community policing Archives

Building Public Trust

Human beings are social creatures, and, as such, relationships are of crucial importance to them. Since relationships are built on trust, it’s imperative that police officers understand the importa...

Community-Police Engagement

Community Policing Strategic Plan

Recent decades have seen a steady evolution in the expectations of and demands on police officers. Highly publicized use-of-force incidents and officer-involved shootings have exacerbated a mistrust o...

President's Message

President’s Message: Year in Review

As I complete my term as president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, I want to express my appreciation to each of you for your service as law enforcement professionals and your wor...

Community-Police Engagement

Community Safety, Security, and Quality of Life—Whose Responsibility?

History shows that many great ideas, discoveries, or breakthroughs began with a question. Therefore, it seems reasonable to begin this discussion with one: Who is responsible for community safety, sec...

Education & Training

Burnsville, Minnesota

For the past 38 years, the Burnsville Police Department in Minnesota has required a four-year degree for those candidates wanting to become police officers with our city. At first it seemed to create ...

Technology

Geographic Policing Initiative in Roanoke

In the 1990s the Roanoke Police Department began moving toward a community-policing concept by assigning officers to specific districts and charging the officers with becoming familiar with the reside...

Community-Police Engagement

Special Focus: Community Policing and Homeland Security

Homeland security begins with local law enforcement and the community. The collection of information at the community level is critical to the overall homeland security mission. That's where it all ...

Education & Training

Building Training Capacity for Homeland Security: Lessons Learned from Community Policing

A heightened state of awareness of terrorist threats has been woven into the everyday experience of many Americans. Nowhere is this more keenly felt than in law enforcement. As law enforcement acknowl...