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Best Practices of Mayors and Their City Governments in Promoting Tolerance and Respect for Diversity

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Description

The city of Santa Clarita utilizes a variety of methods to promote tolerance and respect for diversity in the community. Among these policing programs is the development and implementation of a Community Interaction Team (CIT). This team consists of four Sheriff's deputies and a sergeant. The team works to increase law enforcement visibility and involve residents in the solutions. The presence of the Community Interaction Team allows law enforcement to get to know the community residents and improve interpersonal relations and respect.

Goal / Mission

The goals of the program are to: 1) reduce crime and improve public safety; 2) improve police-citizen cooperation and communication; 3) improve law enforcement responsiveness to members of the community; and 4) increase quality of life and increase police and citizen's ability to creatively solve community problems.

Results / Accomplishments

The effectiveness of the Community Interaction Program is primarily measured by crime statistics. Additional performance measures are citizen comments and crime statistics for that particular area.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
City of Santa Clarita, CA
Primary Contact
Pam Matsuoka
City of Santa Clarita
23920 Valencia Boulevard
Santa Clarita, California 91355
(805) 255-4956
pmatsuoka@santa-clarita.com
Topics
Community / Crime & Crime Prevention
Community / Governance
Community / Civic Engagement
Organization(s)
City of Santa Clarita, CA
Source
United States Conference of Mayors
Date of publication
2000
Date of implementation
10/1/1997
Location
Santa Clarita, CA
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Target Audience
Families