About Volunteers in Police Service
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The VIPS Program provides support and resources for agencies interested in developing or enhancing a volunteer program and for citizens who wish to volunteer their time and skills with a community law enforcement agency. The program’s ultimate goal is to enhance the capacity of state and local law enforcement to utilize volunteers.
Through this program, the VIPS staff seeks to
- learn about promising practices being used in existing VIPS programs and share this information with law enforcement agencies that want to expand their programs,
- increase the use of volunteers in existing programs,
- help citizens learn about and become involved in VIPS programs in their communities, and
- help agencies without volunteer programs get them started.