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Community Policing Unit & Support Services – Captain
Robert Treiber
The
philosophy and organizational strategy of Community Policing shall promote
a partnership between the community, businesses, government, the media, and
law enforcement designed to reduce crime and improve the overall quality of
life.
This
strategy promotes cooperation and positive thinking and strives to
establish a bond of trust between the Department and the entire community.
The philosophy shall also encourage the community to determine its own
needs through the exchange of ideas and problem solving techniques. This
policing approach will reduce the fear of crime and implement a proactive,
coactive patrol. It will also increase face-to-face contact with the
general public and serve to reduce tensions with police. This policing
philosophy strives to change attitudes towards police officers and project
a more positive image of the Police Department.
The
Community Policing Unit is made up of full-time Community Policing Officer
to satisfy the needs of the Unit.The Support Division are designated by the
Chief of Police to supervise personnel assigned to the Community Policing
Unit. This Unit will be under the operational direction of Support Services
Supervisor. The goal of this separate Unit will be to address issues that
negatively impact the public welfare and quality of life in the community.
The Department's exterior communications and the dissemination of
information fall under the auspices of the Community Policing Unit.
The
Community Policing Unit is responsible for presenting public safety
seminars, including but not limited to, programs addressing students in our
local schools, senior citizen groups, minority groups, parent/teacher
organizations and crime prevention groups. In addition, this unit will
address, on a regular basis, all civic groups and local business organizations
in an effort to open lines of communication, listen to their concerns and
assist them in identifying their needs. This attention to quality of life
issues shall work to decrease the amount of service calls received by
Patrol Division.
The
Community Policing Unit has developed a Police/School Partnership Program.
The program shall increase student awareness and respect for the legal
process and present a realistic image of police officers in the community.
The program will help students understand the concept of justice and
display the "human Component" of police officers. The program
will strive to reduce the problems of juvenile drug use, violence, and
other juvenile crime in the community.
The
Community Policing Unit analyzes and reviews on a regular basis the
department's crime trends and statistical data accumulated by the computer
aided dispatch system, along with any other information that is available.
The Unit will use this information to identify problems from isolated
geographical areas in town that need everything from additional patrols to
seminars to educate the public on specific laws. This information will be
utilized by the Chief's Office to establish current strategies and allocate
police resources to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Police
Department.
The
Community Policing Unit is able to take advantage of this open line of
communication with the public to collect and gather information. The Unit
makes every effort to accumulate information on criminal activity from the public.
This, of course, includes information gathered from law-abiding citizens,
as well as the criminal element. This shall be accomplished by dramatically
increasing the face-to-face contact officers have with the public utilizing
foot patrol and bike patrol.
The
Community Policing Unit utilizes every police resource available to assist
them in enforcing the law. The unit develops a rapport with employees from
other public departments within the Borough of Florham Park and seeks their
assistance when appropriate. The Community Policing Unit also employ these
other resources and work in concert with other departments within the town
for the benefit of the borough, thus accomplishing the Unit's goals, i.e.
4th of July, emergencies etc.
The
Community Policing Unit developed a mission statement that clearly defines
the Division's goals and objectives. The Community Policing Unit takes a
total quality management approach and encourages all officers to constantly
and relentlessly think of innovative and progressive new ways to accomplish
the goals and objectives established by the Division's mission statement.
COMMUNITY POLICING INVOLVES YOU!
The
Florham Park Police are asking residents and the business community to
become involved. The Community Policing Unit will be working in
neighborhoods and with local organizations with the objective of preventing
activities by making it undesirable for criminals to violate homes and
businesses. The Community Policing Unit will use the following methods:
Neighborhood
Watch Programs
Direct participation by residents of particular blocks or areas --
immediate reporting by citizens of anything or anyone that appears
suspicious or out of the ordinary to the Police Department.
Home
and Business Surveys
The
Community Policing Unit will visit homes and businesses, upon request, to
provide information regarding the different methods available to make homes
and work places more secure.
Suggested
Survey Equipment: Locks
Census
Information
The
Florham Park Police Department requests your assistance in supplying us
with the following information, so that in Emergency situations, such as
injury to a family member, fire or lost child etc. the Police Department
will be able to locate you or the person(s) you have designated.
Resident
Census Form (Please Download and mail or fax to
Florham Park Police attention Records Department).
Business
Census Form (Please Download and mail or fax to
Florham Park Police attention Records Department).
Property
Identification
Use of the Police Department's hand engraving tools to mark valuables for
future identification and recovery.
Information
Dissemination
Information pertaining to suspect individuals, vehicles, or areas of
criminal activity will be distributed to participants to the Neighborhood
Watch Groups.
Portable
Burglar Alarms
The Police Department has available to residents three (3) portable burglar
alarms for use while on vacation. (Reserve in advance)
Portable
Alarm Box
DARE
Program
The DARE Program instructs students from ages kindergarten to eighth grade,
approximately 1000 students, 300 classes per year. The transition of our
town into the millennium has created the need of police presence due to the
rise of drugs nationwide and student violence.
Official Dare Website
http://www.dare.com/
Bicycle
Patrol
The enforcement and visibility of bicycle patrol is designed for the months
of March 1 to November. Each year bicycle patrol has proven to be one of the
most positive components of public relations. The need for the bicycle to
be deployed everyday is essential.
Crime
Prevention
The crime prevention unit determines crime trends assist in home.
Evaluation and surveys help establish an open communication with our civic
groups and also establishes and works with our neighborhood watch groups.
Public
Speakers
The officers assigned to the Community Policing Unit are all trained for
professional speaking in any area. If the officer is not comfortable with the
subject matter, he or she will research it and prepare a lesson.
Email
Florham Park Community Policing Division
dare@fppd.net
Concerned
citizens must take the initial step toward the Neighborhood Watch Program.
Volunteers are needed to form Neighborhood Watch Groups and to serve as
block or area leaders. Florham Park is a safe place to live - with enough
public concern, we can keep it that way! Please contact us at (973)
377-2200 Sergeant Michael Murphy or Detective Glen Johnstone.
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