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Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart interacts with the crowd at Lawrence chamber of commerce event on Dec. 10, 2025. At one point, Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart liked his odds. His department ...

The current study aimed to identify Latin-American immigrants’ bifocal lens views of the U.S. police and compare them to their contact experiences with their home-country police. We performed ...

A new study examines how social and geographic factors shaped community perceptions toward the police amid a backdrop of public health crisis and social unrest. The study is published in PLOS One, and ...

Danielle Jaghab, a senior criminology major from Bellmore, N.Y., wants to dedicate her life to improving the way police and community members relate to one another. She got off to a good start last ...

The New York City Police Department released updated statistics for the first quarter of the year, showing major crimes are on a downward trend. “This is the safest big city in America and the numbers ...

ALBANY — New York State Police are recruiting new troopers in a wide-ranging effort as they try to bolster their ranks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic in a period of low unemployment and at a ...

Last spring, an outing with friends began in Deep Ellum. As we parked, one friend voiced a concern about not feeling safe. She’d heard enough about crime in the area to stay away after dark. Another ...

For a good slice of the 20th century, the image of the beat cop was synonymous with dependability, trustworthiness and security. The police officer on patrol—whether walking neighborhood sidewalks or ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Prince George's County Police Chief Malik Aziz says addressing the community's perception of crime is just as important as bringing criminals to justice. During a sit-down ...

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