Fenty, Lanier Commit to Increased, Customized Community Policing

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Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, joined by Acting Police Chief Cathy Lanier, laid out his Administration’s strategy for optimizing the city’s community policing effort. Fenty has long believed in the intrinsic link between strong community policing and crime reduction.

 

“I have walked every neighborhood in this great city and there was one theme that I heard in every ward, every block, and every town hall. This theme was the need for increased community policing, the need for accessible law enforcement presence,” said Mayor Fenty. “The call for increased police visibility has been heard loud and clear. Today, we address this crucial need.”

 

Specifically, the Administration’s strategy will achieve the following goals:

 

Reduce crime and the fear of crime in the community

Customized Community Policing

 

Ensure that officers have the tools necessary to maximize efficiency and effectiveness

 

Enhance investigations to better address DC’s neighborhood-based violent crime by moving to community-based homicide investigations

 

Transform MPD’s citizen interactions to ensure responsiveness & foster community engagement

Improve officer responsiveness

 

Enhance outreach efforts to connect with all segments of the community

 

Integrate homeland security and emergency preparedness practices into the MPD culture and the community without creating fear

Partner with government agencies, the private sector, and the community to enhance awareness of emergency preparedness and terrorist activities

 

Integrate homeland security and emergency preparedness into the responsibilities of all MPD employees

 

Redefine professionalism within the Metropolitan Police Department

The plan will consist of strategic perspectives and specific objectives to help move MPD towards improved professionalism and a higher quality of service.

 

Foster innovation in routine MPD activities while enhancing fiscal accountability

 

During the first 100 hours of the Fenty Administration, Chief Lanier has already begun implementing plans to improve policing strategies. For example, the First District patrol officers have been spending at least two hours per tour on foot patrol. In the Third District, Patrol Service Area (PSA) officers are “adopting a block” or a park or other neighborhood institution on their beats, serving as the primary public safety liaison for the area. The Sixth District is implementing “Back to the Beat,” where officers assigned to the evening and “power” shifts are being deployed on foot, bicycle and motorcycle patrols in 32 small, geographical beats.

[Psycho]

Yes we will see more cops outside our 7-Elevens and Dunkin Donuts.

 

What is proposed has been done before and it did not work Luke.

 

Give the voters some credit to see through the window dressing.

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, joined by Acting Police Chief Cathy Lanier, laid out his Administration’s strategy for optimizing the city’s community policing effort. Fenty has long believed in the intrinsic link between strong community policing and crime reduction.

 

“I have walked every neighborhood in this great city and there was one theme that I heard in every ward, every block, and every town hall. This theme was the need for increased community policing, the need for accessible law enforcement presence,” said Mayor Fenty. “The call for increased police visibility has been heard loud and clear. Today, we address this crucial need.”

 

Specifically, the Administration’s strategy will achieve the following goals:

 

Reduce crime and the fear of crime in the community

Customized Community Policing

 

Ensure that officers have the tools necessary to maximize efficiency and effectiveness

 

Enhance investigations to better address DC’s neighborhood-based violent crime by moving to community-based homicide investigations

 

Transform MPD’s citizen interactions to ensure responsiveness & foster community engagement

Improve officer responsiveness

 

Enhance outreach efforts to connect with all segments of the community

 

Integrate homeland security and emergency preparedness practices into the MPD culture and the community without creating fear

Partner with government agencies, the private sector, and the community to enhance awareness of emergency preparedness and terrorist activities

 

Integrate homeland security and emergency preparedness into the responsibilities of all MPD employees

 

Redefine professionalism within the Metropolitan Police Department

The plan will consist of strategic perspectives and specific objectives to help move MPD towards improved professionalism and a higher quality of service.

 

Foster innovation in routine MPD activities while enhancing fiscal accountability

 

During the first 100 hours of the Fenty Administration, Chief Lanier has already begun implementing plans to improve policing strategies. For example, the First District patrol officers have been spending at least two hours per tour on foot patrol. In the Third District, Patrol Service Area (PSA) officers are “adopting a block” or a park or other neighborhood institution on their beats, serving as the primary public safety liaison for the area. The Sixth District is implementing “Back to the Beat,” where officers assigned to the evening and “power” shifts are being deployed on foot, bicycle and motorcycle patrols in 32 small, geographical beats.