Community-Police Engagement
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Police departments worldwide are facing the challenge of building community trust in an environment of controversial shootings and political polarization. In particular, some community members believe...
Community-Police Engagement
Officer having a friendly conversation with a civilian woman.
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Homelessness. Mental illness. Substance use disorders. Law enforcement officers are routinely responding to calls in the community related to these three issues, and they are expected to have instant ...
Community-Police Engagement
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The phrase “building trust” has been the focus of many meetings, conversations, and academic publications on the topic of community policing and engagement with respect to procedural justice. It ...
Community-Police Engagement
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Citizen involvement in community-based crime prevention represents the greatest challenge in terms of encouraging, gaining, and channeling citizen interest and action, as well as the greatest potentia...
President's Message
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Although some of the rhetoric around the “militarization of police” has quieted down, I still catch rumblings, observe media coverage, and hear from our members that they cannot seem to shake the ...
Community-Police Engagement
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For many of us, watching cartoons as a kid is a great memory. Seeing the bad guys ignite long fuses leading to powder kegs and an eventual explosion was exciting, but relatively harmless. However, tho...
Community-Police Engagement
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When most people envision SWAT officers and armored police vehicles, they associate those images with major crimes, dangerous criminals, and violent riots. However, this article shows how one police d...
Victim Services
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One of the most intimidating tools abusers and traffickers of undocumented immigrants use is the threat of deportation. Abusers and other criminals use it to maintain control over their victims and ...