A Different Response to Intimate Partner Violence
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a community crime problem that costs the United States more than $5.8 billion every year.
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Thieves Know No Boundaries: Using GPS Technology to Address Cemetery Theft
The following is the second article in a series describing how RPD is using GPS trackers to enhance the department's community policing efforts and promote police legitimacy. Read More
Spreading a Cure for Crime
Crime and violence in communities across the country is a “truly preventable issue,” according to Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, deputy assistant secretary for minority health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Read More
Child Sexual Abuse and Girls -- A First Response
Perpetrators of child sexual abuse take advantage of one of the most vulnerable populations—girls. 70 percent of reported sexual assault are children under the age of 17 with the vast majority girls. Read More
COPS Office and Not in Our Town (NIOT) Release Film to Help Law Enforcement and Communities Work Together on Hate Crime Prevention
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and Not In Our Town (NIOT) released Waking in Oak Creek, the first in a series of films focused on helping law enforcement and communities work together on hate crime prevention. Read More
Reentry Round-Up Conference Registration Now Open
The Community Relations Advisement Board and the Western Missouri Reentry Team are sponsoring a fall one-day conference on October 7, 2014 at the Kansas City Library, 14 West 10th Street, 5th Floor. Read More
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