Which federal program funds community policing and hiring of community police officers?

• A. COPS Program
• B. Kansas City preventative patrol experiment
• C. Slave patrols
• D. Black codes

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that federal support for community policing and hiring community police officers comes through a program specifically created to back those efforts. The COPS Program, short for Community Oriented Policing Services, was established by Congress as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice. Its purpose is to help local police departments adopt community policing strategies by providing grants to hire officers, fund training, and support partnerships with communities, as well as problem-solving initiatives and related technologies. This makes it the best match for funding both personnel and community-focused policing initiatives.

Other items listed do not fit this role: a Kansas City patrol experiment was a research project testing patrol strategies, not a federal funding program for policing; slave patrols were historical policing practices in the antebellum South; and the Black Codes were post-C Civil War laws restricting rights. None of these provide current federal funding to hire and support community police officers.