Political Quotes

“Community policing is a strategy that builds on fundamental policing practices with an emphasis on crime prevention and lasting solutions to problems. It works. It requires new resolve from citizens and new thinking from police officers. On May 12, 1999, the United States Department of Justice and COPS reached an important milestone by funding the 100,000th officer ahead of schedule and under budget. But we must not stop here. We must maintain our investment in this very worthwhile program. Funding for COPS will provide many thousands of additional officers on our Nation's streets and will provide safety in our schools. COPS grants are also used to invest in the technology needed to solve crime and reduce the current backlog. This program is important because the funding is used to prevent crime and violence, and it fosters better relations between our police officers and the public. In many of our urban communities, tensions have mounted between police and minority communities. We must do everything we can to reduce these tensions. Increasing funding for community policing really will help do this. Through the school and value-based partnership initiatives, COPS will also reach out to our youth before they become entwined in criminal activity. The COPS program is about law enforcement, training, support, prevention, and most importantly safer communities. For these reasons, we must provide additional funding.”