community policing Archives

Low-Costs Innovations: Proud: Giving Neighborhoods A Fresh Start

For years, the nationally recognized Neighborhood Watch program provided Morrow's residents with knowledge of crime prevention techniques. Sadly, the program was not maintaining its initial enthusiasm...

Community-Police Engagement

A Police-University Collaboration to Improve Community Policing

Making effective use of the talents and resources outside the police department can help extend severely strained police resources. Police in Providence, Rhode Island, are collaborating with a local u...

Technology

Special Focus: The Alexandria Police Department Tactical Computer System

With its 135,000 residents and variety of residential and commercial spaces, Alexandria, Virginia, is one of the most densely populated cities in the United States. The Alexandria Police Department em...