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PEACE OFFICERS: Can they become the guardians of our society?

August 23, 2019 by Lisa Broderick

Beginning in 2016, a discussion among leaders in the field of policing began to how good officers had become at fighting crime; but still, the country seems at odds with so many incidents covered in the news media all the time.    It seems that there is a need for increased trust, safety and cooperation between communities and law enforcement officers which has become critical in nature.  Departments of all kinds throughout our country are finding themselves in a defensive position within communities they are sworn to protect and serve.   But can instead become the “Guardians” of our society?  We think the answer is yes.  And the way to do this is for officers and departments to be able to communicate their values and to have that message translated properly so the listener understands what the intention is.  So what are those “guardian” values?  We think they consist of four things:  1) To prevent conflict; 2) If there is conflict, help resolve it; 3) Diffuse situations, and 4) Aid the defenseless. 

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Filed Under: Community Outreach, Community Policing, Compassionate Police, Law Enforcement, Lisa Broderick, Peace Now, Peace Officer, Police Officers, Redlands Police, Reduce Gun Violance, Reinforce Positive, Restorative Justice, Richland Police, Sheriff

Lowering the barriers between the community and the police

August 22, 2019 by Lisa Broderick Leave a Comment

Police2Peace was started two years ago as an idea:  what if we could help departments develop community engagement and lower the barriers between police and the community?  Now, in 2019, we have done just that with multiple departments around the country.  Beginning with the Redlands police in 2017 and the Richland county sheriff, we have expanded our departments to include many more police departments, as well as developing community outreach.     And what we’ve done with these departments is develop what we call a “metrics” driven program, meaning that we actually produce research results with every department we work with.  

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Filed Under: Peace & Police

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