Community engagement
The organizational and operational culture of law enforcement agencies must be assessed, and community perspectives should be incorporated, redefining what the culture should be for their community. This should be done through a structured review of agency goals, data and outcomes, officer and leadership perspectives, and organizational climate.
MORE ▸To help promote a culture of transparency and accountability, law enforcement agencies should engage the community in the development and implementation of regulations, policies, and practices that govern the use of body-worn cameras, including protecting the privacy of the public and the storage of video footage.
MORE ▸Every law enforcement agency should issue an annual report and include data on key activities, traffic and pedestrian stops and arrests, and document any impact and outcomes, including disparate impacts to the community. The report should describe actions taken to address disparities and be included with all funding requests.
MORE ▸To increase transparency, a comprehensive plan should be developed for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data, at the incident level, on traffic stops, pedestrian stops, crime incidents, arrests, use of force events, and community complaints. The plan, with input from the community, should include: Performance measures: Agency-wide and unit-specific performance measures that consider input from the…
MORE ▸The role of school-based officers should be clearly defined and limited to addressing serious crimes and threats involving students or the school itself. Officer involvement in non-criminal or public safety emergency matters on school grounds should be avoided, as they are best handled outside of the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
MORE ▸Strategies, policies, and stop activity data should be reported to the community. Community input should be solicited and, where appropriate, incorporated into policies and procedures regarding the use of pedestrian stops as a public safety strategy.
MORE ▸Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and policymakers must take steps to assess organizational culture and incorporate community perspectives into redefining what the organizational culture should be for their community. Organizational culture should be assessed through a variety of administrative records and officer surveys.
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