HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 08 24 Informational 200 Community Relations Program-Shield 360COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 200
August 24, 2015
Regular Meeting
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REQUEST:
The Police Department wishes to update the City Commission on our new community
relations and crime prevention initiative called SHIELD 360.
SYNOPSIS:
This agenda item is presented to update the commission on the introduction of the SHIELD
360 program.
CONSIDERATIONS:
Recognizing a need for an all- inclusive program to better strengthen the bond between a
community and its police department, the Winter Springs Police would like to introduce
SHIELD 360.
SHIELD 360 was named as such for the shield which police officers wear to symbolize the
barrier of protection a police officer puts before them to protect their public. The number
360 stands for the number of degrees that we endeavor to extend our shield of
protection. Together, they represent the sphere of knowledge we will use to educate, aid,
and protect.
Traditionally, law enforcement has been a service of reaction, tending to victims in the
aftermath of crime and holding those responsible accountable. SHIELD 360 is built on the
premise that those who commit crime will be less likely to do so in a community where the
citizens are so overwhelmingly invested in their police department as we currently
experience with our community. A community that takes an active interest in their own
safety, security, and quality of life will become less likely to become victims or convey a
victim mentality. Winter Springs Police SHIELD 360 can take law enforcement in a new
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direction. With education, community development, child safety, and security awareness
programs, SHIELD 360 seeks to further envelop the citizenry and continue to dissolve
any "us versus them" mentality.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
COMMUNICATION EFFORTS:
This Agenda Item has been electronically forwarded to the Mayor and City Commission,
City Manager, City Attorney /Staff, and is available on the City's Website, LaserFiche, and
the City's Server. Additionally, portions of this Agenda Item are typed verbatim on the
respective Meeting Agenda which has also been electronically forwarded to the individuals
noted above, and which is also available on the City's Website, LaserFiche, and the City's
Server; has been sent to applicable City Staff, Media/Press Representatives who have
requested Agendas /Agenda Item information, Homeowner's Associations/Representatives
on file with the City, and all individuals who have requested such information. This
information has also been posted outside City Hall, posted inside City Hall with additional
copies available for the General Public, and posted at five (5) different locations around the
City. Furthermore, this information is also available to any individual requestors. City Staff
is always willing to discuss this Agenda Item or any Agenda Item with any interested
individuals.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff requests the City Commission receive and review the information provided in this
Agenda Item.
ATTACHMENTS:
A- Informational packet
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ATTACHMENT "A"