A 12-member panel of local and national experts is starting to work toward a new community-policing strategy for Chicago. “Our goal is to make CPD the model law-enforcement agency across the country,” ...

Community policing stands at a critical crossroads, facing fundamental challenges that will determine whether it evolves into genuine collaborative problem-solving or remains trapped as political ...

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Over the last quarter of a century, the United States has seen historic drops in crime—most famously in New York. These gains, once thought impossible, were achieved largely through dramatic ...

Speak Easy presents a public discussion about strengthening the relationship between the police and the communities they serve. Seeking diverse perspectives, NewsWorks is hosting a public forum, ...

A lingering tension between law enforcement and the Black community, rooted in history, persists in undermining public safety. But a strong community policing initiative can restore that trust, ...

North Winnebago Street doesn’t look like a high-crime area. The tidy homes in this Rockford, Ill., neighborhood are well cared for. Kids walk to and from nearby Welsh Elementary School. In May, the ...

Incoming NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill takes the job at a challenging time for American policing. O'Neill is a 33-year-old police veteran who's overseen the department's shift toward a "community ...

Soon after San Diego police Officer Richard Valenzuela graduated from the academy in 2008, he stumbled on what he hoped would be his first community project. It was an old house in City Heights. The ...

How community policing can improve the public’s attitudes toward the police We are in the midst of a crisis of police legitimacy in America. Each case of police brutality and shooting of an unarmed ...