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April 2022

Policing in a Multicultural Society

GUEST EDITORS Britnae Purdy and Jennifer Styles

Building trust with a community can be challenging when its members don’t feel as though their cultures are understood or respected by local law enforcement. In recent years, agencies have come to realize the importance of reflecting the communities they serve. This issue of Police Chief examines proven models and strategies designed to promote equity and inclusion within policing and for engaging external community stakeholders.  

Articles

  • The Move Toward More Equitable Policing in America

    By Jeff Glover, Chief, Tempe Police Department, Arizona
    America has always been a divided society. Racial, social, political, and economic divisions have long existed and resulted in frustration and a mutual lack of trust. In recent years, those frustratio...

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  • Connecting with the Community

    By Greg Terry, Chief, Bakersfield Police Department, California
    Between H Street, P Street, L Street, Stine, and Sterling Road in Bakersfield, California, there are a cluster of Sikh temples, many of them impressive with gold and ivory domes, reminiscent of archit...

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  • Strategic Communications

    By Colin May, MS, CFE, 3CE, Professor of Forensic Studies, Stevenson University
    Effectively communicating in a culturally relevant manner with various audiences is an essential component of community policing. To that end, a multidimensional, multicultural approach to strategic ...

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  • Working with Diverse Community Stakeholders

    By Gary Coffin, Program Administrator, Office of the Second Judicial District Attorney; Anne Heaney, Communications Specialist, University of Alabama at Birmingham Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center; Jessica Beckman, Senior Project Manager, IACP; and Mario Wilson, Project Coordinator, IACP
    In many communities, a set of blocks or a few discrete locations have been hot spots for years, unyielding to traditional methods of crime prevention. The Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) Pro...

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