The hondo college campus police department proposes a data-informed, multi-agency initiative to enhance recruitment, improve public perception, and foster long-term engagement in the law enforcement…

The Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded Rio Hondo College $175,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710).

Rio Hondo College's Hondo College Campus Police Department will conduct a data-informed, multi-agency initiative to enhance law enforcement recruitment, improve public perception of policing, and foster long-term engagement in the profession. The project engages regional partners including the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and similar local agencies in collaborative recruitment efforts that depart from traditional, siloed models. Key deliverables include empirical public perception research, evidence-based messaging development, and scalable, high-quality multimedia promotional materials highlighting the heroic and community-serving aspects of law enforcement. These materials will be disseminated across social media, broadcast, and print platforms. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with work performed in Whittier, California.

The hondo college campus police department proposes a data-informed, multi-agency initiative to enhance recruitment, improve public perception, and foster long-term engagement in the law enforcement profession. In response to the FY 25 cops CPD microgrants call to uplift the image of policing, the project will engage regional partners such as the LOS angeles county sheriffs department and similar local agencies in a collaborative effort that departs from traditional, siloed recruitment models. Key objectives include conducting empirical public perception research, developing evidence-based messaging, and creating scalable, high-quality multimedia promotional materials. These materials will highlight the heroic and community-serving aspects of law enforcement and will be disseminated across multiple platforms including social media, broadcast, and print.