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| | HR0122 | | LRB100 09733 MST 19902 r |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Community policing, the system of allocating |
| 3 | | police officers to particular areas so that they become |
| 4 | | familiar with the local inhabitants, has become a popular |
| 5 | | crime-fighting strategy across the country; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Community policing began in Chicago in 1993 with |
| 7 | | the CAPS program, which was designed to make residents active |
| 8 | | partners in preventing and reducing crime; the key strategy in |
| 9 | | CAPS is that police, businesses, and residents of a particular |
| 10 | | neighborhood have to work together to address the conditions |
| 11 | | that lead to crime; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Community policing is supported by a variety of |
| 13 | | strategies, including neighborhood beat officers, regular |
| 14 | | community meetings involving police and residents, extensive |
| 15 | | training for both police and the community, more efficient use |
| 16 | | of city services, and the use of new technology to target crime |
| 17 | | hot spots; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 20 | | urge police departments around the State to create a community |
| 21 | | liaison police officer program similar to CAPS, that designates |
| 22 | | a specific number of patrol officers as community partners and |