Management.The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services This article is about Community Oriented Policing Services. For other uses of COPS or cops, see Cops. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is an agency within the United States Department of Justice. (COPS) presents Early Intervention ear·ly intervention n. Abbr. EI A process of assessment and therapy provided to children, especially those younger than age 6, to facilitate normal cognitive and emotional development and to prevent developmental disability or delay. Systems for Law Enforcement Agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). : Planning and Management Guide, which examines early intervention (El) systems, a data-based management tool designed to identify officer performance problems and provide interventions, usually counseling or training, to address those issues. In an El system, performance data are entered into a computerized database, including such indicators as departmental use-of-force reports, citizen complaints, officer involvement in civil litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , and resisting arrest charges. An El system helps identify a range of problems that do not warrant formal disciplinary action but suggest that an officer is having problems dealing with citizens. This report is available electronically at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov or by contacting the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center at 800-421-6770. |
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