Abstract:
The Corvallis City Council identified community policing among its priorities in
1990. In 1993, the CPD contracted with the University of Oregon Community Planning
Workshop to create a strategic plan to guide the implementation of the department’s change
to community policing and to ensure its integration with existing traditional policing practices.
During the past 7 years, the Corvallis Police Department has worked together with Corvallis
citizens, businesses, social service organizations, Oregon State University, and other
governmental agencies to meet these expectations. The department is now ready to evaluate
the progress toward its community policing goals and to develop a new strategic plan for the
next 5 years.