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Recently, the already-difficult profession of public safety has been made even more challenging by competing political interests, the “defunding” movement, and changing expectations from communiti...
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Programs pairing police with mental health professionals to respond to calls involving persons in mental health crises are becoming widespread. Police and clinicians handle some crises better together...
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I will never forget responding to a 911 call downtown and seeing a six-foot-five man in sandals and a long, flowing dress screaming and yelling on the street corner. He started walking out into traffi...
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The background investigation may be the most critical element in hiring a new officer. This labor-intensive process usually takes months and has traditionally resulted in reams of paperwork. Bu...
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Traditional Public Information Offices Must Evolve into Aligned, Strategic Communications Operations
At many police departments and law enforcement agencies, the public information office has historically played a supportive but minimal role when it comes to organizational strategy. The function of t...
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Saturday, June 27, 2020, began like a typical day in San Diego, California. Second watch officers in the police department’s Central Division were well into their shifts patrolling downt...
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The death of George Floyd reignited the conversation around police reform in the United States—a conversation that has manifested time and again over the last decade. But something about this incide...
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2020 highlighted cracks in the social foundation of communities across the world. The compounding stress caused by COVID-19 and economic uncertainty illuminated existing inequities, and the death of G...
