From a field of nearly 200 applicants, judges for the 1997 Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law Enforcement selected three winners and twenty-two semi-finalists for the law enforcement profession’s highest award for innovative and effective community-based law enforcement programs. Among the winners were Newton Area and Harbor Area community police stations for their exceptional programs. For a detailed description of these programs, browse through the sections below.

• Finalist: Newton Area and FALCON Hooper Block Project
• Winner: Harbor Area Gateway Neighborhood Recovery Project