Criminal Justice Expert Recommends Citizen Police Academies & Community Policing in Light of Recent Protests & Increased Property Crime

Criminal Justice Expert Recommends Citizen Police Academies & Community Policing in Light of Recent Protests & Increased Property Crime

Citizen-police relations have become tenser than ever. Every news cycle brings more examples of deteriorating relationships. For example, in the inner cities, protests are growing in response to police killings of civilians, even if an officer is cleared due to acting in self-defense. At the same time, property crimes are increasing and going unsolved in middle and upper income areas in the cities and suburbs.