Congratulations to the 2011 IACP/Cisco Community Policing Award Winners!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The Winners are:
Population fewer than 20,000 residents – Purcellville Police Department – Purcellville, VA
Population of 20,001 to 50,000 residents – New Brighton Dept. of Public Safety – New Brighton, MN
Population of 50,001 to 100,000 residents – New Rochelle Police Department – New Rochelle, NY
Population of 100,001 to 250,000 residents – Dayton Police Department – Dayton, OH
Population of 250,001+ residents – Waterloo Regional Police Service – Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Finalists selected by the committee are:
Population fewer than 20,000
Lincoln Police Department – Lincoln, NH
Sandwich Police Department – Sandwich, NH
Population of 20,001 to 50,000
Madison City Police Department – Madison, AL
Hurst Police Department – Hurst, TX
Population of 50,001 to 100,000
Rowlett Police Department – Rowlett, TX
Population of 100,001 to 250,000
No Finalists Selected
Population of over 250,001
Albuquerque Police Department – Albuquerque, NM
Boston Police Department – Boston, MA
These winners and finalists demonstrate the meaningful change that can occur when law enforcement officials and their communities are empowered to utilize all available resources for crime prevention and improvement of quality of life.
“Community policing is vitally important to the international policing community and to the state, local and tribal communities we serve,” said Mark A. Marshall, chief of the Smithfield, VA, Police Department and President of the IACP. “Adopting the Community Policing philosophy of partnerships and problem solving positions law enforcement agencies to successfully work together with their citizens to create a safer environment while combating crime and supporting homeland security. Community policing is central to the success of the police mission as we provide cost effective services to our diverse communities.”
Award winners will be honored at the IACP’s Annual Conference Banquet in Chicago on October 26, 2011. The committee also will honor the winners and finalists at a private reception on October 23, 2011. Additionally, "Policing in the New Normal - New Economics, New Opportunities, New Strategies: Balancing Services and Technology to Address Community, Crime and Terrorism," the IACP Community Policing Workshop, will be held on Monday, October 24, 2011, from 1–3 p.m. All 12 agencies selected for the 2011 Community Policing Awards will be recognized at this workshop. These agencies will provide information on their initiatives to workshop attendees. The workshop will be broadcast live via the Internet using Cisco WebEx technology.
The IACP’s Community Policing committee developed the Community Policing Award in 1998 to recognize outstanding community policing initiatives by law enforcement agencies worldwide.
“Cisco is honored to support public safety organizations around the world and recognize the contributions of community policing agencies represented by the IACP Community Policing Awards.” said Bob Stanberry, former Chief of Police and current Public Safety Channel Solutions for Cisco, for the Community Policing Awards. “We’re proud to support this outstanding awards program and collaborate with agencies in local communities.”
Further information on Community Policing and how to submit for the 2012 Award is available online at the IACP Community Policing Committee website at www.iacpcommunitypolicing.org. The site is a community policing resource for law enforcement practitioners.