(1) The Colorado community policing program shall be administered through the division of criminal justice. The division shall establish procedures and timelines for the submittal of grant applications by local law enforcement agencies seeking to implement a community policing plan or to continue the operation of an existing community policing program.
(2) To be eligible for moneys from the community policing program cash fund created in section 24-33.5-605, a local law enforcement agency shall apply to the division of criminal justice in accordance with the procedures and timelines developed by the division pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The application of a local law enforcement agency shall include a community policing plan that meets the criteria for such plans developed by the division. A plan may include, but not be limited to, the following:
The creation of a partnership or collaboration between the local law enforcementagency and the families, individuals, children, and youth who live in at-risk neighborhoods for the purpose of crime prevention activities and strategies;
The utilization of public or private facilities for regular interaction between the locallaw enforcement agency and the community, including, but not limited to, community centers, gymnasiums, and libraries or other reading areas;
The support of and participation in local youth educational and recreational programsby the local law enforcement agency;
Regularly scheduled neighborhood meetings between local law enforcement professionals and the residents of the community or at-risk neighborhood;
The enhanced and regularized presence of the local law enforcement agency in acommunity or at-risk neighborhood through the use of foot patrols, bicycles, motorcycles, and participation in activities and events; and
The process or measurement for evaluating whether the Colorado community policing program is reducing or preventing the incidence of crime in a community or at-risk neighborhood.
(3) Subject to available appropriations, the division of criminal justice shall select those local law enforcement agencies that will receive grants through the Colorado community policing program. The division shall determine the amount of each grant awarded to a local law enforcement agency.
Source: L. 2006: Entire part added, p. 1124, § 3, effective May 25.