PURPOSE
The Community Relations Division strives to maintain a positive relationship between the citizens in our community and its police officers. The department offers and sponsors various programs that help foster these relationships.
BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
The Bristol Police Department is committed to enhancing our service to the community. When partnerships are developed, this can assist in crime prevention. When working together, it helps solve community problems that are related to crime issues.
When police and citizens work together, fear of crime is reduced, physical disorder is averted and it prevents the decay of our neighborhoods. Public safety and crime issues can be complex social problems. By building partnerships, safety can be increased in our neighborhoods.
Our Community Relations Division is currently staffed with six Officers. Our agency has four full time School Resource Officers who spend the academic year with students in schools throughout the city. During the summer months, our Resource Officers can be seen in the City Parks as well as coaching in different summer leagues.
We also have two dedicated Community Wellness Officers. These Officers work on addressing long term challenges in the community from substance abuse to mental health disorders, with the goal of assisting those in need with long term solutions.
