November/December Sheriff & Deputy Magazine
W. Thomas Smith, Jr.
A video billboard in New York City’s Times Square recently made the case for “Peace Officer Promise” promoted by nonprofit Police2Peace organization. The promise asks law enforcement agencies to adopt policies of benign protection and add the words “Peace Officer” to uniforms, vehicles and official materials to enhance the public image of law enforcement.
Police2Peace is an organization addressing the issue for our time: reimagining the relationship that communities have with the police. A national, nonpartisan nonprofit bringing a new approach to community-led policing to cities around the country, Police2Peace is using the framework of police officers as Peace Officers to redefine, reimagine and advance policing nationally.
Jacob Beltran, Staff writer San Antonio Express News Dec. 25, 2021 A method for de-escalating confrontations and restraining people — designed by a retired San Antonio police officer’s company to prevent
by Brett Hall 10 WAVY ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — One year after Pasquotank County made national news for the death of a Black man at the hands of sheriff’s
NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — After a year of violence in Portland and following a high profile shooting in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, the 501 (c)(3) organization Police2Peace was called in by leaders
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Police2Peace is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit corporation formed to redefine, reimagine and advance policing on a national scale through the framework of police officers as “Peace Officers”. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
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