Change Process: Enforcement
Laws and ordinances that improve a community’s quality of life are ineffective unless they’re enforced. Enforcement is not only the role of the police department. It is most effective when police work in partnership with the community and its citizens, local public agencies, and the courts.
Learn more about partnerships to improve enforcement:
CITIZEN POLICING
Empower citizens to help enforce local laws and ordinances. Communities across the U.S. are educating citizens and providing a system for them to report violations—and getting results.
MULTI-AGENCY TASK FORCE
Focus local resources on enforcing ordinance violations, including illegal dumping, abandoned vehicles, graffiti, vacant lots and other problem properties. Multi-agency task forces in large and small communities have resulted in cleaner neighborhoods, reduced crime, and improved quality of life.
ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS
Use a dedicated environmental court, operational in several states, to improve compliance with ordinances that impact safety, sanitation, and quality of life.
"The presence of both consistent and fair enforcement of laws and codes that govern neighborhoods coupled with greater community input help to create strong, viable communities.” Source: Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street Transition Team, Quality of Life Committee Recommendations, 2001.
“No efforts at restoring order in the community will be successful in the long run without the development of a full partnership between citizens in the community and the criminal justice institutions that affect conditions in their neighborhoods.” Source: Dr. George Kelling, "Fixing Broken Windows," 1996.
Learn more about partnerships to improve enforcement:
CITIZEN POLICING
Empower citizens to help enforce local laws and ordinances. Communities across the U.S. are educating citizens and providing a system for them to report violations—and getting results.
MULTI-AGENCY TASK FORCE
Focus local resources on enforcing ordinance violations, including illegal dumping, abandoned vehicles, graffiti, vacant lots and other problem properties. Multi-agency task forces in large and small communities have resulted in cleaner neighborhoods, reduced crime, and improved quality of life.
ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS
Use a dedicated environmental court, operational in several states, to improve compliance with ordinances that impact safety, sanitation, and quality of life.
"The presence of both consistent and fair enforcement of laws and codes that govern neighborhoods coupled with greater community input help to create strong, viable communities.” Source: Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street Transition Team, Quality of Life Committee Recommendations, 2001.
“No efforts at restoring order in the community will be successful in the long run without the development of a full partnership between citizens in the community and the criminal justice institutions that affect conditions in their neighborhoods.” Source: Dr. George Kelling, "Fixing Broken Windows," 1996.
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