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        - 2016 COPS Office Solicitations

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### Tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs Agencies Take the Community Policing Self-Assessment Tool   

***CP-SAT  background.*** The value of community policing is  widely acknowledged by the law enforcement field as a successful strategy in  addressing crime, social disorder, and fear of crime, yet police administrators  have struggled to practically define and measure community policing  implementation within their organizations.  The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services  (COPS Office) partnered with ICF International to develop and administer the  Community Policing Self-Assessment Tool (CP-SAT), a 15-minute web-based, agency-wide  survey that gathers perspectives from all relevant stakeholders and identifies  the strengths and gaps in their community policing implementation in three  critical areas:
        - Community partnerships.  Collaborative  partnerships between the police agency and the individuals and organizations  they serve to develop solutions to problems and increase trust in the police
        - Problem solving.  The process of engaging in the  proactive systematic examination of identified problems to develop effective  responses that are evaluated rigorously
        - Organizational  transformation.  The alignment of organizational management, structure, personnel, and  information systems to support community partnerships and proactive problem  solving.

***Tribal/BIA  CP-SAT participation.***Through an award to ICF  International, the COPS Office sponsored tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs  (BIA) law enforcement agency participation in the CP-SAT.  Tribal and BIA law enforcement agencies were  eligible to participate in the CP-SAT twice, with their first administration  occurring in mid-2014 and their second administration occurring in late 2015.  Overall, 30 tribal agencies and 23 BIA agencies participated in the first  administration and seven tribal agencies and 22 BIA agencies participated in the  second administration of the CP-SAT. 

***Tribal/BIA  CP-SAT results.***Although tribal and BIA agencies scored slightly  lower on all CP-SAT sections compared to all agencies, tribal and BIA agencies  improved their scores over time. Tribal and BIA agencies scored highest on the  problem-solving section (especially their ability to scan the environment) and  the organizational transformation section (see figure 1).    

Agency leaders at all levels report higher levels of  community policing and line officers consistently report lower levels of  community policing than other staff types in tribal and BIA agencies (see  figure 2). 

**Tribal/BIA community policing strengths**. Agency support for community policing in tribal and BIA agencies meaningfully increased between their administrations, especially leadership support for community policing (see figure 3). Tribal and BIA chief executives stress the importance of community policing internally and externally. Also, tribal and BIA leaders empower officers to do community policing, especially in problem-solving activities.

Community partners viewed tribal and BIA agencies as communicating often, having shared accountability, and being strong partners with two-way information sharing and collaboration.

***For more information***, visit the CP-SAT website or contact the ICF CP-SAT Administration team by e-mail or call 877-99-CPSAT (877-992-7728).

Beth Heinen, ICFKaitlyn Mikush, ICFMatt Lysakoswki, The COPS Office

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