Community Policing
The Community Policing topic covers efforts by agencies and officers to partner with other branches of local government as well as non-governmental organizations to reduce crime and increase the quality of life for law-abiding citizens.
The same events and conditions that led to crime epidemics in the past are occurring now
COPS Office report summarizes creative ways LE agencies are deploying community policing principles
The new Trusted City Ecosystem from Motorola Solutions makes it easy to invite citizens to participate in policing for their community
The video, created by activists, features footage of police suggesting measures for warding off home invaders
Media outlets have pressed for the release of more records, which could shed light on a crime that has revived the national debate over gun control
The number of anti-government patriot groups, one category tracked by the center, rose dramatically over the past four years, from 149 groups in 2008 to 1,360 today
Chief says benefits outweigh concerns over possible abuse of info; city officials, public voice concerns over storage and access to data
70% of the funds will go to training and equipment for law enforcement officer safety and 30% will go toward education
Satellite offices in public schools will serve as regular substations while providing increased security for kids
The senator’s question set off a testy exchange with the police chief on a proposed assault weapons ban
The actress claims police questioned her in the hospital without being read her rights, and said she wasn’t driving at the time of her car accident
In a first-of-its-kind program, Connecticut State Police assigned troopers and some local officers to each victim’s family following the Dec. 14 massacre
Police found thousands of dollars worth of the games in the Lanza home, and are looking to see if one mimicks the Sandy Hook shooting
Facecrook is a digital notebook that allows law enforcement to record and share information on suspects and persons of interest
The manhunt ended Tuesday night in flames, leaving a body believed to be Dorner’s and 4 deaths in his wake
Dorner’s fate isn’t clear, but a single gunshot was heard in the cabin before the fire started
Scores of officers were outside Staples, others are stationed on a hotel roof across the street
He fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an LA police officer, but saw it unravel three years later
The search for suspect stretches across California, Nevada, Arizona and northern Mexico
a parcel containing a note, a DVD and a bullet hole-riddled memento were sent by Christopher Dorner and addressed to Anderson Cooper’s office
Police will no longer respond in person to crimes in which no one is in imminent danger
The city’s police force of 1,200 officers is bolstered this week by more than 200 Louisiana State Police troopers and hundreds of federal authorities from several agencies
Pretrial hearings are scheduled Wednesday-Friday so the new military judge can reconsider defense requests previously rejected by the former judge
The ban of semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines will affect how officers train
Launch tube assembly had already been used; Army officials checking background of device after it showed up at Seattle weapons buyback day
“This is truly a community police station that belongs to the citizens of Signal Hill”
He announced Friday that law enforcement cutbacks have changed the way police can respond to crime
A federal judge’s decision upholding the law was overturned, saying the state was justified in trying to protect children but that the “blanket ban” went too far by restricting free speech
Without funds to hire more officers, the department will change the way it operates
While the initial response to the shooting at Sandy Hook is over, the follow-up response is ongoing
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