Community Policing 
in Hospitality Zones 
COPS Conference 
U.S. Department of Justice 
July 27, 2006 


Panel 
Overview 
Jack Lumpkin 
Beth Ford 
Elizabeth Peterson 
Discussion 

 Jim Peters, PresidentResponsible Hospitality Institute 
 Jack Lumpkin, ChiefAthens-Clarke County Police Department 
 Beth Ford, Deputy DirectorChicago Police CAPS Implementation 
 Elizabeth Peterson, PrincipalElizabeth Peterson Group 



Panel 

 

Overview 
Jack Lumpkin 
Beth Ford 
Elizabeth Peterson
Discussion

Jim Peters
Responsible Hospitality Institute
(831) 438-1404 
Jim@RHIweb.org 

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Hospitality zones are areas in a city whit 
extended hours, a high concentration of dining
and entertainment businesses, active street life 
and a center of events and celebrations. 

 
Community policing in hospitality zones is a
collaborative partnership among police and 
enforcement agencies, businesses, community
organizations and residents, each with something
into offer and something to take. 



Overview
Trends 

 Bookend Generations 
 Split-use Districts 
 Multi-use Sidewalks 
 Displacement 
 District Cycles 
 Concierge Government 




Overview
Issues 

 Entertainment Policing 
 Security, Service and Safety 
 Late-night Transport Systems
Diversity
 Economic Impact 
 Events 

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Overview
Communication 

 Officer Qualifications 
 Officer Training  Alcohol Regulations 
 Code Team  Interagency collaborative 
 Data Collection - Calls for Service  Last Drink 
 Security training curriculum standards 
 Hospitality Roundtables  with businesses 
 Drink specials - promotions 


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Overview
Community 

 Off-duty officers 
 Business District Management  Planning 
 Building Community Partnerships 
 Public Education 
 Events (Super Bowl  Mardi Gras) 
 Stadium - Arena 

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Overview
Crowd Management 

 Event Focus  Friday and Saturday 
 Walk-throughs - procedures 
 Gang control 
 Staggered hours  non-alcohol service 
 Staff Deployment  security with police 
 Universal Trespass Policy 
 Extended Perimeter  liability - communication 

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Chief Joseph H. Lumpkin, Sr. 
Athens-Clarke County Department of 
Police Services 

(706) 613-3888 ext. 244
JosephLumpkin@co.clarke.ga.us

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Officer Qualifications 

 Customer service orientation 
 High degree of understanding/tolerance for 
different cultures and backgrounds, as well as 
challenging scenarios and behaviors 
 High work ethic 
 Physically capable 
 Excellent communication skills 
 Innovative problem solver 



Training 

 Alcohol regulations & procedures 
 State law 
 Local ordinances 
 Problem solving 
 Task specific skills (i.e., bike patrol) 

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Off-duty personnel 

 6 oclock news test 
 Tools for avoiding collaboration on house rules 
 System for monitoring:
? loyalty
? performance 
? behavior

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Event focus 

 SARA 
 Intelligence 
 Emphasis on inter-organizationalcollaboration 
 Mutual planning and execution, stressing: 
? reducing risk 
? increasing voluntary compliance 
? reducing violations 




Walk-through procedure 

 Well developed and understood protocol 
 Clear understanding with prosecutors 
 Policies developed in conjunction with Hospitality Resource Panel 
 Underage issues addressed throughout venues 


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Universal trespass policy 

 Systems approach 
 Barring as a condition of bond/probation for 
crimes that threaten public safety 
 Displacement impact 

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Beth Ford 

Chicago Police Department
CAPS Implementation Office
(312) 747-3399
Beth.ford@chicagopolice.org



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Building Community Partnerships 

 Begun in 1993 
 Structured yet decentralized 
 Problem solving initiated at very local levels to
address crime and disorder issues specific to
that neighborhood 

18th District  highest concentration of licensed
establishments in the City 

 Developed Hospitality Subcommittee to
regularly bring together police and
representatives of licensed establishments to
discuss issues specific to those businesses
and surrounding communities 

 Also included resident organizations impacted
by hospitality industry 



Building Community Partnerships 

 Cooperation with other City Departments 
to pro-actively address emerging crime 
and disorder issues 

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 Mayors License Commission community 
meetings 

 Now housed in the Department of 
Business Affairs and Licensing 



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Developing and Implementing New
Strategies in Hospitality Zones


 In the past ten years, new mixed use zones have
emerged throughout the City 

18th District Hospitality Subcommittee laid
foundation for how we look at issues related to the 
hospitality industry 


 Working with the RHI, expanded the opportunity to
involve hospitality industry in the development of
new strategies 

 Again, built on the center of Chicagos community
policing strategy  each stakeholder  police, other
City Departments, and residents and businesses 
have roles and responsibilities in creating and
sustaining safe neighborhoods 



Developing and Implementing New
Strategies in Hospitality Zones


 Hospitality Business Roundtables 
 Hospitality Business Orientations 
 Early Assistance Teams 

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Additional Public Education Initiatives 

 Developed around specific crime patterns or issues 

 Series of sexual assaults of women coming home from bars 
 Methamphetamine use in principally GLBT establishments 

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Community Policing in 
Hospitality Zones 
Elizabeth Peterson 
Elizabeth Peterson Group, Inc. 
(323) 464-6575 
eap1@pacbell.net 


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 1 million visitors annually to the Hollywood Bowl 
 Home of Academy Awards and other entertainment shows 
 38 movie premieres in 2004 
 750,000 theater patrons per year 
 10 million local visitors per year 
 3,196 housing units planned 

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Crime Fighting Model 

 High Risk People 
 High Risk Locations 
 High Risk Activities 
 10% Victims are victimized 40% of time 
 10% Suspects responsible for 50% crime 
 10% locations are responsible for 60% crime 



Operation Restore Hollywood 

 City Attorney Block Project 
 18th Street Gang Injunction 
 Community Policing Partnership 
 Staggered Closing Hours 
 Conditional Use Permit 



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Code Team  Interagency Task Force

 Metropolitan Police 
 Narcotics Division 
 Hollywood Area Special Enforcement Unit 
 Hollywood Area Patrol 
 Detectives and Vice, Transit Group 
 City Attorneys Office (community prosecutor) 
 District Attorneys Office 
 Existing community partnerships 



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Security Plan  Training 

 Standardized Training for Alcohol Retailers 
 Conditional Use Permits 
 Orientation on government process 
Promoters 
 Crime prevention and security plans 
 Aggravated Assaults 
 Club Drugs 
 Valet Thefts 
 Car Burglaries 
 Intoxication and Age Service Issues 
 Special Event Planning 
 Summer Preparations 



Crowd Management 

 Street Cameras 
 Gang control 
 Staggered hours 
 Staff Deployment 
 Extended Perimeter

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Last Drink Data System 

 Community Covenant
 Identify place of last drink 
 Monitor 
 Establishment 
 Day of the week 
 Blood alcohol level 
 Age and gender 

 Early Assistance Team



 What is your experience with these issues and tactics? 
 Lessons learned in policing hospitality zones? 
 Challenges you face in your city? 

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