Community-Police Engagement
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Earlier this year, the IACP sent out a call to our members and readers for photographs featuring their officers actively engaging with the community members they serve every day. The inaugural Police ...
President's Message
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Public trust is the cornerstone of policing, the thread that is woven into every aspect of policing—from combating terrorism, cybercrime, human trafficking, domestic violence, and drug abuse, to the...
Community-Police Engagement
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The effectiveness of a law enforcement agency and its officers depends enormously on the relationship the agency has forged with the community it serves. Community-police relationships, like all relat...
Community-Police Engagement
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One of U.S. painter Norman Rockwell’s most famous works is entitled The Runaway. This painting depicts a young boy at a restaurant counter, presumably in a small town in the United States. He is sit...
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...