Sheriff & Deputy Magazine
Proactive Alliance is helping agencies change the culture of policing by applying counseling concepts.
The Proactive Alliance policing concept was featured in an article published by IACP Police Chief magazine.
https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/proactive-alliance-ethos-broken-windows/
COPS Office Toolkit
The Arlington Restaurant Initiative: A Nightlife Policing Strategy to Improve Safety and Economic Viability
Safe Night's Dimitrios (Jim) Mastoras authored a new US DOJ COPS Office Toolkit called The Arlington Restaurant Initiative: A Nightlife Policing Strategy to Improve Safety and Economic Viability. The publication was released to assist other municipalities incorporate the relationship-based approach to managing nightlife and improving safety.
Abstract: The Arlington County (Virginia) Police Department (ACPD) has instituted the Arlington Restaurant Initiative, a voluntary accreditation system based on Best Bar None - a program designed to establish and promote relationships between restaurants and bars, local authorities, and the community by promoting responsible alcohol management - that originated in Manchester, UK, in 2003. This publication describes the ACPD's work to change its policing approach in the popular Clarendon nightlife area from a focus on enforcement to a focus on prevention. It also discusses a research analysis of the program conducted by the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University.
Publication Date: 10/25/2019
Author(s): Dimitrios Mastoras
Link to publication: https://cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/ric.php?page=detail&id=COPS-P372
Observatory of Public Sector Innovation
OECD - OPSI Case Study
The Arlington Restaurant Initiative (ARI) is a voluntary accreditation program which aims to increase safety and economic viability for restaurants and special events in Arlington County, VA. Using the Proactive Alliance relationship-based approach, the police partnered with county agencies to establish a holistic approach to nightlife management and raise standards of restaurants that serve alcohol. ARI has been successful in reducing alcohol-related violence and building mutually-beneficial relationships with stakeholders.