community leaders

The unit liaises with community leaders to address social needs and challenges such as drugs and domestic violence, serving as ears and eyes before deploying public order or crime prevention units.

“They will liaise with our communities, community leaders, check the social needs, the challenges... drugs, domestic violence... They will be our ears and eyes before you deploy, or sometimes they will intervene...”

The group within the community who joined CLU police officers were not employed by the city and operated operationally, directly reporting to the Chief of Police.

“‘This group that I am talking to in this letter, CLU membership has got community leaders that are CLU members, CLU community liaising officers or unit, they are metro police officers... There was this group that joined them in doing operational work. I am talking about that group that is not employed by the city.’”