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.
Small police departments that do not have the luxury of their own PIO can hold their own in the high-stakes public information arena
Whatever term you use to describe the changes needed in policing, the goal is to improve it in ways that will benefit both communities and law enforcement
A young girl asks if she can ride horses as a police officer too when she grows up
“It provides greater transparency and there’s always the positive impact it could have for recruitment.”
The NYPD and FDNY both declined to comment on the brawl Monday
One department’s Facebook page is now devoted to cold cases in hopes that online discussion will generate new leads
St. Louis police are running a pilot program aimed at resolving bitter but relatively minor conflicts between citizens and officers
A mother captured the moment when a Oklahoma City police officer stopped to play basketball with a group of kids in her neighborhood
Superintendent says he’d been thinking about adding a walking beat to the arsenal of new community policing tactics he’s rolled out
A vehicle pulled up beside the star and his nephew opened fire, striking him in the arm
A 9-year-old Conn. boy who saw cars whizzing down his neighborhood street did what a lot of adults might not have done. He took action
The city of Green Bay’s one and only skateboard police officer is on a mission
Annie James, 14, got upset when she spotted a patrol car parked on a curb that was painted red
A Boynton police officer was filmed dancing to Pharrell Williams’ song “Happy” over the weekend
On Wednesday night, twelve-year-old Jacob Aguirre got to play with someone he considers a hero
Oakley Standard Issue has released its new Prizm lenses, specially made for target visibility on the range
Your town has an online community whether your department is a part of it or not. Why not take advantage of that to better engage your community?
League started after members of the Police Department approached New Haven Family Alliance street outreach workers and other groups about ways to reduce violence
Officer Sally Madera says that the car is privately owned and will be loaned to police for “charity events and recruitment”
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