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NEIGHBORHOOD
POLICING
A PLAN OFACTIONFOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER 1992
Boston
Hon. Francis M. Roache Police Commissioner Boston Police Department 154 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 Dear Commissioner Roache:
September 15, 1992
Neighborhood Policing: A Plan of Action for the Boston Police Department provides a framework, schedule, and list
of tasks for converting all operations of the BPD to the practice of Neighborhood Policing, while meeting the basic need of the citizens of Boston for reliable, rapid response to emergency calls for service. The intent and primary focus of the plan is to identify the internal actions that must be taken to better position the Department to work in partnership with the neighborhoods of the City of Boston. Crucial to the success of this effort is development of police officers as society's leading problem solvers in the drive to free every neighborhood from crime, disorder, and fear. Consequently, this Plan of Action focuses on readying the Department's infrastructure to support a fully functional partnership with citizens who are determined to strengthen the communities where they live and work. The next twelve months are the period of transition. During this period the organization's needs (defined in this report) for equipment, technology, and training will be addressed. The BPD's structure will be reorganized both to decentralize decision making and to ensure new standards of accountability. A systematic, integrated partnership between the public, police, and other agencies will be developed through a planning process that will select and rank problems to be solved, prevent new problems from arising, and define measures for success. And Neighborhood Policing will begin to be implemented in and around a number of neighborhood business districts around the city. All the tasks that must be performed in the next year will require a highly cooperative and collaborative relationship with our unions,
POLICING
A PLAN OFACTIONFOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER 1992
Boston
Hon. Francis M. Roache Police Commissioner Boston Police Department 154 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 Dear Commissioner Roache:
September 15, 1992
Neighborhood Policing: A Plan of Action for the Boston Police Department provides a framework, schedule, and list
of tasks for converting all operations of the BPD to the practice of Neighborhood Policing, while meeting the basic need of the citizens of Boston for reliable, rapid response to emergency calls for service. The intent and primary focus of the plan is to identify the internal actions that must be taken to better position the Department to work in partnership with the neighborhoods of the City of Boston. Crucial to the success of this effort is development of police officers as society's leading problem solvers in the drive to free every neighborhood from crime, disorder, and fear. Consequently, this Plan of Action focuses on readying the Department's infrastructure to support a fully functional partnership with citizens who are determined to strengthen the communities where they live and work. The next twelve months are the period of transition. During this period the organization's needs (defined in this report) for equipment, technology, and training will be addressed. The BPD's structure will be reorganized both to decentralize decision making and to ensure new standards of accountability. A systematic, integrated partnership between the public, police, and other agencies will be developed through a planning process that will select and rank problems to be solved, prevent new problems from arising, and define measures for success. And Neighborhood Policing will begin to be implemented in and around a number of neighborhood business districts around the city. All the tasks that must be performed in the next year will require a highly cooperative and collaborative relationship with our unions,