Building Public Trust Episode 4: Challenges to Building Trust and Ways to Overcome Them: Part 1

In this two-part episode, police, academics, and community members share the challenges they have experienced in building trust and strategies to overcome them. Part one explains why conventional surveys and community engagement programs are unlikely to reach some residents. It also highlights some successful strategies to reach these groups and engage the broader community. 

Speakers (21) in order of appearance: 

• Dustin Waters, PERF Editor and Audio Engineer 
• Chuck Wexler, PERF Executive Director 
• Rachel Apfelbaum, PERF Writer, Producer, and Narrator 
• Romero Davis, Senior Program Manager, Social Current 
• Director Nancy La Vigne, Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ) 
• Chairwoman Karen Gaal, Metropolitan (DC) Police Department’s 3rd District Citizens Advisory Council 
• Abrianna Morales, CEO, Sexual Assault Youth Support Network (SAYSN) and Program Manager, National Organization of Victim Assistance (NOVA) – Youth Advocacy Corps 
• Ron Huberman, CEO/Founder Benchmark Analytics and former Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools & former Assistant Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department 
• Michelle Minihane, Golden (CO) Police Department Community Engagement Group 
• Sergeant William Corrales, Tucson (AZ) Police Department 
• Executive Director Dwayne Crawford, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) 
• Chief Leo Schmitz, Cook County (IL) Sheriff’s Police Department 
• Eric Trout, Golden (CO) Police Department Community Engagement Group 
• Bryan Kelly, Golden (CO) Police Department Community Engagement Group 
• Nola Joyce, Partner and Principal Consultant of 21 CP Solutions, and former Deputy Commissioner of Philadelphia Police Department  
• Captain Rob Fanelli, Gainesville (FL) Police Department 
• Detective Chris Carita, Fort Lauderdale (FL) Police Department 
• Gabriel Diaz, Community Service Officer, Tucson (AZ) Police Department 
• Chief Joe Harvey, Golden (CO) Police Department  
• Chief Pam Davis, Punta Gorda (FL) Police Department  
• Mandi Leigh, Golden (CO) Police Department Community Engagement Group

Resources mentioned in episode:

• “How Oakland Police Cut Traffic Stop Numbers by 40% with a Simple Checkbox” – Lara O’Reilly, Yahoo!Finance, July 2019 – https://finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/how-the-oakland-police-cut-traffic-stop-numbers-by-40-with-a-simple-checkbox-070000004.html  
• Golden Community Engagement Group Information - https://crimewatch.net/us/co/jefferson/golden-pd/145292/post/community-engagement-group-ceg  

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

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