security, and resiliency of the cities they serve. By residing in the same communities in which they serve, officers may have opportunities to ameliorate their relationships with community residents and heal relationships between police and communities. (7) Substantive criminal justice reform should include initiatives to ameliorate the relationships police officers have with the communities they serve. 3. Use of COPS grant funds to hire law enforcement officers who are residents of the communities they serve Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(b) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (22) and (23) as paragraphs (25) and (26), respectively