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New Books Offer How-to Help on High-priority Policing Challenges

Two new books have crossed our desk of late, addressing two high-priority challenges for law enforcement: how to mitigate crises that threaten public confidence in policing and how to design training scenarios that offer realistic stress immersion to prepare officers for the street. Reviews follow below: 1. Are you ready for the crisis ordeal that...
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New Study: Impact Of Social Media On Cynicism About Police

Watching cell phone footage of a use-of-force incident on social media is more likely to generate negative feelings toward the police than watching the same encounter on a conventional TV broadcast, according to a new study from researchers at Kentucky State U. Plus, social media viewers tend to be more likely to believe that officers...
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How To “DWI” With Mainstream Media: More Tips For Crisis Success

Another crisis management expert in a different venue recently offered multiple practical pointers on handling mainstream media in the face of a potentially incendiary use of force, like an officer-involved shooting. “Any OIS–no matter how righteous–is going to be a critical incident for your organization,” said Rick Rosenthal, president of RAR Communications. “When the media...
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Social Media During A Crisis: Is Your Strategy In Place?

When a crisis slams your agency like a battering ram, here are two realities of today’s law enforcement world which, as an administrator, you ignore at your peril: • Social media may already be spreading a viral anti-police narrative before you even hear of what’s happened. Time is not on your side. • Stiffing reporters...
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