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Notes from Triad

The Makeup of Triad

Triad is a national community policing initiative wherein law enforcement professionals, seniors, and community groups partner to meet the crime-safety needs of seniors.

Triad has only two goals:

• To reduce crimes against the elderly, and
• To reduce the unwarranted fear of crime that seniors often experience

Triad is a concept of partnership. It is not an acronym; rather it represents a group of three: law enforcement, seniors or senior organizations, and community. The Triad agreement is a conceptual agreement by community leaders to work together for, and with, seniors.

Triad member Corporal Hank Jacobsen, Davenport Police Department, will be giving a talk entitled “Fraud Watch: Being Safe Scam” at CASI, 1035 W Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA. This will be on Tuesday August 15 from
11 a.m. to 12:30 pm. This is open to the public. Do call for reservations so the room can be set up properly. Call CASI  at (563) 386-7477.

Forming a Triad in a community has many benefits, among them, it:

• Opens communication between public safety personnel and the elderly
• Allows seniors to voice their concerns about crime and safety
• Provides an avenue for active senior volunteers to help others
• Reduces senior isolation, a contributing factor to 2. Allows seniors to voice their concerns about crime and safety senior victimization
• Strengthens the ties amongst community groups
• Builds a sense of community
• Expands law enforcement personnel capabilities within the community