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From:
Donald J.
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Subject: Police Foundation Internship: W.O. Smith
Dept:
Police
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Date:
June 5, 1989
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
None.
Recommended moti.on:
The Council approve authorization of Lieutenant W.O. Smith to accept the intern
Program offer by the Police Foundation. This would co~ence June 12 and end
September 12, 1989.
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Contact person: Chi pf Dona 1 d J. Burnl!tt
Phone: 384-5607
Supporting data attached: Yes - Staff ReDort
Ward: <;;xth
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount:
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Source:
Finance:
Council Notes:
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STAFF REPORT
The Police Foundation is a subunit of the Ford Foundation. They are located
in Washington, D.C. The Police Foundation has an Intern Program. In this
program, police officials with expertise in various fields are asked to go
to Washington to conduct research and promulgate the results of those efforts.
In the eleven years of the program, two officers have entered (one from
Arizona and one from Michigan). Lieutenant W.D. Smith has been asked to be the
third. The focus of his work will be on "Drugs and Violence" and "Community
Oriented Policing".
On May 23, 1989, the Police Foundation, the Police Executive Research Forum,
and other groups were invited by the new Drug Czar William Bennett to submit
position papers on drug strategies to his office. Bennett said that he had to
submit his rough draft to President Bush by the end of July, with the final
copy completed by the end of September. The Foundation has asked Smith to
organize a conference consisting of a panel of the Chiefs of Police of the
six largest U.S. cities, to ascertain what are the issues that police
agencies face concerning drugs and violence. From this conference, Smith
would produce a written document for submission to Bennett on behalf of the
Foundation.
The second project that Smith would be involved in would be the setting
up and coordinating a national summit for the Foundation, in conjunction with
the National Institute of Justice. It would be entitled, "Drugs and Violence:
Developing a Strategic Response". Approximately 200 experts would be invited
to participate in the summit. The approach would be interdisciplinary. These
individuals would come from throughout the United States, Canada, and England.
The last project that Smith would organize would be a series of 2 or 3
mini-conferences. Each conference would consist of a panel of Community
Oriented Policing practitioners. Representatives from 6-8 agencies that have
expressed an interest in Community Oriented Policing would be invited to
attend each conference. The sessions would consist of questions and answers
on how communities get started in getting Community Oriented Policing off the
ground. Each session would be videotaped. Once the conferences were completed
Smith would write a document on the results of the conferences.
These projects would require that Smith be in Washington from June 12
to September 12, 1989. The Police Foundation will fund all hard costs incurred
(housing, transportation, typing, editing, etc.). The only requirement is that
the City continue to pay his wages during this time frame.
A sergeant will be certified to the position of lieutenant to act in
Lt. W. D. Smith's capacity in his absence.
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