The providence police department will use FY24 microgrants funding proposes to conduct four-day training sessions facilitated by the nonviolence institute for the purpose of introducing police…

The Providence Police Department was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to conduct four-day training sessions for police cadets, facilitated by the Nonviolence Institute, to introduce the principles and steps of Kingian Nonviolence. The training aims to expand the cadets' knowledge of community policing practices, change attitudes, and build skills in relationship building, conflict resolution, and increasing individual and community resilience. The grant project period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026.

The providence police department will use FY24 microgrants funding proposes to conduct four-day training sessions facilitated by the nonviolence institute for the purpose of introducing police cadets to the principles and steps of kingian nonviolence. The training will expand knowledge on the practices of community policing, while changing attitudes and building skills. The principles and steps of nonviolence do not provide a how-to manual for solving conflicts; they are not tactical. They do, however, provide a philosophical and strategic framework for relationship building, working with conflict, and increasing individual and community resilience.