Community trust and partnerships reflect the extent to which community members are included in public safety priorities and problem-solving.

Community trust and partnerships with law enforcement include an approach to community engagement that defines expectations for proactive community engagement activities, articulates agency leadership’s role in promoting and participating in community engagement, and establishes accountability mechanisms to ensure efforts are sustained and reviewed for continuous improvement.

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Resources Related to Community Trust and Partnerships

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  • Reset

Guidebook/Tool | 2024

Preparing Law Enforcement Agencies for Embedded Clinicians

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Mental Health and Crisis Response

After Action Report, Guidebook/Tool, Report | 2024

Critical Incident Review Active Shooter at Robb Elementary School

  • Crime and Violence Response
  • Community Trust and Partnerships

Guidebook/Tool | 2024

Operationalizing Proactive Community Engagement: A Framework for Police Organizations

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Public Transparency

Guidebook/Tool | 2024

Considerations for Specialized Units

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Public Transparency
A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Report | 2024

Monitoring Law Enforcement Consent Decrees: An Introduction and Starter Toolkit

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Use of Force

Report | 2024

Considerations for Specialized Units: Checklists for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies to Ensure Appropriateness, Effectiveness, and Accountability

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Public Transparency

Report | 2023

Dispatching Community Responders to 911 Calls

  • Crime and Violence Response
  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Mental Health and Crisis Response
  • Responding to Mass Critical Incidents

Guidebook/Tool, Video, Other | 2023

Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)

  • Crime and Violence Response
  • Community Trust and Partnerships

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