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Clearance rates • <br /> • Complaints of officer behavior <br /> Reduction of crime in identified hot spots <br /> • Repeat calls for service <br /> Social disorder/nuisance problems(e.g.graffiti, panhandling, loitering,etc.) <br /> • Satisfaction with police services <br /> ✓ Fear of crime <br /> Victimization(i.e.non-reported crime) <br /> Community meetings held/attended <br /> • Use of force incidents <br /> • Meeting the priorities as identified in your agency strategic plan <br /> My agency does not conduct annual assessments of overall performance <br /> 4)Through which of the following does your agency routinely share information with community members?Please check all that <br /> apply. <br /> • Neighborhood, beat,and/or school meetings <br /> Local media outlets <br /> • Agency newsletter <br /> Neighborhood newsletters <br /> • Agency website <br /> s Social networking(Blogs,Twitter feeds,Facebook pages,etc.) <br /> Citizen alert system(telephone,email,text,etc.) <br /> Citizen alert system that is geographically targeted, based on updated hot spots <br /> + Public access television/radio <br /> • Community organization board membership <br /> • Public forums with Chief/Sheriff/Command staff <br /> Posters,billboards,flyers <br /> None of the above <br /> 5)Through which of the following ways does your agency formally involve community members in influencing agency practices <br /> and operations?Please check all that apply. <br /> s Citizen police academies <br /> a' Volunteer activities <br /> • Auxiliary police programs <br /> Civilian review boards(e.g.disciplinary review boards) <br /> Citizen advisory groups(i.e. informal advisory function) <br /> Involvement in hiring decisions(i.e.interview panels,selection boards,etc.) <br /> Involvement in contributing to annual line officer performance reviews <br /> Representation on promotional boards <br /> Participation in accountability and performance reporting and tracking meetings <br /> Participation in complaint resolution process(i.e.formal mediation,disciplinary boards,etc.) <br /> None of the above <br /> II(a)Proposed Community Policing Strategy: Problem Solving and Partnerships <br /> COPS grants must be used to initiate or enhance community policing activities with either the newly-hired officers funded by this <br /> grant program,or an equivalent number of veteran officers who are redeployed to implement this community policing strategy <br /> after hiring the additional entry-level officers with COPS grant funds. In this section you will be asked to identify the crime and <br /> disorder problem/focus area and the partners to be engaged through your requested COPS funding. Identifying the specific <br /> problem/focus area and partnerships that your agency plans to focus on is important to ensure that you satisfy the requirements <br /> for COPS funding under this program and to ensure that ultimately the additional grant-funded officers(or equivalent number of <br /> redeployed veteran officers)will initiate or enhance your agency's capacity to implement community policing strategies and <br /> approaches. <br /> 6)Using the following list,select a problem/focus area that will be addressed by the officers requested in this application. Please <br /> choose the option that best fits your problem.You may select one problem/focus area to address through this grant funding. <br /> When identifying a problem, it is important to think about the nature of similar incidents that taken together comprise the problem, <br /> and accordingly describe it in precise,specific terms(e.g. "burglary of retail establishments",rather than just"burglary"). In doing <br /> this,it can be helpful to consider all aspects of the problem, including the likely offenders,the suitable targets/victims,and how 83 <br />