What would Sir Robert Peel do?
Nancy Perry
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Turbulent doesn’t even begin to describe the environment officers have been operating in since the death of George Floyd on May 25.
Over the past 23 days, police have responded nationwide to protests and riots, dealing with widespread looting and destruction. In Las Vegas, a police officer who was shot in the head during a protest is paralyzed and on a ventilator; in St. Louis, a retired captain was shot to death by looters at a pawn shop. Yesterday, President Trump announced his Safe Policing for Safe Communities executive order, while both the Democrats and Republicans have introduced police reform bills.
What would Sir Robert Peel – the father of modern policing – think of the changes that are happening at lightning speed, asks Chief Joel Shults in this month's PoliceOne Leadership Briefing. Effectively using social media will enable police departments to stay ahead of the evolving dialogue, argue Yael Bar-tur and Mathew Rejis, who outline why departments must start viewing public information, and social media especially, as an integral tool in policing.
As a police leader, what is the one thing you are most concerned about as police reform is discussed on the nightly news? Email [email protected].