The cops hiring program (CHP) provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity…

The Village of Stockbridge was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant on October 1, 2024 under the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will support the Village of Stockbridge's law enforcement agency in developing and implementing community policing strategies through comprehensive training, technology acquisition, and organizational development initiatives. Anticipated outcomes include increased community engagement, improved officer de-escalation and crisis response capabilities, and innovative approaches to crime prevention. The grant program focuses on enhancing public safety by promoting collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and community stakeholders, with a strong emphasis on mental health crisis intervention, virtual reality training technologies, officer wellness programs, and organizational transformation strategies that prioritize community trust-building.

The cops hiring program (CHP) provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of CHP awards include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of agency to engage in community policing activities.