From the Director: COPS Office Expands Its Services and Resources: Striving for Collaborative Reform and Constitutional Policing

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From the Director: COPS Office Expands Its Services and Resources: Striving for Collaborative Reform and Constitutional Policing

Ronald L. Davis, Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice

As the Office of Community Oriented Police Services (COPS Office) enters its 20th year of outreach and assistance to the field of law enforcement, I am honored to have been designated by the attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to lead this valued component. Heading into my fourth month with the COPS Office, I’ve quickly come to realize the incredible network of support offered to the office and the philosophy of community policing. It has become quite clear that the support of so many stakeholders—like the IACP and its membership—has helped establish a strong foundation for this important work, and despite shrinking budgets, political differences, and other challenges, the COPS Office has solidified its role as the DOJ’s voice of local law enforcement.