City of Takoma Park, Maryland
Public Safety Citizens Advisory Committee

Preliminary Public Safety Recommendations

4.1 CITY OF TAKOMA PARK

4.2 CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

4.2.1 Cross-Jurisdictional Crime

4.3 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING

4.3.1 COP in Takoma Park

5.1 CHARTER

5.1.1 Conduit

5.1.2 Plans and policies

5.2 HISTORY

5.2.1 Findings

5.3 GOALS

5.3.1 Outcome

5.3.2 Approach

6.1 PSCAC FOCUS GROUPS

6.1.1 Interagency cooperation

6.1.2 State of Maryland

6.1.3 Youth programs

6.1.4 Elementary School & Junior high

6.1.5 Crime prevention must focus on youth

6.2 TAKOMA 2010 TOWN MEETINGS

7.1 INCREASE COMMUNITY OUTREACH

7.1.1 Assign Beat Officers Crime Prevention Responsibilities

7.1.2 Assign Sergeants Mentoring Responsibilities

7.1.3 Create Specialized COP Assignments, as required

7.1.4 Include Crime Prevention Goals in Performance Reviews

7.2 STRENGTHEN DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION

7.2.1 Enhance Interdepartmental Communications

7.2.2 Work Cooperatively to Plan Solutions

7.2.3 Include Public Safety as a Budget Consideration

7.3 ENHANCE CITY NEIGHBORHOODS

7.3.1 Seek an Independent Review of City Housing Investment

7.3.2 Upgrade Gateway Corridors

7.3.3 New Hampshire Avenue Corridor

7.3.4 Downtown Takoma

7.4 BUILD A RECREATION CENTER

7.5 BROADEN INTER-JURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION

7.5.1 Identify and Focus on High Risk Targets

7.6 DEVELOP A CITY-WIDE GRANT SPECIALIST

7.7 APPLY FOR GRANTS TO MEET CURRENT NEEDS

7.7.1 Communications

7.7.2 Faster Technical Response

7.7.3 Training