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Police dramas date back to the beginnings of the Reform Era of policing in the 1930s, when radio was in its infancy and serials captured the public’s imagination, and they continue to fascinate con...
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“The media is a food chain that would fall apart without local newspapers.” John Oliver’s stark portrait of the state of journalism in an August 2016 episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight stru...
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Law enforcement agencies have undergone a rapid series of changes in the public opinion arena over the past three decades, largely fueled by various media outlets and the evolution of social media. S...
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Over the past decade, law enforcement agencies across the globe have stepped into the world of social media—some more willingly than others. Much as social media has changed the landscape of mainstr...
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One only has to glance at professional publications, websites, conference topics, and recent initiatives to appreciate that effective, positive community interaction is a flagship issue for law...
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Building relationships between the police and “the community” is deeply complicated. In truth, there are always multiple communities that police need to build relationships with, especially in urb...
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Police Chief David Kurz has given a great deal of thought to an incident he was made aware of earlier in his career. A police officer was on a construction detail when a car with four, young African ...
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“Why does the LGBTQ2S community need a Pride Parade?” This question has been asked by many people over the years, including members of the York Regional Police. Although the question has become mu...
