Director’s Message
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (the COPS Office), like all great organizations, serves a noble purpose. In alignment with our component partners within the Department of Justice, our noble purpose is to create safer communities... Read More
Getting a Grip on Graffiti
Graffiti is nothing new. Communities across the country, and around the globe, have long seen
this visual blight. What has changed is law enforcement’s evolving focus on graffiti.
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An Inaugural Year for the Caruth Police Institute at Dallas
After nearly 3 years of development, the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Police Institute (CPI) at Dallas, Texas, celebrated its first full year of operation at the close of 2009. Read More
All Welcomed to the New Milliken Police Station
On January 6, 2010, the Milliken (Colorado) Police Department opened the doors
for its new policing building—a facility reflecting the department’s vision using
architecture and design to support...
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CHRP Grantees Get to Work
The COPS Office has played a major role in helping the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act address the primary goal of saving and creating jobs. Read More
COPS on the Road
The COPS Office participates in numerous conferences, training sessions and workshops
across the country. The opportunity to meet with public...
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New from COPS
This guide provides a comprehensive review about the phenomenon of fear of crime as well as historical and contemporary police efforts at fear reduction. Read More