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The purpose of the Community Policing Division is to develop
and fost community partnerships with the citizens of Mt. Juliet. This is
accomplished by working with community groups to identify and resolve community
problems together and to keep the lines of communication open. These
partnerships allow our officers to work with citizens to recognize and resolve
community concerns, quality of life issues, and to solve crime problems in our
city. The Mt. Juliet Police Department takes a proactive approach to Community
Policing and works with many Neighborhood Watch groups, which emphasize crime
prevention strategies. Ofc. Tyler Chandler, the Community Policing Director,
acts as a liaison between the department and the neighborhood watch group to
help establish and maintain the group. The watch group’s quality of life issues
and crime concerns are addressed. In addition, crime prevention strategies
passed to the watch group. In addition, the Community Policing, upon request
performs school safety audits, home and business crime prevention surveys, and
crime prevention workshops. As a result of the expertise and professional
manner demonstrated with past undertaking, our COPPS division routinely uses
CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) principles that are
applied early on in the design of community issues and projects. This division
has been increasingly called upon to conduct surveys relative to highly
sensitive security issues at all levels of government, local businesses, and
residential homes. The division is involved in many community events such as
all Parks & Recreation special events, annual police bike safety rodeos,
and National Night Out Against Crime. This division coordinates the Citizen’s
Police Academy. In addition the volunteer groups of the Police Explorer Post
#465 and Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni (CPAA) are headed by the Community
Policing Division.
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The Mt. Juliet Police Department maintains a very active Community Policing Division, responsible for a vast array of community services. Those services include:
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Certified Child Passenger Safety Seat Installations
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This is a free, informational 10-week program provided as an overview of how the police and the Criminal Justice System operate. This program is offered annually. It is open to the public, and applications may be picked up at the Police Department Headquarters or you can apply online. (Applicants must be 18 years of age or older)
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The Explorer Post strives to recruit bright, young potential law enforcement officer candidates into the Mt. Juliet Police Department by recruiting young men and women between the ages of 14-18 to join Police Explorer Post #465. This post runs like an actual, mini police department. The Explorers are trained in many aspects of law enforcement, and they are able to test their skills at many competitions throughout the year across Tennessee and United States. In addition, the Explorers help with traffic and crowd control of many city special events. This program is constantly recruiting, and interested parties should contact the Community Policing Director or apply online.
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Lunch with a Cop
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McGruff the Crime Dog
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One of the most successful lecture programs conducted by the Section is the Officer McGruff Program. The McGruff Program is a child crime prevention program utilizing the nationally recognized McGruff character to reinforce our Crime Prevention message. This program is highly sought after by schools, community groups and official police sponsored events.
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Police Department Tours
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Tours of the police department are scheduled for local community groups (Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, etc...) through the Community Policing Division.
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Security Surveys
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A security survey is a confidential, in-depth written report that evaluates the existing security and procedures of a premise. A private home, for example, may only entail locks, doors, windows and an alarm system. A corporate facility may require addressing a much wider range of needs, such as closed circuit television, electronic access control, fencing, security lighting, mail handling and visitor screening procedures. The survey will address security vulnerabilities and outline corrective measures. The Department provides this service free of charge. The preparation of confidential surveys requires a technical expertise in the field of security that few members of the Department have acquired. Therefore, our personnel must be knowledgeable on new developments in the security industry. Members of the command have been trained or have an extensive knowledge in physical security. If interested in have a security servey conducted, please contact the Community Policing Director.
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Tyler Chandler
Director of Community Oriented
Policing & Problem Solving
615.754.2550 ext. 260
tchandler@cityofmtjuliet.org |