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Los Angeles Police
Department COMMUNITY SAFETY
PARTNERSHIP (CSP)
The CSP assigns specially-trained and -
selected LAPD officers to a five-year
SAFE LA AFTER-ACTION assignment within a community.
IMPLEMENTATION Residents work alongside them to reduce
The Proposed Budget provides funding crime by developing sports, recreational,
for implementation of key and other programs tailored specifically
recommendations adopted by the Board to their community; putting a heightened
of Police Commissioners and the Los focus on tackling quality of life issues like
Angeles City Council in response to blight; and bridging communication and
lessons learned from community trust gaps between residents and the
partner feedback following the protests LAPD. Since its 2011 launch, CSP has
of 2020. These recommendations, been expanded to 10 sites throughout
developed by the Department in the city. In 2020, Mayor Garcetti launched
collaboration with community partners, the Community Safety Partnership
center around four topics: Community Bureau to bring the 10 sites under a
Relations & Trust Building, Policy single command and integrate aspects of
Development & Legal Considerations, the model, including its training
Training, and Technology & Equipment. curriculum, across LAPD operations.
Investments include staffing in the Funding is continued for the South Park
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Group CSP Team and is added to create a
and Public Engagement Unit as well as Community Engagement Response Team
funding for expanded training. (CERT). The CERT aims to provide rotating
support as needed in the 10 CSP sites in
Avalon Gardens, Gonzaque Village,
EXPANSION OF SMART Harvard Park, Imperial Courts, Jordan
Funding is provided for the expansion of Downs, Nickerson Gardens, Pueblo Del
Systemwide Mental Assessment Rio, Ramona Gardens, South Park, and
Response Teams (SMART), which deploy San Fernando Gardens. Additional
resources to assist field officers in the funding is also provided for community
face of mental health crises and allow assessment and public safety surveys in
patrol resources to return to crime order to set up an effective and
community-driven CSP Team for Algin
reduction patrol activities.
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