November 09, 2022
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) right this moment introduced $378,538 to advertise neighborhood policing and supply psychological well being assist to Maryland police departments. This federal funding comes by the U.S. Division of Justice’s Workplace of Group Oriented Policing Providers (COPS) Group Policing Improvement (CPD) program and the Regulation Enforcement Psychological Well being and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) program.
The next companies are receiving funds:
- Metropolis of Baltimore: $199,900 in CPD funding to broaden neighborhood policing methods by de-escalation, tolerance and variety, and anti-bias trainings.
- Baltimore County: $160,138 in LEMHWA funding to reinforce psychological well being and wellness providers for legislation enforcement by coaching and technical help, demonstration initiatives, the implementation of promising practices associated to look mentoring psychological well being and wellness, and suicide prevention packages.
- Charles County: $18,500 in LEMHWA funding to reinforce psychological well being and wellness providers for legislation enforcement by coaching and technical help, demonstration initiatives, the implementation of promising practices associated to look mentoring psychological well being and wellness, and suicide prevention packages.
“Regulation enforcement officers put their lives on the road to assist make communities safer. This funding will advance progressive options to stop and reply to crime and assist the well being of legislation enforcement officers,” stated the lawmakers. “Collectively, these practices create stronger relationships and belief between legislation enforcement and residents, making each officer higher outfitted to serve.”
The COPS Workplace advances public security by the apply of neighborhood policing and constructing stronger bonds between legislation enforcement and the communities served.
Nationally, the COPS Workplace has invested greater than $14 billion to advance neighborhood policing by awarding grants to greater than 13,000 state, native and tribal legislation enforcement companies to fund the hiring and redeployment of greater than 136,000 officers.
