Community Policing Dispatch Photo Contest Winner: Jefferson County (Colorado) Sheriff’s Office
The COPS Office is pleased to feature the September 2016 winner of the Community Policing in Action Photo Contest—The Jefferson County (Colorado) Sheriff’s Office. The winning photo features Sgt. Richard Fleming purchasing lemonade from Anabella Kunse in October 2015 during Cops Love Lemonade Stands.
COPS Office Director's Letter on SROs
The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) strongly believes that properly implemented school resource officers (SROs) can positively impact the lives of our nation’s students. Interactions with SROs should be a positive experience for young people, and it is critical that we continue to foster the resulting relationships of mutual respect and understanding.
Improving Officer Resiliency to Stress and Associated Health Outcomes
Developing training tools to help police officers sustain resilience and maintain mental and emotional composure should be a primary concern for the policing profession. Indeed, the importance of officer safety and wellness was a priority for the recent President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
Perception is Reality
How many times have we heard the phrase “perception is reality” when people talk about policing in this country? Well, perception is OUR reality, too. And right now, our perception is that the people we serve do not have our backs. But we must ask ourselves, “Is that reality or a skewed perception”? Perception is OUR reality, too. And we can change it.
Some Solutions to the Reputation Crisis Impacting Policing
Police violence against civilians has become breaking news nationwide resulting in a major image and reputation crisis for urban and suburban law enforcement agencies. Police departments across the United States have been faced with extensive media attention over high profile incidents of use of excessive force that has caused death and serious injury to civilians of all ages and races.
