Community-Police Engagement
Visitor takes a group selfie with schoolchildren inside a worn classroom with wooden desks, backpacks, books, cracked walls and bare concrete floors
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In the traditional landscape of U.S. law enforcement, the word “innovation” is frequently synonymous with technological advancement, such as body-worn cameras, high-definition forensics, or predic...
Community-Police Engagement
Uniformed officer kneels beside two children holding a dog at an outdoor community event, with tactical vest, badge, radio, booths and crowd behind.
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For the past six years, it feels like the policing profession has slowly been crawling its way out of the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, and the defunding the police move...
Community-Police Engagement
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A volunteer program may be an agency’s greatest untapped asset or its next liability. For many agencies, it is the latter. Police executives are facing more complex demands, reduced capacity, and ch...
Community-Police Engagement
Riot‑gear officer in helmet and body armor stands facing a crowd behind white barriers in stadium seating area, with high‑visibility staff and rows of empty seats
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The highly anticipated FIFA World Cup 2026 has begun! Across North America, it is doing more than filling stadiums—it is stretching policing into spaces it does not traditionally dominate. Spanning ...
Community-Police Engagement
Police officer leaning on an open patrol car door beside a child sitting in the front seat, with equipment visible inside and people gathered in the background.
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Police officers are increasingly encountering individuals on the autism spectrum in a wide range of situations—from missing person calls to traffic stops, to community events, to crisis intervention...
Community-Police Engagement
Police bike patrol rides through a busy intersection at dusk, wearing helmets and tactical gear, with brick buildings, traffic lights, and event crowds in the background.
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All police agencies share common goals: to reduce crime and improve their community’s quality of life. Over the past several decades, agencies have become increasingly effective in applying proven a...
Community-Police Engagement
Portland Police officer in dark uniform with visible shoulder patches and duty belt walks outdoors with arm around an older person in a suit and flat cap during a community event.
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Rarely do the names of famous 19th-century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and longtime National Football League All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce come up in the same conversation. However, despite the...
Community-Police Engagement
Police officer in dark uniform with badge and rank pins bends to greet two children at a community event beside a dunk tank, with uniformed officers seated behind a metal cage and yellow backdrop.
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Trust is the cornerstone of effective policing. It influences not only how the police serve their communities in routine interactions but also how they respond and are perceived in moments of crisis. ...