WHEREAS, the community policing philosophy promotes the principles and strategies of partnerships, problem-solving, prevention, and organizational change to effectively respond to crime, fear of crime and community quality of life issues; and

WHEREAS, the Public Safety Partnerships and Community Policing Act of 1994 charged the United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) with the implementation of the Act; and

WHEREAS, the COPS Office provides various opportunities for funding grants, cooperative agreements, training, technical assistance, equipment, applied research and other services to implement the Act; and

WHEREAS, significant progress has been made towards the integration of the community policing philosophy in agencies and communities throughout the nation; and

WHEREAS, the Act will sunset in FY 2000; and

WHEREAS, successful strategies which have been implemented risk elimination due to the depletion of funding assistance; and

WHEREAS, while much has been accomplished, there is much more work that must be completed in order to advance and develop quality policing services into and beyond the 21st century; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP Community Policing Committee recommends that the IACP Board of Directors support continued and ongoing federal funding assistance that provides recipient agencies choices for community policing technology, training, research, technical assistance, personnel, and/or funding for retention of previously funded personnel; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that there be no reduction in other resource programs such as the Edward Byrne Memorial Grant program, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP develops and implements an aggressive legislative strategy to support this resolution.