Liaison Intern At Executive Office Of The Chief Of Police
Washington D.C. Metro Area
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Special Liaison Branch (SLB) supports community policing with communities that are sometimes underserved, and is composed of the Asian Liaison Unit (ALU), Deaf and Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit (DHHLU), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Liaison Unit (LGBTLU), and the Latino Liaison Unit (LLU).The SLB has expanded to include “affiliate” officers on patrol throughout the city. The affiliate officers have volunteered to receive specialized training on diverse communities, their issues, and how to best serve them. They will continue to work in their home District, but will receive coordinated support, information, and training through the Liaison Units in the SLB. The SLB enables MPD to: Enhance response to these communities throughout the city, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Provide consistent information to these communities, while ensuring that information about their needs is integrated into services in each patrol District. Reinforce the messages of progressive training, policies, and procedures department-wide.*This position only opens to the U.S. citizen and the U.S. permanent resident. In the meantime, it requires a thorough background check from various law enforcement agencies.