Community Relations
Police officers are wired to help, not be helped; here are six ways to ensure your officers are supported in their time of need with tangible action items
Photos, videos: Police departments around the U.S. rally to help Lahaina town decimated by wildfires
Striking photos show once-vibrant neighborhoods reduced to ash and rubble; see how PDs are helping those in their time of need
How one recruit revealed some wrong-headed thinking
Police in Memphis say bystanders helped subdue a pedestrian who climbed into a squad car and reached for an officer’s gun
Police are offering the use of their headquarters — with an optional officer present — for residents looking for safe transactions
About $76,000 already has been pledged in private donations to assist with the cost of the gun buyback
Bill provides statutory guidance for courts using Tennessee’s public nuisance law to keep criminal gang members out of public areas
Citizen complaints about Chicago police and the related investigative files are public records and must be turned over by the city
Max Huntsman was hired in December to provide new oversight to the LASD following several years of investigations into deputy corruption in the jail system
Calif. Supreme Court likely to rule in favor of requiring police agencies to make names of officers in shootings public
The NYPD’s encounters with the public will soon begin with a polite introduction and end “on a positive note” under a new “Seven Steps to Positive Community Interactions” curriculum
Five police commanders regularly use their accounts to post tweets asking residents to help solve crimes or be aware of their surroundings
It’s commonly accepted that police work is a “thankless job,” but every so often someone surprises officers with a kind gesture
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