Community-policing means police officers serving as mentors to young men and women through the PACE program or intervening with truant students . It means working with neighborhood watch groups and using old-fashioned values such as shame to prevent offenders from becoming repeat offenders. Operation Jail and Tell , launched last summer does just that by publicizing the names and ages of criminals. Community-policing also means fighting illegal drug use. Through Project PACT , we are working closely with Fulton County, Mission New Hope and the Atlanta Regional Commission to establish Georgia's first drug court and treatment centers.
Drugs are a scourge on our community, preying on our children and our families.
That is why I am proud to have taken leadership on this issue. In 1995, I initiated the first-ever American Cities Against Drugs Conference . Since then Atlanta's resolution against the legalization of drugs and for education prevention has been adopted as the national drug policy statement of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. We have seen great commitment in the Atlanta Fire Department under the leadership of Chief Winston Minor. Every year thousands of families and homes are devastated by fire.