Tag: Community Relations: Page 21

Training

Dealing with Transgender Subjects

We face many things on the street every daily that can bring harsh judgments and lawsuits. This is one area where simple training and awareness would go a long way toward protecting the rights of people not commonly understood by officers.

January 3, 2013

Careers

Know Your Place

Law enforcement is steeped in para-military tradition. Rank structure is a key to our successes.

December 17, 2012

Patrol

Fla. Sheriff's 'Gangham Style' Parody

The Collier County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office released the video "Safety Style" as a parody of the internet sensation "Gangham Style" to remind citizens to stay safe during the holidays.

December 11, 2012

Technology

Missing Boy Found with Help from App

An 18-year-old boy with special needs went missing from his school, but was quickly found because of a push notification sent out by the Clare County Sheriff's Department on their AppArrest mobile phone app.

November 1, 2012

Patrol

Tampa PD To Public: Call Me Maybe

The Tampa Police Department provides their lip-sync version of the Carly Rae Jepsen hit to tell their community to call with crime tips and information.

November 1, 2012

Editor's Notes

Police Links: Paddleboarding Patrol

As we get ready to say goodbye to summer, it will either make you smile or curse your luck to find out that a California police department has started a standup paddleboarding (SUP) patrol.

August 30, 2012

Technology

Va. Agency Honored for Social Media Work

The Richmond (Va.) Police Department began using social media sites to communicate with the public in 2008. The agency has accounts in almost every social media outlet, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Ustream.

August 1, 2012

Patrol

Portland Police Bureau's 'It Gets Better'

The Portland Police Bureau posted the video "It Gets Better," a compilation of interviews with LGBT officers discussing their experiences of being gay, lesbian, or transgender.

June 18, 2012

Patrol

5 Ways to Prevent Crimes Against Churches

If you as a police officer can convince the staffs of local churches that security measures are needed, and then help to implement them, you can make it that much more difficult for criminals to take advantage of these establishments.

April 8, 2012

Patrol

Four Ways To Build Trust After Trayvon Martin

The Trayvon Martin tragedy has made it clear that the relationship between many African Americans and officers is still based on suspicion and mistrust. Despite so much progress, a small crack of a possible action or inaction from a single officer or agency quickly brings on a national torrent of anger and frustration.

April 5, 2012

Patrol

Denver Police Enlist Taxi Drivers

Denver police have enlisted the help of taxi operators, who have begun logging crime incidents and reporting suspicious activity under the Taxis on Patrol program.

March 7, 2012

Technology

e-Desk

Entropy USA

Entropy USA's e-Desk kiosk is the vision of a Chicago-area police detective to develop a more efficient way of handling citizen traffic inside police stations. The kiosk acts as an assistant to desk officers during high-traffic hours or when the front desk is closed.

February 26, 2012