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    1. The definition of human relations is everything done with each other as human beings in all kinds of relationships. An example of this is would be treating others with respect and dignity and following the Golden Rule; acting toward others as you would want others to act toward you. Public relations are activities performed by police agencies designed to create a favorable image of themselves. An example of police public relations is a law enforcement agency seeking developing a program to help

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    1. Human relations are everything that done with each other as human beings in all kinds of relationships. An example of this would be the interaction you have with someone checking out of the grocery store. The book states that police-public relations are often seen as “a variety of activities with the express intent of creating a favorable image of themselves… sponsored and paid for by the organization.” (Dempsey, 330) Further, it goes without saying that Ferguson is a prime example of a community

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    Police and Community Relations in America Rosella Garner University of Mount Olive Abstract Police in society are faced with dilemma: the role of the police requires them to adequately balance legal authority they have been granted to them by the government with the responsibility to protect individual rights and contribute to public safety. Law enforcement are a walking symbol of government authority and they are granted the power to stop, detain, question, arrest, and even

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    Police-Community Relations Kaplan University Did you know that 42% of Americans find their local law enforcement untrustworthy?  This is due in large part to the number of police related incidents that have been in the news of late.  The negative publicity that law enforcement is getting has an adverse effect on all police departments, nationwide. In turn this is having an effect on police-community relations.  To better the relations between the Ringgold police department and the community there

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    Improving police-community relations allows officers to do their job more effectively, it can also help officers have a better morale and find their jobs safer and easier. If a level of trust is established between police and the community they serve, members of the community will be more willing to offer their help to solve crimes, and give out information about possible suspects. It is extremely important for the police to have an open line communication to the community if they want to increase

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    profiling and police-community relations are comprised of a two-fold focus. The first focal point concentrates on attitudes members of a community have about profiling in accordance to actions conducted by police officers upon them in the course of their duties. The second focal point concentrates on the profiling of police officers, as completed by early intervention systems, in an effort to reduce complaints from members of the community. The literature on the attitudes which community members

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    prohibited.? ? II.????????Reason for the Policy? ?????????? The need for a policy regarding police community relations is of great importance.??How both entities interact either provide positive results in the realm of fighting crime and bringing offenders to justice, or negative results in the form of the eyes and ears in the community refusing to provide vital information because of fear and mistrust of Police.??One example of this would be the shooting death of a teenage girl named Tiphne Hollis,

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    Human relations refer to the personal environment that people create among themselves, such as; they get built out of respect and likeness for each other. Public relations refer to the kind of rapport created by those in authority to their subjects. Community relations refer to the acts that corporations and entities perform to the surrounding person voluntarily (Goffman, 2009). Examples of the three kinds of connections are:  A love relationship  Manager-worker relationship  Sponsoring of a sporting

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    and 70’s, the police response to civil and social unrest in urban areas was cold, hostile and often militarized. The Watts Riots of 1965 in Los Angeles, CA served as a tipping point from the rising tensions between police and civilians. Then, on May 5, 1970, the Kent State Massacre further heightened the already tense relations between police and civilians. Hence, the distance between the citizens and police became further destabilized and more prevalent as citizens viewed the police as symbols of

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    The issue of police-community relations has been a social problem that needs to be mended. There is a huge debate about how the police are viewed negatively from the low-income, high crime areas due to the large amount of patrolling in these neighborhoods. Having the police in the public eye can cause the police to get the wrath of anything negative that has happened on the streets. Clarence Edward states that “The absence of a holistic police/community approach in attempting to solve frictions between

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