Tag: Community Relations: Page 23

Patrol

Why I Hate Contacting Some Police Departments

Having been there and done your job, I'm here to tell you—no, promise you—that I'll try to go out of my way not to set you up or burn you.

February 15, 2011

Patrol

Apprehending John Doe

This is the first in a series of short movies produced by the Denver PD's Media Relations Unit and the Denver Police Foundation to illustrate the challenges and rewards of law enforcement.

December 29, 2010

Technology

Oakland Police Firearms Sim Teaches Use of Force To Public

Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts organized the events, which involved inviting the attendees into the department's firearms simulator to show training scenarios used to train officers.

December 12, 2010

Editor's Notes

California Sheriff's 'Haunted Jail' Draws More Than 4,000

Sheriff's explorers and volunteers tapped their creative juices, decorating the holding cells with macabre scenes. The event drew 1,000 in its first year, and was an even bigger success this year, as many of the 4,300 visitors waited an hour to enter the haunted house event.

October 31, 2010

Patrol

Dallas Officer Welcomes Graffiti Vandals In a Surprising Way

Dallas Police Officer Cat Lafitte found a creative way for graffiti vandals who have been painting pillars under the freeway at Deep Ellum to greet officers.

September 13, 2010

Patrol

Dealing With Citizen Complaints

Once you realize that it's not personal, complaint response becomes a process not a confrontation. The key to dealing with any complaint is showing respect. By respecting yourself and others, everything else will fall into place.

July 12, 2010

Patrol

Portland PD Chief Wants to Transform Training From 'Fear-Based' to 'Competency and Confidence'

A month into his new job as Portland's police chief, Mike Reese said Tuesday he wants to transform training from a "fear-based model" -- where officers are taught to think a motorist reaching toward a floorboard is going for a gun -- to one founded on "competency and confidence" -- where a mentally ill man isn't treated like a bank robber.

June 15, 2010

Training

D.C. Police Freeze Hiring In Gay Liason Unit

The unit is staffed by openly gay and lesbian officers, and has dwindled to four officers from seven. Instead of hiring officers for those positions, Lanier wants to train patrol officers who ask to work with the gay community.

October 11, 2009

Patrol

A Crappy Job of Parenting

I have had parents tell me to discipline their kids, yell at them, take them to jail, and lock them up. One asked to borrow my service revolver.

August 31, 2009

Patrol

Rethinking D.A.R.E.

For some of the kids in the D.A.R.E. program, the D.A.R.E. officer is the only adult that they can really talk to.

August 30, 2009

Patrol

American Red Cross of Greater Chicago Seeks Local Heroes

Not all heroes wear capes but they all have one thing in common; they make a big difference to someone. The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago is looking for community heroes, including law enforcement officers, to honor at its 2009 Heroes Breakfast.

January 28, 2009

Patrol

Dallas PD Implements New Program to Clean Up Crime-Ridden Neighborhood

If the program succeeds, the city hopes to use it as a model in other rundown areas, Dallas police Sgt. Sheldon Smith said.

October 30, 2008