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The Lakeland Police Department The Lakeland Police Department p Commissioner for a Day: Commissioner for a Day: Issues and Challenges Facing Policing Today Issues and Challenges Facing Policing Today October 9, 2008 Presentation to Leadership Lakeland Class XXVI RESPEC RESPECT INTEGR NTEGRITY TEAMW TEAMWORK EX EXCELL CELLENC ENCE

FY09 Budget FY09 Budget FY09 Budget FY09 Budget Revenues Revenues Expenses Expenses RESPECT RESPEC INTEGR NTEGRITY TEAMW TEAMWORK EX EXCELL CELLENC ENCE

Community Policing at LPD Community Policing at LPD Community Policing at LPD Community Policing at LPD � Strategic Policing - weed out � Strategic Policing weed out crime � Neighborhood Policing - N i hb h d P li i empower residents � Problem -Oriented Policing - design long-term, creative strategies to eliminate root causes of crime and disorder RESPEC RESPECT INTEGR NTEGRITY TEAMW TEAMWORK EX EXCELL CELLENC ENCE

Challenges of Policing Today Challenges of Policing Today Challenges of Policing Today Challenges of Policing Today � Staffing shortages � Staffing shortages � Budget reductions � Emerging crime problems such as cyber crimes cyber crimes � Service expectations to address crime, order maintenance, traffic safety and overall quality of life RESPEC RESPECT INTEGR NTEGRITY TEAMW TEAMWORK EX EXCELL CELLENC ENCE

Challenges of Policing Today Challenges of Policing Today Challenges of Policing Today Challenges of Policing Today � Expectation to service diverse � Expectation to service diverse populations � Goal to prevent crime in addition G l t t i i dditi to reactive responses � Increase in population and growth management RESPEC RESPECT INTEGR NTEGRITY TEAMW TEAMWORK EX EXCELL CELLENC ENCE