Community Relations
How video programs can strengthen community relations and elevate officer confidence
Each year on January 9, communities across the United States take time to recognize the men and women who keep our neighborhoods safe. Here’s how you can participate
Equipping officers with sensory kits enhances preparedness, improves outcomes and fosters safer, more compassionate interactions
Agencies have until June 24 to start applications for projects and officer wellness programs worth up to $200K
“It’s a community policing effort where we introduce ourselves, through these cards, to whoever we can hand them out to,” Wilkes-Barre Police Chief Joseph Coffay said
While Paige Spears sat in prison for armed robbery, he saw more than one murderer come and go; a group of current and retired officers helped to free him
DJ, who has battled cancer since 2018, was sworn into more than 200 law enforcement agencies during a single ceremony in Berkeley, Missouri
New strategic partnership helps eliminate public safety redaction backlogs while harnessing AI for good
The new tools are designed to give officers more hands-free capabilities and access to community-contributed video evidence
“Big love and thanks to … [WWE Global Ambassador Titus O’Neil] and Sheriff [Chad Chronister] for the honor and for everything you do for this community,” Bautista said
The Southlake Police Department’s witty traffic campaign, featuring “Poe Poe on Muh Window,” has racked up over a million views
“If I have cancer and I can do it, then so can he,” said Springboro Police Department Officer Megan Graham, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2024
Students signed numbers through 10 and cycled through dozens of words police could use while they’re on duty, including license, car, stop, wait, lost, water, food and family
Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall’s team is drawing from European models to train officers in non-confrontational crowd management
Event aims to professionalize community engagement as a key component of public safety
The new 10-officer unit will patrol the area on foot, bicycles and motorcycles; the city’s four-person mounted horse patrol unit will also be dedicated to the area
When emotional investment isn’t possible, projecting trust and respect through sincere communication can be the key to safer, more effective outcomes
There were 71 homicides in Macon-Bibb County in 2022, 40 in 2023 and 39 in 2024, Mayor Lester Miller said
The Greensboro PD is launching a community engagement model inspired by Omaha 360, a City of Omaha program that allows citizens to give input on police activity
The Cool Kids Committee and the Cobb County PD accepted gently-used prom dresses, high heels and jewelry, which will be available to local teens for free
Since 2022, the reality TV docuseries has provided an unfiltered look at law enforcement in action, offering transparency, boosting community trust and even helping agencies attract recruits
Respondents report a “death drop” in constituent engagement on Twitter/X while also reporting that Facebook continues to reign supreme
Creative, engaging content — like a mischievous holiday elf — can strengthen community connections and ensure critical messages reach the public when it matters most
“Having Chase and Max…allows us to support mental health and well-being in a unique way,” said Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Officer Curtis Schwartzkopf
While officers and law enforcement supporters have embraced the image as a source of pride, others see the blue line flag as a banner of defiance
Put those policies out there and make them easy to access; we really have nothing to hide
From dispatch and investigations to community outreach and emergency management, campus police agencies offer diverse roles in a “city within a city”
The program aims to spare minors the trauma of an arrest for offenses that would have almost certainly been funneled into a diversion program later on in the court process
Ceasefire involves negotiating de-escalations between people at highest risk of shooting each other, an effort to interrupt cycles of violence by discouraging retaliations
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