Community Policing Efforts in Columbia Heights, Minnesota

摘要

In 2008, the Columbia Heights Police Department (CHPD) was stuck in a rut of high crime per capita and repeated calls for service. The new administration recognized a change in policing strategy was needed to make any meaningful headway. What resulted was an organizational transformation that put community-oriented policing (COP) at the forefront and a department-wide philosophy that converted patrol officers from call-takers to empowered problem solvers.