Trust Building Campaign

The Tewksbury Police Department is pleased to announce that they completed a pledge to enhance trust and collaboration between police and the communities served.The pledge is part of an initiative called the Trust Building Campaign which was started by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the world’s largest and most infuential professional association for police leaders. To join the Trust Building Campaign, law enforcement agencies must pledge to implement 25 key policies and leading practices within a 36-month period. Chief Columbus made the decision to invest time and resources to foster trust within the greater community.

By completing the Trust Building Campaign Pledge, the Tewksbury Police established policies
and trainings, conducted assessments, and developed strategies within six focus areas
(bias-free policing; use of force; leadership and culture; recruitment, hiring, and retention;
victim services; and community relations) designed to encourage positive community-police
partnerships that promote safe, efective interactions, create strategies to prevent and reduce
crime, and improve the wellbeing and quality of life for all.

The IACP is encouraged by the efforts of agencies as they incorporate the pledge’s concepts
into their everyday operations. When trust building is prioritized, community members and
the police beneft from relationships focused on unified visions, goals, and values. Building
and rebuilding trust in the community and around the world is critical, and must remain a
primary objective.

For more information about the Trust Building Campaign, visit the IACP’s website at
https://www.theiacp.org/iacp-trust-building-campaign.