The purpose of this project is to
improve the practice of community policing throughout the United
States by supporting the development of a series of tools that will
allow law enforcement agencies to gain better insight into the
depth and breadth of their community policing activities. These
tools are designed to operationalize community policing at various
levels of the agency: the officer level, the supervisor level, the
command staff level, the cross-agency level, the civilian employee
level, and the community level. There are three sections to each
version (e.g. officer, supervisor, etc.): one each that captures
information related to partnership, problem solving, and
organizational change activity. The tools are not designed to
measure the impact or outcomes of community policing, but rather
collect information on what community policing practices are
conducted. Once law enforcement administrators are able to
determine what community policing activities are occurring, they
can better design their strategic planning, training, outreach, and
performance reporting initiatives based on their strengths and
areas in need of additional attention.
The COPS Offices mission is to
advance community policing. The COPS Office has undertaken a
rigorous project aimed at defining community policing and assisting
law enforcement agencies at completing a community policing
self-assessment. The purpose of this project is to improve the
practice of community policing throughout the United States by
supporting the development of a series of tools that will allow law
enforcement agencies to gain better insight into the depth and
breadth of their community policing activities. These tools are
designed to operationalize community policing at various levels of
the agency: the officer level, the supervisor level, the command
staff level, the cross-agency level, the civilian employee level,
and the community level.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.