The DCJS Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety is pleased to offer England Consulting’s “Police and Community Relations: Understanding Cultural and Diverse Populations”.
This course explores the relationship of the police to the community including the role of police in contemporary society; abuses of discretion; past, present and future trends in policing; problem identification and solving; and ethical issues facing policing in a free society. An effective police-community relations program is one which deals with the prevailing problems of the agency's community. Program aspects including public relations, crime prevention efforts, youth programs, and police-community relations training must be considered in any comprehensive evaluation. One of the fundamental keys to successful law enforcement is good police-community relations, or the relationship between the police and the communities they serve. Good police-community relations are imperative for developing trust between police and citizens.
Understanding Generations, Society and Current Culture
Implementation of Community-Oriented Policing (COP)
Community Engagement, Shared Influence and Priority Setting
Decision Making, Problem Solving, Discretion and Evaluation
Case Studies
This training is open to sworn law enforcement officers, and school and campus security officers.
Law enforcement officers who complete this training are eligible to receive partial in-service credit hours.
Registration will begin at 7:30 am.
Training will run from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
There is no fee to attend this training and all training materials will be provided for registrants.
Pre-registration is required. Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. It is the responsibility of the DCJS assigned course director to review the roster and make a final determination on acceptance into the course. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.
Participants will be required to complete a Participant Screening and Waiver prior to attending the training. This will be emailed to registrants before the training and will also be available to complete at check-in on the day of the training.
PLEASE NOTE: DCJS is preparing and planning to continue holding training sessions and conferences after a resumption of normal activities. Every effort will be made to hold this scheduled training, however, due to the uncertainty of the progression of the COVID-19, this training may require rescheduling. You will be notified by email if this training is rescheduled. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding.
