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IJJft' C~TY DEPARTMENT of POLICE Atlanta 3, Georgia March 26, 1968 HERBERT T . JENKINS Chief Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.t and Advisory Committee on Civil Disorders City Hall Atlanta, Georg ia Dear Sirs: Below is an outline of those steps our departme nt pla ns to put in effect for the summer, 1 968. They have bee n approved by Chie f H. Ta Jenkins and we believ e t he y will r educe tens i on and possible civil disord2rs in At l ~nt a o The r e~or t o r: the Nati onal i,.dviso ry Com\Ti issi,on on Civil Disorder has sc1i.d, " Pres e rving civil peace. is tne fir s t r esponsibility of the g overnme nt.u This we pla n to do. In additi on, we plan to use our Crime Preve ntion Bureau off ic ers in eac h E .O. A . Center to ass i s t the s e people with any city problem. If an area need tne s e rvic es o i t he Sanit ary ilep a rtment , Housing enf orc eme nt or a ny oti1e r, our me n are be ing instruc ted to ass i s t in every way. The y a lso work with scnool couns e lo rs on absent students a nd drop-outs, ass ist adu lts and youti1s with emp l oyme nt, hardsti. i p c .s ses , sic kness_., e tc., comp l aints on police s e rvices, missing pe rsons, co~munity civic and recrea tiona l a ctivitie s , a nd inv e stiga te rumors. Cr i me Pre v e ntion o ff ic e rs a re as s i g ne d to wa lking be ats in slum areas to kee p in touch with r es ide n ts. We underst a nd t he r e will be 62 schoo l s , 40 pa rks and 20 pl a y lo t s a v a il ab l e this s um~~ ra To police a ll of the s e p roJects , tn e 85 com~u n i ty s e r vi c e o ff icers r e co rnmended by tne c o::11.1n i ssio n will be need ed whe n tt,e.se proje ct s o pe n. We ha v e a Tas k Forc e of L~O of i: ice r s co'TI .-:1Emded by a ne.gro c a pt a in. Tne.y a r e a ss i g ned to t l1ese s ame. a r eas to g ive the l aw abiding citi ze ns a g ood t oug h polic e s e r v Lce . The y work f ro'TI L, : ::l O ? . "-1. to 1 2 :3J i~ aM. ', Th is f orce O i : me n know til e c o•n-riun i t y , tne ir l a nc'S ua:;e a nd~ h E, bi ts . Tne y wi 11 know whe n t e n s ions r u n h i g h in t, te ir arec1 0 Th2se me n a re se l ected fo ;..' t his type cJu ty and ;nu s t ha ve g o od r e pu t a tions i n t oe n e 1g hborh oods a 1 �-·:Ma rc h 26, 1 968 Page 2 In t ne e v e n i o f any t e n se s i tu a tion, we p l a n to move t he en ti r e Crime P r e.vent 10n Bc2.r2au into ti1e a r e a . We hope with t;1e k n Dw l eC:1ge tt1e. y c10. v e. o r tt1e area a nd b1e. p e o p le t r1e y k n ow , t ney w.1.. ll be a c le t o r e l i e ve t he s 1 tua tio n. If n o ti ti 1e. Ta sk Fo r c e wi ll fo ll ow . I t t tese :r:· al. l, t r1e R.-1ot S q uad w i ll b e broug nt i n. �