Title
Resolution Approving the City of Hampton, Virginia's Participation In and Appropriation of the 2017 Byrne Justice Assistance Program - Policing in the 21st Century Community Classroom Grant through the Department of Justice, Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The 2017 Bryne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Policing in the 21st Century Community Classroom Grant will be used to outfit two classroom environments for the Police Division. The goal of this project is to utilize the classrooms to both promote partnerships within the community through the inclusion of private citizens and community groups in police meetings and training and to provide an adequate learning environment for police officers and civilian employees attending training focused around the 21st Century Policing pillars.
Discussion:
The funding from this grant will allow the Hampton Police Division to provide more readily available training to its officers on topics relating to the 21st Century Policing pillars. This will enable the division to continue moving forward in adopting these principles and maintaining a professional police presence while providing further career development training to its personnel. Further, as the Police Division continues to support and build upon its community partnerships, it will allow the Division’s Community Engagement Unit to open these established community classrooms for citizens to attend appropriate training courses to facilitate further transparency and provide opportunities of understanding and input from the public. This will allow the Hampton Police Division to continue making forward progress toward attaining and exceeding the goals and objectives of being a professional, 21st Century Policing organization.
Impact:
This project provides an additional offering to the citizens of Hampton that will allow further engagement of the community while enabling Police Division personnel to further develop skills relate...
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