Advice from Police Chiefs and Community Leaders on Building Trust

CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING SERIES

Advice from Police Chiefs and

Community Leaders on Building Trust:

¡°Ask for Help, Work Together,

and Show Respect¡±

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CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING SERIES

Advice from Police Chiefs and

Community Leaders on Building Trust:

¡°Ask for Help, Work Together,

and Show Respect¡±

March 2016

This publication was supported by the Motorola Solutions Foundation. The points of view

expressed herein are the authors¡¯ and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the

Motorola Solutions Foundation or all Police Executive Research Forum members.

Police Executive Research Forum, Washington, D.C. 20036

Copyright ? 2016 by Police Executive Research Forum

All rights reserved

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN: 978-1-934485-32-3

Cover and text page design by Dave Williams.

Photos by James McGinty.

Contents

Acknowledgments........................................................................................................................................ 1

Community-Police Relationships:

An Essential Element of Moving Forward, by Chuck Wexler........................................... 3

18 Points We Heard about Effective Community-Police Partnerships............................ 5

Community Leaders and Police Chiefs Talk Frankly

about the Issues They Face, and How They Work with Each Other................................. 9

Sidebar: Perspectives from Federal Officials.........................................................................................................................31

Summary

Understanding the Problems and Devising Solutions:

What Community Leaders and Police Chiefs Told Us................................................... 71

About PERF................................................................................................................................................. 75

About the Motorola Solutions Foundation............................................................................................. 77

Appendix: Participants at the PERF Summit,

¡°Strengthening Community-Police Relationships,¡± July 10, 2015, Washington, DC........................ 78

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