August 2018
Guest Editors: Stephanie Lash and Kathleen Kelley
Community-police relationships are the subject of discourse around the globe as law enforcement agencies strive to build or rebuild trust and legitimacy within their communities, engage community members and groups, and create the mutually beneficial relationships that lead to safer, healthier communities. To achieve these goals, law enforcement leaders need to stay abreast of ideas and research about community policing, crisis intervention training, mental health, and related issues.
Cover photo courtesy of Mountain View Police Department.
Articles
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Embracing CIT and the One Mind Campaign to Make a Difference
Over the last decade, there has been a growing issue for law enforcement—an increase in the number of contacts between individuals experiencing a mental health c... -
Building Community Trust Through Transparency: The FBI's National Use-of-Force Data Collection
The effectiveness of a law enforcement agency and its officers depends enormously on the relationship the agency has forged w... -
SDHP State Troopers: Strengthening Relationships
One of U.S. painter Norman Rockwell’s most famous works is entitled The Runaway. This painting depicts a you... -
Bringing Sides Together: Community-Based Complaint Mediation
Police departments worldwide are facing the challenge of building community trust in an environment of controversial shooting... -
Social Workers Embedded in Law Enforcement
Homelessness. Mental illness. Substance use disorders. Law enforcement officers are routinely responding to calls in the community related to these three issues, a... -
Using Research to Build Trust and Empathy: Meaningful Change through Intergroup Contact
The phrase “building trust” has been the focus of many meetings, conversations, and academic publications on the topic of community policing and engagement wit... -
IACP Through the Years 1975: Crime Prevention Through Citizen Involvement
Citizen involvement in community-based crime prevention represents the greatest challenge in term... -
IACP 2018 Photography Contest: Community-Police Engagement
Earlier this year, the IACP sent out a call to our members and readers for photographs featu... -
IACP 2018 Highlights
As IACP celebrates its 125th Anniversary in 2018, it is important to note how much the profession has evolved since the... -
Candidate for 2018 IACP Office: Chief Will D. Johnson III
My name is Will Johnson. I am the police chief in Arlington, Texas, and a candidate for the IACP Vice President at Large. I respectfully as... -
Candidate for 2018 IACP Office: Chief John Letteney
Serving the Leaders of Today; Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow” is not just a motto. This mission is at the core of the IACP. We are a member-focused association of professional police leaders fro... -
IACP 2018 Exhibitor List
Columns
- President's Message: The Cornerstone of Policing: Public Trust
- The Dispatch: August 2018
- Legislative Alert: DOJ Releases Critical Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Funds After Stay of Nationwide Injunction
- Officer Safety Corner: Officer Performance Optimization: An Integrated and Culturally Relevant Approach to Officer Wellness, Health, and Performance
- Research in Brief: Striking a Balance: Research, Science, and Policing
- Chief's Counsel: Fourth Amendment Protection for “Curtilage” of a Home Trumps Automobile Exception
- From the Director: COPS Office: Changing the Narrative
- Product Feature: Traffic and Vehicle Enforcement: Many Problems, Many Solutions
- Line of Duty Deaths: 6/7/2018–7/2/2018
- Exhibitor Update: August 2018
- Technology Talk: An Amplified Need for Cross-Jurisdictional Data Sharing
- Traffic Safety Initiatives: Not a Single Drop
- IACP Working for You: Solutions by the Field, for the Field
- Index to Advertisers: August 2018