Milwaukee’s Community Collaborative Commission is adapting elements of Baltimore’s plan as it finishes a local community policing blueprint. Baltimore’s document clarifies responsibilities, distinguishes presence from engagement, and centers problem-oriented responses—points Milwaukee is already addressing unevenly.
MPD worked with the Community Collaborative Commission and Fire and Police Commission beginning in 2022 on community engagement sessions across the city, according to MPD's 2025 Community and Problem...
MPD said it already uses the same approach, known as the SARA model.
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Community policing, a core focus of the commission's work, calls for police and residents to work together to identify and respond to neighborhood problems. Baltimore's "Community Policing Plan" spells out who is responsible for that work, what it involves and how it can be put into practice. "What works in Baltimore may or may not work in similar ways here," said Tim Baack, president and CEO of Pathfinders, an organization that supports homeless and runaway children, and a member of the commission.
MPD has an official policy that requires all department members to engage in community and problem-oriented policing daily. "Presence matters, but meaningful engagement requires interaction, listening, relationship building and collaboration," Whitaker said. With collaboration, residents help identify problems, shape responses and determine whether they worked.
Police Department patrol vehicle with emergency lights on is seen on Oct. (Michelle Brittain) Add Wisconsin Watch to Google Reading Time: 4 minutes Members of Milwaukee's Community Collaborative Commission are looking to Baltimore as they work to give residents a greater voice in how policing is carried out in Milwaukee. Its members include community activists and leaders of local nonprofits.
“We have to find other ways to connect with our young people, and this is a perfect example,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said
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