Support for Continued Crime Prevention Funding                                                              

                                                                    CPC.011.a07

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police has been a strong proponent of crime prevention programs for many years; and

WHEREAS, in the past, a variety of opportunities for funding grants, cooperative agreements, training, technical assistance, and equipment have been available, through the Federal government; and

WHEREAS, Crime Prevention has proven to be a cost effective way of crime reduction and improvement of the quality of life for citizens; and

WHEREAS, the current climate of fiscal restraint places programs at risk; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), duly assembled at its 114th Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, hereby strongly urges the elected representatives to place an enhanced priority on increasing the current level of funding for crime prevention initiatives during their deliberations.