Community Policing Certificate

The Undergraduate Certificate in Community Policing equips prospective and current law enforcement and community leaders to develop interactive partnerships within the community. By creating these connections, police are better informed and empowered to solve public safety problems, including learning skills such as conflict resolution and mediation skills, ethical decision-making, community policing theory and practice, and crime prevention theories.
Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime. In an era with increased tension between law enforcement and the communities they serve, community policing is a crucial tool to assist in easing these tensions and solving the issues important to the community.