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He later said there's a "very fine line" between making people feel safer and making them feel intimidated by Big Brother. "We have committed to a community policing posture," [Ralph Rubio] says. "If people look at the police as an occupying force, that wouldn't be a good thing. But if the police make an effort to build relationships with the community, that could be seen as a good thing."
The department also wants more officers to make time for what [Steve Cercone] calls "positive community policing": sending cops into neighborhoods to patrol, walk around and chat with residents. The SPD already employs one community liaison officer, who staffs the Mobile Community Substation-an RV that parks in prominent places around town twice a week. "Its primary purpose is to be visible," Cercone says.See the full content of this document
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Jolting Police Work
"This stuff will put you to sleep, no doubt about that."
With that intro Dave Sylstra, a consultant with the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Trai...See the full content of this document
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