Building Public Trust Episode 4: Challenges to Building Trust and Ways to Overcome Them: Part 2

Central to the conversation about public trust in police are the historical and current incidents that have exacerbated mistrust. In part two of this episode, community members and police leaders share how discussing these events can narrow these divides. The episode also highlights successful broader community engagement programs and explains why police and academics should work together to evaluate programs and base them in evidence. 

Speakers (16) in order of appearance: 

• Dustin Waters, PERF Editor and Audio Engineer 
• Chuck Wexler, PERF Executive Director 
• Rachel Apfelbaum, PERF Writer, Producer, and Narrator 
• Chairwoman Karen Gaal, Metropolitan (DC) Police Department’s 3rd District Citizens Advisory Council 
• Director Nancy La Vigne, Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ) 
• Bryan Kelly, Golden (CO) Police Department Community Engagement Group 
• Mandi Leigh, Golden (CO) Police Department Community Engagement Group 
• Romero Davis, Senior Program Manager, Social Current 
• Sergeant William Corrales, Tucson (AZ) Police Department 
• Chief Adrian Diaz, Seattle (WA) Police Department 
• Gabriel Diaz, Community Service Officer, Tucson (AZ) Police Department 
• Captain Rob Fanelli, Gainesville (FL) Police Department 
• Chief Pam Davis, Punta Gorda (FL) Police Department 
• Sheriff Tom Dart, Cook County (IL) Sheriff’s Office 
• Abrianna Morales, CEO, Sexual Assault Youth Support Network (SAYSN) and Program Manager, National Organization of Victim Assistance (NOVA) – Youth Advocacy Corps  
• Chief Joe Harvey, Golden (CO) Police Department 

Resources mentioned in episode: 

• “A Police Department’s Difficult Assignment: Atonement” – Michael Friedrich, Bloomberg News, October 2019 - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-23/what-police-community-reconciliation-can-look-like    
  • Information on Department of Justice’s National Initiative on Building Community Trust & Justice and the Urban Institute’s findings on the impacts
  • Information on Stockton Police Department’s “Courageous Conversations”
• Seattle Police Department’s Before-the-Badge Program - https://www.seattle.gov/police/community-policing/before-the-badge  
• Cook County (Illinois) Sheriff’s Office Community Resource Center - https://www.cookcountysheriff.org/departments/community-relations/community-programs/community-resource-center/  
• Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Law Enforcement Opportunities and Resources - https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/law-enforcement  

This podcast series is part of the Critical Issues in Policing series, supported by the Motorola Solutions Foundation.

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