U.S. Department of Justice’s COPS Office to meet with Salinas community to discuss SPD

U.S. Department of Justice’s COPS Office to meet with Salinas community to discuss Salinas Police Department

*******MEDIA ADVISORY*******

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA – The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services is holding a community listening session from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, as part of its collaborative reform initiative with the Salinas Police Department. The goal of the listening session is to elicit feedback from the community on how the Salinas Police Department can improve trust and relationships within the community.

The COPS Office and an independent assessment team of law enforcement community relations professionals are conducting the assessment with the Salinas Police Department. An important part of this long-term process is listening to the community’s perspective on their law enforcement agency. Representatives from the COPS Office and its technical assistance provider will be present to discuss and answer questions related to the Collaborative Reform Initiative for Technical Assistance process.

WHAT: Community Listening Session

WHO: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

WHEN: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 6 – 9 p.m. PDT

WHERE: Sherwood Hall, 940 North Main Street, Salinas, CA 93906
OPEN PRESS

The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services developed the Collaborative Reform Initiative for Technical Assistance in 2011 as an independent and objective way to transform a law enforcement agency through an analysis of policies, practices, training, tactics and accountability methods around key issues facing law enforcement today.

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Mary Brandenberger
Press Secretary
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
145 N Street, NE
Washington, DC 20530
202-514-5328