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.
Enforcement, education and outreach were key in reducing drug trafficking, gang activity and prostitution at an apartment complex
Following community criticism, two police chiefs announced they would be removing thin blue line imagery from display in their agencies
A community care fund equips officers to meet the immediate, emergent needs of the citizens they serve
Collaboration in its rawest and most effective form involves the equality of each participant and an open mindedness that defies conventional police interactions
Colo. massacre prompts Houston PD to reveal active shooter safety video earlier than had been originally intended
The new and improved Police1 Forums are now available
The Redwood City (Calif.) police department is at the forefront of a number of technology trends, and with this recent development may be in uncharted territory
‘We’re allowing them to be investigators again,’ says Capt. in charge of Police and Community Together (PACT) unit, ‘we’ve given them the avenues to be police officers.’
When a public servant takes a life, the public has a right to know certain details, but they should receive this information within the proper contextual balance
‘Stop snitching’ culture increasingly pervasive; community’s silence frustrates officers
‘Violence interrupters’ will mediate conflicts in neighborhoods where shootings have spiked
‘No questions asked’ policy, weapons will be destroyed; several ‘military-grade’ machine guns amongst those turned in
Photojournalist covering a brush fire was cited for obstructing public officers
The Coastal Trident 2012 exercise, which combined drug interdiction and counterterrorism efforts was planned long before a rash of drug-smuggling incidents
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she wants to make sure officers are prepared if Supreme Court upholds law
Police allege the four initially posed as police
During the NATO Summit, Chicago law enforcers are facing the cutting edge of what the Occupy Wall Street Movement call ‘a revolution’
The Baltimore Police Department and WBBF had collaborated for five years on “Fugitive Files”
Storytelling in law enforcement has a rich history of learning through laughter
Law enforcement dealing with spiking offenses ranging from drug trafficking and gun crimes to prostitution
A New York police sergeant ordered videographer to stop taping the arrest
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