The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) invites law enforcement to participate in the sixth annual “Community Policing in Action” photo contest.

This contest launched in 2014 as a way to provide law enforcement agencies the opportunity to share photos of positive interactions with the communities they serve.

All state, local, territorial and tribal law enforcement agencies are invited to submit a photo that captures a spirited community policing moment for the opportunity to be featured on the COPS Office website, and its Twitter and Facebook headers, for one month during the 2020 calendar year. Each winning law enforcement agency may also be featured in the COPS Office e-newsletter, the Community Policing Dispatch and/or a COPS Office-issued press release.

The photo should reflect positive engagement that promotes community policing and trust building with community members, stakeholders, local government and others. While photos may include community members of all ages, the office encourages photos depicting interactions with adults due to privacy concerns with photos of minors. See the website, cops.usdoj.gov/photocontest, for important details regarding photos of minors.

Each law enforcement agency is allowed to submit one official submission of one photo that accurately depicts the department’s community policing efforts. All required forms must be included with the photo in order for the submission to be marked as complete.

All photos must be submitted by 8 p.m. Nov. 4 by email to tellcops@usdoj.gov. Visit the website for complete contest rules and terms and conditions. Winners will be notified no later than Dec. 27 by email.

For questions regarding the contest, see the Frequently Asked Questions on the COPS Office website or contact contest organizers by email at tellcops@usdoj.gov.

Photos may be used in other COPS Office communications in the future and there is no cash award or other prize for this photo contest.