The Moline Police Department recently completed the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) certification in trust building becoming one of 10 police agencies to earn the new certification.
In a news release Thursday, Jan. 2, Moline Police Chief Darren Gault announced that the department has completed a pledge to enhance trust and collaboration between police and the community as part of an initiative called the Trust Building Campaign. The program was launched by IACP, the world’s largest and most influential professional association for police leaders.
To join the Trust Building Campaign, law enforcement agencies must pledge to implement 25 key policies and leading practices within a 36-month period. In completing the pledge, Moline police established policies and trainings, conducted assessments, and developed strategies within six focus areas: bias-free policing; use of force; leadership and culture; recruitment, hiring, and retention; victim services; and community relations.
The requirements are designed to encourage positive community-police partnerships that promote safe, effective interactions, create strategies to prevent and reduce crime, and improve the wellbeing and quality of life for all.
“The Trust Building Campaign is further validation that the Moline Police Department is committed to developing and maintaining strong community-police relations,” the chief said in the release. “I am proud of the Moline Police Department and our commitment to providing high quality policing to the community we serve.”
The other agencies earning the certification are: Moore Police Department, Oklahoma; Tewksbury Police Department, Massachusetts; Hendersonville Police Department, North Carolina; West Valley City Police Department, Utah; Mesa Police Department, Arizona; Mobile Police Department, Alabama; University of Delaware Police Department, Delaware; Fremont Police Department, California; and Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin.
For more information, visit the Trust Building Campaign website here.
