§ 24-33.5-604 — Colorado community policing program - administration

Colorado § 24-33.5-604

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Public Safety

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(1)
The Colorado community policing program shall be administered through the
division of criminal justice. The division shall establish procedures and timelines for
the submittal of grant applications by local law enforcement agencies seeking to
implement a community policing plan or to continue the operation of an existing
community policing program.

(2) To be eligible for moneys from the community policing program cash
fund created in section 24-33.5-605, a local law enforcement agency shall apply to
the division of criminal justice in accordance with the procedures and timelines
developed by the division pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The application
of a local law enforcement agency shall include a community policing plan that
meets the criteria for such plans developed by the division. A plan may include, but
not be limited to, the following:

(a) The creation of a partnership or collaboration between the local law
enforcement agency and the families, individuals, children, and youth who live in at-risk neighborhoods for the purpose of crime prevention activities and strategies;

(b) The utilization of public or private facilities for regular interaction
between the local law enforcement agency and the community, including, but not
limited to, community centers, gymnasiums, and libraries or other reading areas;

(c) The support of and participation in local youth educational and
recreational programs by the local law enforcement agency;

(d) Regularly scheduled neighborhood meetings between local law
enforcement professionals and the residents of the community or at-risk
neighborhood;

(e) The enhanced and regularized presence of the local law enforcement
agency in a community or at-risk neighborhood through the use of foot patrols,
bicycles, motorcycles, and participation in activities and events; and

(f) The process or measurement for evaluating whether the Colorado
community policing program is reducing or preventing the incidence of crime in a
community or at-risk neighborhood.

(3) Subject to available appropriations, the division of criminal justice shall
select those local law enforcement agencies that will receive grants through the
Colorado community policing program. The division shall determine the amount of
each grant awarded to a local law enforcement agency.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2006: Entire part added, p. 1124, � 3, effective May 25.