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  3. September
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  5. Police-Community Relations
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1. What is your gender?
 
Female
 
Male
 
 
 
2. What is your age range?
 
18-29
 
30-39
 
40-49
 
50-59
 
60 and up
 
 
 
3. On the things listed below which one would you, personally, most like to see more of in your area? (more than one response can be given)
 
More police on the streets in cars
 
More police on the streets on foot
 
More army acting in support of the police
 
Closer links between police and local community groups
 
More advice on preventing crime
 
More women police officers
 
More police who understand the needs of the local community
 
Unable to choose
 
None of these

 
 
 
4. Why would you not report the crime? (more than one response can be given)
 
Not my business (private/personal/family matter)
 
Deal with the matter myself/ourselves
 
Dislike of the police
 
Fear of the police
 
Do not trust the police
 
Fear of reprisal by offenders
 
Make matters worse
 
Police could do nothing
 
Police would not be interested
 
Inconvenient/too much trouble
 
Too trivial/not worth reporting
 
Other

 
 
 
5. What are police barriers to good police-community relations? (more than one response can be given)
 
Misperceived images of law enforcement within community
 
Lack of respect to officers based on an image
 
negative experience with one officer causes negative perception of all officers
 
Negative media attention
 
Police barriers are time & work schedules
 
Negative perception on both sides
 
Fear on both sides
 
Fear of a poor understanding of others’ personal and cultural boundaries may lead people to avoid communicating with law enforcement
 
People are afraid to talk to police because there might be repercussions
 
Minority youth don’t always have a good relationship with police and they grow up with that mindset that police are there in negative way
 
Parents teach children to not trust police because of their negative experiences

 
 
 
6. What steps can be taken to eliminate barriers to good police-community relations? (more than one response can be given)
 
Understanding the point that Officers are human – people need to accord them some leeway for mistakes & “messing up” (long shifts, bad days, etc.)
 
Police acknowledge when they make mistakes
 
Police need to come across in a more friendly demeanor/smile, waves, says hello, stop, look & listen
 
Maybe have to introduce something in school system about role of police officers
 
All of us need to work harder at teaching kids that police are there for a respectful reason: Has to begin with parents
 
Churches need to help
 
Educating the community – people don’t know why PD do what they do
 
Policies should be in place & process for dealing with issues should be explicit
 
Better understanding of what officer’s job is
 
Community needs to do rid-along’s to see what the police do
 
Police do things with younger kids to prevent a sense of fear
 
Volunteering with law enforcement

 
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