HOMELAND SECURITY AND COMMUNITY POLICING

The Missouri-Regional Community Policing Institute participated in the U.S. Justice Department, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), "Applying Community Policing Principles Post 9/11" summit in Washington D. C., January 15th-18th 2003. The summit brought together the thirty-one Regional Community Policing Institutes that form the national network of RCPIs charged with delivering innovative and comprehensive community policing training and technical assistance across the fifty states. The purpose of the summit was to bring together federal, state and local law enforcement officials and a cross-section of the community to discuss the nexus of community policing and homeland security. The overwhelming consensus of the summit concluded that the principles of community policing provide an excellent model for law enforcement professionals and citizens to "defend against an enemy whose strength depends on its ability to blend into our neighborhoods," as stated by Carl R. Peed, Director COPS Office.

The principles of community policing include the development of collaborative partnerships, problem solving, and organizational change. Collaborative partnerships between law enforcement agencies, public and private entities allow for combining and expanding resources and information. Problem solving strategies provide opportunities to detect, detour and prevent potential terrorist activities on a neighborhood level. Public and private organizations have concluded that change is necessary to facilitate a unified front against community safety issues such as crime, disorder, and potential terrorist activities.

The National Strategy for Homeland Security defines homeland security as being focused on the following principles: detection, detouring, prevention - response and recover. The MO-RCPI Community Safety-Homeland Security training will focus on the roles of community and law enforcement agencies in detection, detouring, and preventing. It is our belief that homeland security begins on the block.

The MO-RCPI clearly states community policing is more important today than ever before. The MO-RCPI is currently working with federal, state, and local experts to provide training programs that will allow Missouri law enforcement agencies and CITIZENS to be better informed and prepared to defend our homeland.

APPLYING COMMUNITY POLICING PRINCIPLES POST 9/11:
HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING SESSION (pdf)

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING-
HOMELAND SECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMS

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training

“Homeland Security Begins on Your Block”
Citizen Academy

“Homeland Security Begins on Your Block”
Domestic Terrorism/Extremist Groups

“Homeland Security Begins on Your Block”
COP Response to Terrorism-Community Engagement

“Homeland Security Begins on Your Block”
International Terrorist/Extremist Groups

“Homeland Security Begins on Your Block”
Terrorism Overview

A Line Officer Response to Terrorism

Incident Command System for Law Enforcement Agencies/NIMS
FEMA ICS 100, 200, 700

Training of Trainers
(contact courtney@missouriwestern.edu for more information)