Accreditation from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs helps ensure departments are operating under the best available standards and practices, said WSU Police Chief Gary Jenkins.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced more than $334 million in grant funding to law enforcement agencies and stakeholders. A majority of those funds, $217 million, will be used by 394 agencies to hire more officers.
The Biden administration announced more than $334 million in grants for community policing, including safer schools, crisis intervention teams, de-escalation training, and more.
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The state of Mississippi has been the recipient of nearly $7 million in grant funding from the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. In all, a total of $6,972,455 in awards will be distributed across the state through several grant programs, which include the COPS.