Leadership

Leveraging Community Policing to Support Victims of Violent Crime

Location: Ballroom A1, KBHCC

Nazmia E.A Comrie, MA (she/her/hers)

Senior Program Specialist
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
DC

Dwayne Crawford

Executive Director
NOBLE, United States
Amy Durall

Senior Program Manager
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Shardal Rose

With rising rates of violent crime, agencies looking to address public safety must engage their communities with respect, empathy, and as problem-solving partners. A victim-centered, trauma-informed approach is widely accepted as an effective practice not only for supporting victim recovery and engagement with successful prosecutions but also for improving law enforcement’s ability to solve and prevent crime and enhancing overall community safety. Combined with community policing, these approaches enhance the response to ensure that law enforcement is meeting the needs of their community. This panel will highlight promising practices and present lessons learned from a variety of law enforcement victim service projects addressing violent crime.