Officers look for creative solutions to long-term problems. The CPO s are assigned in two-person teams, each maintaining a police post in their assigned neighborhoods. Many teams occupy space in the Green Bay School system. Each office is equipped with a computer and telephone. Each beat has defined boundaries, necessary to maintain the stability of the program.
Officers find themselves pulled in many directions if they try to satisfy too many people.
Our experience has taught us that to be effective, the CPO must address problems in a defined area. The CPO teams have staggered schedules, usually providing coverage 7 days a week. The CPO s patrol their assigned neighborhoods on foot and bicycles. The out of car experience is what gets the officer closer to the neighborhood. Many of us had patrolled these neighborhoods by squad car for many years and yet knew only a few trouble makers.