Community Engagement
Community Engagement is essential for local and state government agencies aiming to build trust, encourage public participation, and ensure that policies reflect residents’ needs and concerns. Governments can foster stronger connections with their communities through outreach programs, public forums, and collaborative decision-making. This directory offers articles on community engagement and related topics like Community Development, which focuses on improving the overall well-being and sustainability of communities through targeted initiatives.
The study found that familiarity with law enforcement technology creates 81% more trust with the public
Strong branding establishes a law enforcement agency as a credible and trustworthy source of information
“Let’s be clear, this is domestic terrorism,” said Al Schmidt, a Republican city commissioner in Philadelphia
As part of public safety service delivery under the Denver Opportunity Index, first responders will soon take an extra three minutes to address hunger.
Baltimore was hit with a cyber attack and is reverting to manual operations for many affected city services.
Cleveland, Brunswick and other cities participate in Light Northern Ohio Blue as part of police week.
Chat Lab is a two-way, ongoing dialogue platform built by researchers that uses chat, voice and video technologies to build digital communities.
Governments must throw out the one-size-fits-all approach and employ omni-channel communications in order to meet citizens where they are.
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Technology is helping to support victims of sexual violence in new ways and increase reporting sexual assault -- crimes which studies have found go largely unreported.
Digital communities are dedicated spaces local governments can create and nurture to increase citizen engagement.
Granicus announced that its GovDelivery network has reached the milestone of 200 million opt-in subscribers.
Participatory budgeting and community engagement are advancing municipal operations by getting digital technologies purchased.
East Liverpool police partnered with the local health department to establish pop-up movie nights in neighborhoods throughout the city to enhance public safety community engagement and advance public health outreach.
Start by Believing offers law enforcement agencies a kit for taking action to end the cycle of silence and increase engagement with sexual assault victims.
Partnerships and outreach efforts that focus on training and sharing impactful stories of victims and their advocates are essential
The researchers watched and coded each officer interaction, reviewing about 325 hours of video from Aransas Pass Police Department body worn camera footage
The El Paso Municipal Court won a Traffic Safety Awareness Award by incorporating traffic camera footage in Red Light Videos and promoting them on social media.
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