century Policing .
Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams , City Manager Trey Yelverton , Police Chief Will Johnson , and Lt . Tarrick McGuire attended a ceremony at the White House as the announcements were made . The department has assembled a committee led by Lt . Brook Rollins to implement and report how Arlington conducts law enforcement activities outlined in the recommendations in the task force report .
The Arlington Police Department is assigned a strategic site coordinator ( SSC ), and operations analyst ( OA ) from the COPS office . The SSC and OA made a site visit in late 2016 , and reviewed a multitude of policies , documents , practices , and procedures . Further , interviews with key personnel – from line level to command staff , were conducted . The interim report released by the COPS Office reports the Arlington Police Department is already well-aligned with the President ’ s Task Force on 21 st Century Policing . Specific programs such as : Coach 5-0 , Mentoring Arlington Youth , and the Arlington Clergy and Police
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