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 City of Newark Police Department was awarded a $250,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The funding will support the hire and rehire of additional career law enforcement officers from October 2022 to September 2027 to enhance the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence through partnerships with community members. The COPS Office program aims to advance the practice of community policing in local law enforcement agencies through collaborative problem solving and organizational transformation to engage communities in public safety.

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.