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~ ~GÞ - Background COPS MORE '96 (Making Officer time engaged in community policing ~' - Redeployment Effective) provides activities. funding to law enforcement agencies for the purchase of technology/equipment TechnologylEquipmentlCiviliaI).S = and the procurement of support resources Offi~ei Ttme. Saved and Devoted to. (civilians). The purchase of these items Community Policing must be directly equated with actual increases in community policing activities This is the second year that the COPS through redeployment. Applicants under Office has offered this grant program. this program must show that officer Last year, the COPS Office received more redeployment or time savings is a direct than 2,200 applications for funding. We result of the ~equested technology / expect this to be a very competitive pro- equipment or èivilian personne1. This gram. If you have any questions about year's program does not allow for over- the COPS MORE '96 application, please time costs. The purpose of COPS MORE contact the U.S. Department of Justice '96 is to help departments become more Response Center at 1-800-421-6770 or efficient by providing funding for items your grant ad visor. that will allow officers to spend more . Community Policing The cOPS Office defines community responsibility and the opportunity for policing as "a policing philosophy citizens to contribute individually and that promotes and supports organiza- collectively to public safety. At the same tional strategies to address the causes time, it enhances police professionalism and reduce the fear of crime and social by giving officers the skills, technology, disorder through problem-solving tactics authority, and motivation to act innova- and community-police partnerships." tively to solve community problems. Community policing is an integral part Community policing calls for a restruc- of achieving the goals of combating crime turing of law enforcement agencies and and improving the quality of life in the the refinement of their management nation's cities, towns, and rural areas. techniques to allow the fullest use of Community policing stresses the impor- department and community reSOUFces. tance of police-citizen cooperation to prevent and control crime, maintain order, Grants awarded under COPS MORE '96 and improve the quality of life in America. must support community policing. Only The community is an active partner with technology and equipment and support law enforcement in defining the problems resources (civilians) that increase officer to be addressed, the tactics to be used, presence in the community will be con- and the measurements of success. sidered for funding. Community policing brings the police COPS MORE '96 funding is intended to and the community into a closer working improve police-citizen cooperation and relationship. It calls for greater citizen communication, to increase the ability of 1