Highlights Politicians, newspaper editors, cities and communities need to be held accountable for their own crime problems. Mandating aggressive enforcement in communities that don’t want…
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The Public Is Responsible for Crime-Not Cops
Observations Cops take the heat for rising crime, but that emphasis is misplaced. It’s communities that control crime. This is criminology 101. But if you…
View More The Public Is Responsible for Crime-Not CopsSocial Media Drives Image of Cops-Confidence in Police Increases Per Gallup
Gallup Overall confidence in the police has risen slightly in the past two years, with 57% of Americans now saying they have “a great deal”…
View More Social Media Drives Image of Cops-Confidence in Police Increases Per GallupRace and Policing in America
Subtitle Some suggestions for fixing the problems of race, community relations and policing. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and…
View More Race and Policing in AmericaAmber Alert for Cops-DOJ Announces the National Blue Alert Network
The Justice Department, along with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced the nationwide rollout of the National Blue Alert…
View More Amber Alert for Cops-DOJ Announces the National Blue Alert NetworkPolice Officer Deaths Increase Dramatically in 2016 and 2017
Subtitles The FBI documents a 61 percent increase in officers feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2016. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund…
View More Police Officer Deaths Increase Dramatically in 2016 and 2017Negative Publicity Affects Policing Per FBI and Pew
Subtitle Are Cops Backing Down? The FBI and Pew Say Yes. Introduction We have reports regarding the perceptions of police officers from two reputable organizations. Both…
View More Negative Publicity Affects Policing Per FBI and PewShould Communities Control Cops?
Observations Communities want some control as to how they are policed. Why is police-community cooperation the role of government? Why aren’t communities taking the lead? Let…
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