CPAT (Community Police Advisory Team)

The Springfield CPAT (Community Police Advisory Team) is a team of up to nine community members appointed to study matters affecting and concerning the relationship between the Springfield Police Division (SPD) and members of the community. The team makes recommendations to the SPD and advises the Police Chief, City Manager and the City Commission, from time-to-time, through the City Manager, on issues including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Recruitment and retention of a racially and culturally diverse workforce at all levels of the Police Division;
2. Review, provide input, and recommend policies and procedures of the Police Division;
3. Review and provide input, and recommend policies and procedures of the Police Division;
4. Assist in the development and participate in community engagement activities in the Community related to the Police Division;
5. Review, recommend, and monitor policies training, and practices that impact cultural diversity, racial proofing, and other biases;
6. Review use of forces, traffic stop, SWAT call out and other applicable incident-based data;
7. Serve as a conduit for citizen complaints and recommendations and review final internal investigatory reports relative to police activities;
8. Working with the Police Chief to identify specific community issues and concerns at the earliest possible stage.

 
The CPAT shall study such other matters as the Police Chief, City Manager or the City Commission may designate from time to time.

CPAT Members