Highlights This article is based on new data from Pew on popular local news topics. Crime was the second most important local news topic (weather…
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Category: Police Public Relations
Cops Believe That Cities Are Cooking The Books On Crime
Highlights Cops and others in the justice system believe that reported decreases in crime are wrong. They believe that crime is increasing. If the Oakland…
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U.S. Confidence In American Policing Dramatically Improves
Highlights American confidence in law enforcement, which has always been high regardless of demographics, has reached new heights. Police community relations are improving. It’s the…
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During Major Events-Who Do You Trust More-Cops Or The News Media?
Highlights We are about to enter a contentious presidential election. We just experienced massive collegiate demonstrations regarding the Middle East. The economy is uncertain. How…
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Police And Justice Press Releases–Digital Media Get New National Exposure
Highlights We within the justice system are getting more exposure with our press releases and digital media than ever before from emerging national online news…
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More Police Officers Feloniously Killed Per FBI
Highlights The rate of officers assaulted has increased each of the past three years. The study of the data reveals, from 2021 to 2023, more…
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77% Say Their Interaction With Police Was A Positive Experience
Highlights A podcast of this article is available on YouTube. It’s safe to say, based on polling data, that the great majority of the 54…
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Most Crimes Are Not Solved-Why?
Highlights Arrests have plummeted along with crimes solved. Do we ask too much from too few? Do we provide the resources cops need to solve…
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Americans Are Reporting Record Concerns About Crime
Highlights Per Gallup, we have a record fear of crime, and Americans telling us that they want a tougher criminal justice system. Are Americans wrong…
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Would More Crime Reporting Overwhelm The Justice System?
Highlights 7 percent of 24 million identity theft victims reported the incident to law enforcement. 42 percent of violent crimes are reported. 32 percent of…
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Safest And Most Dangerous Countries-Where Does The US Rank?
Highlights Gallup Ranks 141 countries as to perceptions of law enforcement and personal safety. Where does the US Rank? Some suggest that the US is…
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Per The USDOJ-A Crisis In The Number Of Police Officers
Highlights USDOJ: Law enforcement agencies across the country face a “historic crisis” in recruiting and retaining qualified candidates. Are we moving towards the greater use…
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Growing Violence in Canada Compared To Decreasing Violence In The US
Highlights Per big city crime dashboards, why is violence in the US decreasing (or essentially flat per one analysis) but increasing for most categories in…
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The Impossible World Of Police Use Of Deadly Force
Highlights So what is the opinion of police officers as to de-escalation? What percentage of encounters involve an opportunity to employ time and distance (de-escalation)…
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Confidence In The Police Compared To Other Institutions
Highlights While it’s true that relentless media coverage of police use of force issues resulted in a hit to the reputation of the profession, within…
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Will People Stop Calling The Police? Response Times Increase Dramatically
Highlights The dynamics of response times have real implications for law enforcement policy. Community-based policing is promoted in just about every research study to improve…
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Are Billions Of Dollars In Community-Based Violence Programs Worth The Expenditure?
Highlights There’s nothing wrong with trying new community-based crime control strategies. The problem is what seems intuitive to so many doesn’t mean that programs will…
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Law Enforcement Agencies Continue To Lose Police Officers
Highlights With rising violence in urban areas and thousands of police officers leaving their jobs because of immense negative publicity stereotyping “all” police officers for…
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We Tried To Ban Cops As Warriors-Then Came Mass Shootings
Highlights The law enforcement profession was immensely criticized for being warriors and not guardians. Then came mass shootings. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal…
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Deaths During Arrests Or Correctional Custody
Highlights Decedents injured or attempted to injure federal law enforcement officers in 59% of arrest-related deaths and discharged a firearm in 41% in FY 2020.…
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