,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjae ,ms4  
,lee 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 ,mr4      
,clay1 & ,mr4 ,grijalva7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,support+ ! practice ( community-ori5t$ 
polic+ & enc\rag+ div]sity hir+ &       
ret5tion 9 law en=cem5t4  ,:]eas promot+
 tru/ betwe5 law en=cem5t ag5cies & !   
communities !y s]ve is critical to !    
/ability ( our communities1 ! integrity 
( our crim9al ju/ice sy/em1 & ! safe &  
effective deliv]y ( law en=cem5t        
s]vices2 ,:]eas ev5ts 9 ,f]guson1       
,miss\ri2 ,/at5 ,isl&1 ,new ,york2 ,nor?
 ,*>le/on1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a2 ,baltimore1    
,m>yl&1 & o!r cities across ! c\ntry h  
highlight$ ! ne$ = /rong1 collaborative 
relation%ips betwe5 local police & !    
communities !y s]ve & protect2 ,:]eas1  
on ,decemb] #ah1 #bjad1 ,presid5t ,b>ack
 ,obama sign$ ,executive ,ord] #acfhd to
 e/abli% ! ,task ,=ce on #ba/ ,c5tury   

,polic+ to exam9e h[ to e/abli%         
effective crime prev5tion /rategies :ile
 also build+ public tru/ betwe5 law     
en=cem5t & ! communities !y s]ve2 ,:]eas
 ! ,task ,=ce recomm5d$ t law en=cem5t  
ag5cies engage 9 prov5 & successful     
community-polic+ tactics1 su* z comb9+ a
 focus on int]v5tion & prev5tion ?r\gh  
problem solv+ & collaborative p>tn]%ips 
) s*ools1 social s]vices1 & o!r         
/akehold]s2 ,:]eas ! ,task ,=ce also    
recomm5d$ law en=cem5t dep>tm5ts %\ld   
/rive to increase ! div]sity ( _!       
work=ce2 ,:]eas ! mo/ rec5t p]iod :]e   
/ati/ics are available1 ! ,bureau (     
,ju/ice ,/ati/ics f\nd t #d1hac dea?s   
occurr$ dur+ or %ortly aft] law en=cem5t
 p]sonnel attempt$ to arre/ or re/ra9 a 
suspect1 demon/rat+ ! urg5cy to act on  
implem5t+ ! recomm5dations 9 ! report2  
,:]eas community-ori5t$ polic+ is a     
philosophy t promotes ! sy/ematic use ( 
p>tn]%ips & problem-solv+ te*niques to  
proactively address ! imm$iate          
conditions ( public safety1 crime1      

social disord]1 & fe> ( crime2 ,:]eas a 
#bjjg survey by ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice     
,/ati/ics f\nd a commitm5t to community 
polic+ may be m evid5t 9 dep>tm5ts ) a  
=mal1 writt5 community-polic+ plan2     
,:]eas accord+ to a #bjjg survey by !   
,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,/ati/ics1 only #af   
p]c5t ( police dep>tm5ts1 employ+ #dh   
p]c5t ( (fic]s1 across ! c\ntry _h a    
=mal writt5 community-polic+ plan2      
,:]eas ,congress recognizes ! vital role
 & practice t community-ori5t$ polic+   
plays 9 build+ tru/ betwe5 law en=cem5t 
& ! communities !y s]ve & protect2      
,:]eas a ,septemb] #bjad /udy publi%$ 9 
,! ,new ,york ,times1 f\nd t ( hundr$s (
 police dep>tm5ts across ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 ! p]c5tage ( ,:ites on ! =ce is 
m ?an ?irty p]c5tage po9ts high] ?an 9 !
 communities !y s]ve2 ,:]eas a #bjjg    
survey conduct$ by ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice  
,/ati/ics on law en=cem5t ag5cies 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates f\nd t only #a 9 #d local 
police (fic]s 0 a memb] ( a racial or   
e?nic m9ority1 & t only #a 9 #h local   

police (fic]s 0 a woman2 ,:]eas         
,congress recognizes t hir+ & reta9+ law
 en=cem5t (fic]s t are m reflective ( ! 
community's racial & g5d] makeup x s]ves
 & protects is critical to build+ tru/  
betwe5 communities & law en=cem5t2      
,:]eas s9ce its inception1 ! ,community 
,ori5t$ ,polic+ ,s]vices ,program       
7,,cops7 ,(fice has inve/$ approximately
 #ad4g billion to add (fic]s to !       
,nation's /reets1 enhance crime fight+  
te*nology1 support crime prev5tion      
initiatives1 & provide tra9+ & te*nical 
assi/ance to help advance community     
polic+2 & ,:]eas ,congress recognizes ! 
critical role ( ! ,,cops ,hir+ ,program 
,(fice 9 exp&+ ! practice (             
community-ori5t$ polic+ to law en=cem5t 
dep>tm5ts3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 f9ds t ! lack (
 m9ority repres5tation 9 law en=cem5t   
across ! c\ntry ne$s to be address$2    
7#b7 calls on law en=cem5t dep>tm5ts to 
h a writt5 & =mal plan (                
community-ori5t$ polic+2  7#c7 commits  

to ensur+ t ! ,,cops ,hir+ ,program has 
! support & res\rces x ne$s to increase 
! hir+ & ret5tion ( div]se law en=cem5t 
(fic]s2  7#d7 enc\rages ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,ju/ice1 9 collaboration ) ! ,,cops     
(fice1 to issue fur!r guidance & be/    
practices on div]sity hir+ & ret5tion ( 
law en=cem5t p]sonnel1 use ( excessive &
 deadly =ce1 & community-ori5t$ polic+  
/rategies2 &  7#e7 urges ! ,bureau (    
,ju/ice ,/ati/ics to provide an annual  
report to ,congress on ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,ju/ice's ef=ts to increase             
community-ori5t$ polic+ & div]sity hir+ 
& ret5tion )9 law en=cem5t dep>tm5ts    
across ! c\ntry4