Community Relations
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Inviting community stakeholders to experience virtual reality training can change the conversation
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
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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
It’s great to get likes, views and smiling emojis, but it’s also great to get a handshake, a thank you and a wave with all the right fingers
Ferni Balbuena was rescued after her father jumped in front of a train with her in his arms last month
Facebook posts about Officer Randolph Valdez’s response have gone viral
Two officers were caught on camera playing drums, salsa dancing
Seek the support of your community and its leaders to build a successful explorer program that strengthens community ties and improves recruitment
Public safety agencies should continue to establish social media pages as long as they are properly labeled, post applicable restrictions and are neutrally applied
The assignment was distributed to first graders at a pre-K school in Pittsburgh
Video shows a crowd gathering to hear the surprise collaboration
Training standards could protect officers by setting clear expectations for performance, while increasing consistency of LE interactions with youth
“It’s the evolution of our Crime Stoppers unit, moving into the 21st century,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said
Using the documentary “Charm City” to teach Baltimore police recruits
Concerned about a spike in young people using meth or other illegal drugs, residents have vowed to confront suspected dealers en masse
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