Community Relations
See how law enforcement stepped up through acts of heroism to create some good this past year
This information will provide insight into the role of police departments in facilitating the return of lost items to their rightful owners
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Educator finds new purpose helping to mold students at historic, cost-free, private residential school in Hershey, Pa.
Within weeks, social media activism has managed to drastically shift the national conversation around policing and public safety
Law enforcement should take advantage of the call for some incident types to be handled by other professionals
If the intent is to diminish the capacity and presence of law enforcement, the result will be police responding to crime after it occurs rather than preventing crime
Taking a cue from pilot training, the EPIC program teaches officers to become active bystanders who speak up when watching a troubling event unfold
LAPD union said budget cuts would be the ‘quickest way to make our neighborhoods more dangerous’
Chief Scott Schubert didn’t plan on participating but said being there helps him gauge how police can best respond to protests
Councilmember Jeremiah Ellison promised that the council would “dismantle” the department
An enduring lesson for public safety leadership in recent years is that the public wants and expects accurate information, transparency
A number of LEOs have made headlines by joining activists during the George Floyd protests
Concerned citizens must act to ensure equity and opportunity in their communities
As the State of Colorado eases measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we take a look at how one community with an early outbreak took aggressive measures to contain the spread of the virus – and emerge stronger than ever.
When asked if agencies had conducted training in the COVID decrees and explained the penalties for violations and enforcement procedures, more than 60% said no
This pandemic provides an extraordinary opportunity to reshape law enforcement operations and relationships with communities
Social media is the most effective community outreach tool PDs have during this pandemic, but online messaging comes with several challenges
With schools closed, many SROs have been reassigned, but staying in touch with students is still important
The arrestee belongs to a group urging resistance to government COVID-19 restrictions
COVID-19 has led to the police finding themselves in the unenviable position of enforcing edicts that restrict basic behaviors and unalienable rights
Deputies delivered Easter baskets to children in their neighborhoods and at a local food distribution point
Learn how COVID-19 has impacted law enforcement and corrections personnel and how public safety has adjusted its response
This phone app lets you reduce face-to-face citizen encounters – and potential COVID-19 exposure – by conducting non-emergency police business by phone
Community members called the event description’s language ‘disturbing’
The podcast acts as a community outreach tool and provides an anonymous way for listeners to learn about addiction recovery and resources
If you recruit well, conduct thorough background checks and train constantly, you can have a human with a kind heart and good ethics – but you can’t have perfection
Officers pull over drivers they observe obeying traffic laws and give them gift cards donated by local businesses
In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss best practices for putting on a Citizens’ Police Academy
The trend toward prioritizing collaboration continues to grow in the grant world
Law enforcement, EMS and civic leaders joined forces to fund a valuable communication app and get it in the hands of first responders
What started off as a gesture of thanks to an NYPD precinct has now gone viral on social media
Several police departments, including KCPD, are providing much-needed and hard-to-afford hygiene items to those in need
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