The intent of this class is to provide supervisors with insight and strategies for creating a supportive environment for the implementation of community policing in their departments. It will address the basics of community policing and the newly defined role of the supervisor, to include empowerment, supportive risk taking, and officer evaluation. This course is designed to enhance efforts by those agencies that have already adopted a community oriented policing philosophy. Travel scholarships are provided to students outside Oregon. Applications are required.
Selection is based on agency and individual readiness to implement and share information.
This is a 10-day class with 80 total class hours. The class is offered once every 12 months. This course is designed to provide police officers with the skills and information necessary to build partnerships and problem solving with school personnel, youth service agencies, and students in an effort to reduce and prevent criminal activity in junior and senior high schools. This is a five-day class with 40 total class hours. This selection of classes is designed to supplement and support community policing training and implementation efforts.