The fundamentals of Community Policing were established in the mid 1800's when Sir Robert Peel, known as the "Father of Policing", realized that patrol beats would enable officers to get to know citizens and so enhance the sharing of information.  Unfortunately, this close association led to political corruption.  This led to the Reform Era beginning in the 1930's when police were trained to maintain a level of detachment in their work and laws were passed to minimize the impact politicians could have on police operations.

During the social unrest of the 1960's and 1970's, the division between the police and the people became so great that it was difficult for any police department to keep peace due to a combination of flagrant disregard for the law on the part of citizens and aloof isolation on the part of police.  As a response to this alienation, the concept of community policing was developed to engage police officers and members of the community in partnerships for community-based problem solving.  

In their book titled Community Policing, How To Get Started, authors Robert Trojanowicz and Bonnie Bucqueroux tell us that, "Community policing moves policing away from the narrow focus on the 'bad guys' toward the recognition that harnessing the power of law-abiding citizens in the neighborhood is the key to long-term change."  

Our goal at Tri-State RCPI:  to improve the overall quality of life in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky by helping communities learn about and implement community policing.  We have enjoyed tremendous success in the short time we have been in existence and our curriculum has expanded steadily to include a wide range of educational opportunities to meet diverse community needs and to serve both large and small law enforcement agencies.

Tri-State Regional Community Policing Institute was established in 1997, funded by a federal Cooperative Training Agreement from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in Washington, DC.  Since that time we have trained more than 34,000 police, government, and community representatives in this concept. The Institute was formed as a partnership between the Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development,  The Cincinnati Police Department, The National Conference for Community Justice and the Ohio Crime Prevention Association.

Tri-State Regional Community Policing Institute 3254 E. Kemper Road, Cincinnati, OH 45241-1450  513.771.0782