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Why kids are the key to good police-community relationships

Police officers have myriad unique opportunities to positively influence America’s children

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Police officers have myriad unique opportunities to positively influence America’s children—from infancy to young adulthood and beyond. In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss how informal, day-to-day interactions between officers and young people can help begin to change the anti-police sentiment that has taken root among some members of society, as well as how formally funded agency programs like Police Athletic Leagues, Shop with a Cop, National Night Out, and Explorer programs can help improve police-community relations.

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