MISSION STATEMENT

The Missouri Western State University-Regional Community Policing Institute will provide, professional and interactive community policing training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies, business and community organizations, and citizens throughout the state of Missouri. MWSU-RCPI will utilize a variety of traditional and innovative educational and training delivery methods to provide accessibility to Institute services to all regions of Missouri. The MWSU-RCPI will work collaborative with its partner organizations to facilitate the implementation of the concepts and philosophy of community problem solving as a primary means of addressing crime and disorder to improve the overall quality of life for citizens of Missouri.

RCPI National Network
In 1997, COPS funded the creation of the only national training network of Regional Community Policing Institutes (RCPIs) to provide comprehensive and innovative community policing education, training and technical assistance to COPS grantees throughout the nation. RCPIs develop innovative cutting edge curricula on emerging law enforcement issues to challenge and improve traditional training curricula. Topics include but are not limited to escalating school violence, cultural diversity, domestic violence, partnership building, domestic-preparedness, and terrorism. Training focuses on collaborative partnerships and problem-solving strategies for criminal justice practitioners, local government officials, business leaders and community leaders-including youth, volunteers, city employees, elected officials, and social service agencies. As a requirement, training is delivered using adult-learning principles via interactive classroom instruction, CD-ROMS, community forums, teleconferences and the Internet and strives to provide a forum in which law enforcement and community members can discuss sensitive issues.

This network of 28 RCPIs and 3 Community Policing Institutes has trained more than 181,000 officers, community members and government leaders in innovative approaches to community policing. These approaches include: