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• Rapid response: Officer's mindset, tactics should have changed when George Floyd went from 'man resisting' to 'man down'

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  As this incident leads the news, it is imperative we identify lessons we can apply to training, policy and community relations

• Woman fired after calling cops during verbal dispute in Central Park

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  Amy Cooper called police to report she was being threatened by “an African-American man”

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  How to avoid fentanyl exposure in 3 common scenarios

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  Smiths Detection

  Protect yourself with common-sense precautions, portable detection tools and a little know-how

• State your case: Staffing assignments during shelter-in-place orders

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  Should all able-bodied sworn officers be placed in uniform into field operations until the orders are rescinded?

• Survey: 3200 officers weigh in on COVID-19 decree enforcement

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  When asked if agencies had conducted training in the COVID decrees and explained the penalties for violations and enforcement procedures, more than 60% said no

• Developing an appropriate police response to COVID-19

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  This pandemic provides an extraordinary opportunity to reshape law enforcement operations and relationships with communities

• State your case: Should the officer have arrested the mom in the playground?

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  The arrestee belongs to a group urging resistance to government COVID-19 restrictions

• Trust us…or we’ll send the police

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  COVID-19 has led to the police finding themselves in the unenviable position of enforcing edicts that restrict basic behaviors and unalienable rights

• Patrol response to face masks during COVID-19

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  Face coverings present unique challenges for law enforcement that involve varying laws, public concern, health issues and officer safety

• Communicating through COVID-19: 6 tips for public safety social media outreach

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  Communications from public safety agencies can be a source of reassurance during this perilous time

• Interactive timeline: The COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.

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  Learn how COVID-19 has impacted law enforcement and corrections personnel and how public safety has adjusted its response

• S.C. sheriff’s office to add 'peace officer' on deputies' vests

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  The move is being undertaken to convey messages of peace, security and reassurance during the current COVID-19 pandemic

• A letter to the American public: We need to have police officers’ ‘six’

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  It is not always easy for officers to compartmentalize all the hurt they have encountered on calls without it having an effect on their own psyches

• Educating the public about police response during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  Agencies are using social media to keep citizens informed about modifications to calls for service and coronavirus safety precautions

• COVID-19 curfews: Understanding enforcement expectations

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  Public messaging includes warnings that enforcement includes a misdemeanor penalty for disobedience to the order

• 3 steps to effective community communications during a national emergency

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  As the response to COVID-19 leads PDs to shift away from proactive policing on our beats, we must excel at community policing in a digital space

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