| Law-enforcement agencies, especially police | | | | call. It is a love-hate relationship with citizens often and |
| departments often get a bad rap and a bad reputation | | | | law enforcement and that is too bad. Clearly it does |
| due to negative publicity or mistakes that might have | | | | not have to be that way. |
| been made in the field. Sometimes these stories get | | | | Police departments should form community policing |
| rather embellished and it is not the Police Department's | | | | units that improve visibility and understanding. |
| fault. Sometimes perfectly honest police officers are | | | | Educational programs in the schools are also important |
| made to look like the devil and the mass media | | | | for police departments and they obviously will help |
| hysteria runs away with a story based on a short clip | | | | when it comes time for witnesses to come forward. |
| of a video, which is limited in length and does not show | | | | Law-enforcement agencies should always be on good |
| the whole picture of what happened. | | | | terms with the local media and have open |
| It is important for law enforcement agencies to be out | | | | communication lines. They should also promote a very |
| and about and respected by the public. Whereas | | | | strong and robust public relations program so that they |
| some people who receive a speeding ticket are angry | | | | do not fall victim to hearsay when problems arise. |
| at the Police Department, the first time something | | | | Please consider all this in 2006. |
| happens to them the police are the first people they | | | | |