Enhancing Community Policing Through Community Mediation Surveys

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
General Mediation Survey Form and Instruction	New
Mediation Information Collection Form and Instruction	New
Supporting Statement Part A FINALCLEAN030613.docx Supporting Statement A	2013-08-21
Supporting Statement Part B CLEAN 030613.docx Supporting Statement B	2013-04-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
206477	General Mediation Survey Form and Instruction	New
206476	Mediation Information Collection Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1103-0112	ICR Reference No: 201304-1103-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/DOJADM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Enhancing Community Policing Through Community Mediation Surveys
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/21/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/17/2013
Terms of Clearance: The results of this collection are not generalizeble to other law enforcement agencies or jurisdictions beyond Branford, CT. The agency should not make public assertions about the general effectiveness or impact of mediation based on this collection alone.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2016	36 Months From Approved
Responses	180	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	51	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to assess the Branford (CT) Police Department police officer perceptions of the effectiveness of mediation on police operations (i.e., time spent responding to minor or quality of life calls, impact on performance of duties), police officer opinions about the community mediation training they received, and the level of police officer and citizen satisfaction with mediation as a traditional police response alternative, and to obtain preliminary information about its general role in advancing community policing as a problem-solving tool. These surveys will be used to assess the level of police and citizen satisfaction with mediation in Branford (CT) Police Department as a traditional police response alternative. The results of this collection are not generalizeble to other law enforcement agencies or jurisdictions beyond Branford, CT.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 103 - 322 Title I Name of Law: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 961	01/07/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 16537	03/15/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Mediation Information Collection	N/A, N/A	Pre-Training Police Questionnaire ,   Post-Training Police Questionnaire
General Mediation Survey	N/A	General Mediation Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	180	0	0	180	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	51	0	0	51	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: To examine the potential for community mediation to augment the effectiveness of community policing, the University of New Haven (UNH) needs to collect data from two groups: the police referring parties to mediation, and the parties participating in the mediation process. This results in an increase in burden due to it the ICR being a new collection on behalf of the COPS Office and its cooperative agreement with UNH.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/17/2013

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