NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans and New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) today announced open enrollment for Police Community Advisory Board (PCAB) membership.
PCABs create the framework for public participation with the NOPD to engage in a collaborative problem-solving process that supports both the community and NOPD’s desire to enhance public safety. PCABs are responsible for vetting community ideas and suggestions, working with NOPD to understand operations, processes and challenges, and building consensus on priority items important to the community before submitting recommendations to NOPD for consideration.
Each PCAB is a district-based participation structure that creates one PCAB per NOPD District (eight in total). PCAB members serve a 24-month term. Each PCAB will meet quarterly to achieve the following goals:
- Maintain a consistent partnership between the community and law enforcement
- Serve to help reduce crime and enhance the quality of life for all citizens
- Establish goals that can be accomplished through positive and open communication
- Assist law enforcement in helping to maintain police standards for accountability
- Create processes to help address issues of bias-based policing
- Improve interaction between police and citizens through education and training
- Strengthen and ensure the application of equal protection under the law for all citizens
Membership is open to all New Orleans residents who are 18 years or older and interested in serving as a volunteer leader in their respective police district.
For more information, contact Stephen Mosgrove with the Mayor’s Neighborhood Engagement Office at stephen.mosgrove@nola.gov.
To apply, visit www.nola.gov/pcab.