In 1998 The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
and ITT Industries
established the joint Community Policing Award for
departments and officers worldwide that excel in the implementation
and practice of community policing.
Community Policing is
increasingly recognized as one of the most important developments in
the policing movement; at the same time it is being at-risk given the
immense challenges posed by terrorism and attempts to address
homeland security issues.
The IACP Community Policing
Committee sees community policing as an integral part of homeland
security (see
IACP's resolution on Homeland Security:
Community Policing - A Valuable Tool in the Fight Against Terrorism).
The COPS Office has
published a compressive listing of all award
winners in the years 1999-2006.
In addition, winners are listed below
beginning with the most recent award (2006) and ending with the first
awards given when the award was established (1998). No awards were
given in 2007.
