1. NIOT Webinar Using Community Policing to Build Stronger Communities
Nazmia Alqadi
Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
11/13/2018
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

2. What is community policing?
Community policing enhances traditional policing by increasing the stake the community has in public safety, and the way in which the community and police can work together to address the problems facing each individual community or neighborhood.
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Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

3. COPS Office and NIOT Project Objectives
To better integrate law enforcement leaders into the 17 year-old movement against hate and intolerance,
to improve police-community relations nationwide, and
to institutionalize model community policing practices that help prevent hate crimes and that foster safety and inclusion for all residents.
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4. COPS Office and NIOT Project
The objective will be met through:
A new online resource site
Five new short films on hate crime prevention strategies
Action guides
Law enforcement guides
A series of webinars addressing challenges in the field
A network of law enforcement leaders to act as resources and mentors
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Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

5. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
COPS Office and NIOT
For more information
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6. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
COPS/NIOT Guide
Building Stronger, Safer Communities: A guide for law enforcement and community partners to prevent and respond to hate crimes
A new guide that offers leadership strategies and actionable tactics to help law enforcement agencies work with community partners
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Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

7. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
COPS/NIOT Guide
Identify all stakeholders
Include diverse stakeholders
Understand your problem
Use the SARA problem-solving model
Prioritize hate crimes
Organizational change that shows the police department is committed to prioritizing hate crimes
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8. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
COPS/NIOT Guide
Invest in training for officers
Training for new recruits and existing personnel at all levels on hate crimes and other related issues
Create a special task force on hate crimes
Work to better coordinate hate-crime law enforcement, provide assistance to the victims, and strengthen the partnership between law enforcement and the community
Host a screening of NIOT or other films
Use media to spark conversations about local issues of hate and develop solutions
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9. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
COPS/NIOT Guide
Work with schools
Majority of hate and bias motivated crimes are committed by persons 29 years old and younger, with approximately 17 percent under the age of 17*
Create public awareness
Provides information, awareness, and resources for community members and victims
*Langton, Lynn, and Michael Planty, Hate Crime, 2003–2009 (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2011),
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10. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
What we can do for you?
If your community is facing a crime or disorder problem, we probably have something for you in our Resource Library
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Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

11. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Contact Information
Nazmia E. Alqadi
“Questions have arisen about the policing of science. Who is responsible for the policing? My answer is: all of us.”
Serge Lang
11/13/2018
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services