The Community Empowerment-Centered Approach empowers local community stakeholders to collaborate with each other for long-term solutions to address community safety challenges through the C.A.T. Method® (which stands for Community Empowerment, Accountability, and Transparency). The C.A.T. Method® helps communities to identify, strategize, and implement constructive changes that support the professionalization and modernization of law enforcement practices, policies, and culture.