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.
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN)Two new pieces of research highlight the broader effects of gun violence on health and examine how early intervention on gun safety could be effective in
LaGrange police officer Erik Vaughn speaks with a resident while on patrol this month. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post)
– Joe Zavala of The Ashland Tidings Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara has already expressed his feelings regarding the death of George Floyd. And if O’Meara’s stance wasn’t made clear enough
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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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