POLICY & PROCEDURE MANUAL - City of Champaign

CHAMPAIGN POLICE DEPARTMENTPOLICY and PROCEDURE POLICY NUMBER: 45.2SUBJECT: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/01/09REVISED DATE:REFERENCE ILEAP:INDEX ASADM.20.01ADM.20.02ADM.21.01B. Although all employees of the Department areresponsible for promoting and maintaining favorablecommunity involvement, the Department shall assignspecialized personnel to promote communityinvolvement in specific areas, including:45.2.1 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FUNCTION ANDPLAN45.2.2 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT REPORT45.2.3 TRANSMITTING RELEVANT INFORMATIONPURPOSE:The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for thepolicies, procedures, and components of the communityinvolvement program.POLICY:45.2.1 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FUNCTION ANDPLANA. The Department is committed to the philosophy ofcommunity policing as a department-wide policy inwhich all employees play a role in developingpartnerships with the community. The Department’scommunity involvement plan includes:1. Establishing liaison with formal communityorganizations and other community groups.2. Informing all employees that they shareresponsibility for achieving communityinvolvement objectives and play a vital role in theoverall community involvement efforts of theDepartment.3. Developing community involvement policy thatincludes citizen participation with the police, andother agencies, to form a framework foraddressing community concerns and problems.4. Publicizing Departmental objectives, problems,and achievements related to communityinvolvement.5. Conveying information transmitted from citizens’organizations to the Department.6. Improving Department practices which impactpolice community interactions and/or relations.7. Identifying training needs through interviews withcitizen representatives, consultations with thoseinvolved in internal investigations, andconferences with supervisors.8. Assisting with the establishment of communitygroups where they are needed.1. School Resource Officers.2. Permanent Beat Officers.3. Community Action Team Officers.4. Public Information Officer.C. Department employees shall receive periodic andongoing training in community involvement and theproblem-solving process.45.2.2 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT REPORTA. At least quarterly, the Deputy Chief of Operationsshall complete a report detailing communityinvolvement efforts and activities and forward it to theChief of Police. The report shall include the following:1. A description of current concerns voiced by thecommunity.2. A description of potential problems that have abearing on law enforcement activities within thecommunity.3. A statement of recommended actions designedto address previously identified concerns andproblems.4. A statement of progress made toward addressingpreviously identified concerns and problems.45.2.3 TRANSMITTING RELEVANT INFORMATIONA. Employees who identify or receive informationrelevant to community involvement activities shallforward such information, either in writing or by e-mail, through their chain of command and to theattention of the Deputy Chief of Operations forconsideration in the development of the requiredreport.ISSUING AUTHORITYR.T. FinneyChief of PoliceChampaign Police DepartmentPage 1 of 1