The purpose of the cops hiring program (CHP) program is to advance the practice of community policing through the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers

The County of Jefferson, Iowa will receive $125,000 through September 2027 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The grant will support the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) to advance community policing through additional law enforcement staffing. Jefferson County Jail will use the funding to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers to increase community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence. The COPS Office established in 1994 assists law enforcement agencies in enhancing effectiveness and building public safety capacity through community policing strategies developed through partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

Funding under this award program will be utilized by local law enforcement agencies to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers necessary to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence.