First, and foremost, our hearts go out to the family of Officer Miosotis Familia after she perished in a senseless attack yesterday. We honor her service.
In the hopes of inoculating our communities from all forms of violence in the future we believe community policing is a vital step in the right direction.
Learn more here:
ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD POLICING & LOCAL BUILD THE BLOCK NYC MEETINGS
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MEET YOUR LOCAL COPS, RAISE SAFETY CONCERNS, BRAINSTORM SOLUTIONS
From the website:
Neighborhood Policing is the new direction of the NYPD, and the inspiration behind a new deployment model being implemented throughout the city, precinct by precinct. Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) are already assigned in over half of New York’s precincts. They aren’t the only officers serving your area, but they are leading the coordination of policing services and problem solving in your sector. If you live in a precinct that has already incorporated the neighborhood policing deployment model, we hope you will attend Neighborhood Safety meetings and get to know your cops. If your precinct hasn’t yet been assigned NCOs, we hope you will sign up for email updates as the model expands.
THESE ARE YOUR COPS.
Under Neighborhood Policing, Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) work every day in specific neighborhoods rather than being deployed in different spots around the city. This lets New Yorkers get to know their cops, and helps officers get to know the people, the challenges, and what it takes to make everyone in their neighborhood feel safe over time.
OFFICERS ARE OFF THE RADIO.
Neighborhood Policing ensures that NCOs and all officers spend significant time ‘off the radio,’ not simply racing from emergency to emergency. This gives officers more time to learn about and address problems in the neighborhood – and to work with community members toward collaborative and creative solutions.
SOLVING PROBLEMS AND FIGHTING CRIME.
Neighborhood Policing helps officers fight crime, while also finding ways to defuse and solve problems by engaging in collaborative problem solving with the people of their community.