Lompoc Police Department - the City of Lompoc!

COMMUNITY SERVICES SECTIONThe goal of the Community Services Section is to ensure that the neighborhoodsthroughout the city are provided with professional and effective service, based upon theirdiverse needs and concerns. The Community Services Section provides crime preventionand community-oriented strategies to better serve the community. The Lompoc PoliceDepartment is engaged with citizens in developing these strategies to improve the quality oflife in various neighborhoods.LOMPOC POLICE BEATThe Lompoc Police Beat is a liveone hour weekly crimeprevention show hosted by theLompoc Police Departmentfeaturing a variety of topics.Officers serve as hosts for theprogram. Guest from lawenforcement, emergencyservices, community basedorganizations, and youthprograms educate and inform thepublic. Viewers are encouragedto call in “live” and posequestions to the officers and guests. Over 50,000 viewers in the Lompoc Valley area canwatch the live broadcast. The show is re-broadcast throughout the week to reach thebroadest audience possible. In 2011 Lompoc Police Beat went world-wide, streaming liveon the internet.G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education & Training)The G.R.E.A.T. Program is a school-based, lawenforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum.With prevention as its primary objective, the programprovides social tools for youth to stand againstdelinquency, youth violence, and gang membership.During 2011, over 400 5th grade students weretaught the G.R.E.A.T. program. The program isinstructed by a police officer on campus reminding thechildren that their “decisions” have “outcomes” and tobe safe. These youth are also taught the effects andconsequences of drug and alcohol abuse.Lompoc Police Department 2011 Annual Report - 14 -