Crime & Violence
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Houses of worship (HOW) historically have been protected institutions and a safe haven for the community. However, during the past few years, the number of violent crimes directly and indirectly affec...
Community-Police Engagement
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As law enforcement agencies further wade into the realm of the digital world, engaging and encouraging conversation in a limitless forum, the duties to respond, interact, and follow up with queries an...
Community-Police Engagement
Policeman Being Interviewed by the Media on a Driveway at a Crime Scene
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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...
Community-Police Engagement
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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...
Recruitment & Personnel
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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...
Community-Police Engagement
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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...
Community-Police Engagement
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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...
Community-Police Engagement
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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...