DOJ Seeks Feedback on Policing Performance Forms
Published Date: 1/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Justice’s Community Policing Services wants to update how they collect info on their Community Policing Advancement Performance Report. They’re asking for public feedback by February 21, 2025, to make sure the process is useful and not too much work. This affects police departments and agencies that report on community policing efforts, aiming to keep things clear and easy with possible tech improvements.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Annual COPS Reporting Burden
If your agency receives COPS grant funding, you may be asked to complete the COPS Community Policing Advancement Performance Report once a year. The collection is voluntary but DOJ estimates 5,000 respondents will each spend 11 hours to review instructions and complete the report (55,000 total annual hours); DOJ seeks approval for the collection for three (3) years and invites comments through February 21, 2025.
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