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The Relationships Police Departments Have with the Citizens They Serve

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The relationships police departments have with the citizens they serve are an important part of keeping the community safe. Inherent in these relationships are human relations: the relationships people have with each other; police public relations: the activities police engage in to improve their image, and police-community relations: human and public relations between the police and community.
The individual officer has the most influence in police-community relations because officers are the individuals within the department who come into contact with the public on a regular basis.
This scenario focuses on the relationship between the police and the community they serve.
Johnstonboro has a mid-sized suburban police department. The department has been in the news lately due to some high-profile arrests and use of force complaints related to interactions between police officers and minorities in the community. Some community members have been very outspoken about the levels of force used when arresting people. Two weeks ago, 75 community members marched to city hall and protested against the police and the local government
-Who is the most important person in the police department, in terms of improving police-community relations?


A) the individual police officer
B) the mayor
C) the highest-ranking officer just beneath the chief
D) the captain in charge of training

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