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…

This $2,375,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants), will enable the Lakewood Township local government to enhance its community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The award will support the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers, as well as initiatives to increase community engagement, implement problem-solving projects, and transform agency management and personnel practices to better align with community policing principles. The anticipated outcomes include strengthened partnerships with the community, data-driven analysis of local issues, organizational changes to support community policing, and an overall increase in the township's ability to carry out community-oriented public safety activities. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029.

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.