article_snippet.sent: That said, there are good volunteer police officers.
article_snippet.sent: New York City, for example, has auxiliary police.
article_snippet.sent: good volunteer police officers received more limited training and good volunteer police officers help with neighborhood events and other nonenforcement activities.
article_snippet.sent: good volunteer police officers wear an NYPD uniform but do not carry a gun.
article_snippet.sent: Auxiliary police and similar programs reinforce the notion that the police are the public and the public are the police.
article_snippet.sent: Volunteers remind us all that policing is a noble public calling, and most police work does not have to be done by overly militarized SWAT officers.
article_snippet.sent: An auxiliary program also allows young recruits a way to dip their foot into the police world before taking the plunge.
article_snippet.sent: Police departments should encourage more productive interactions between police and the public.
highlights_snippet.sent: Why was a volunteer cop witha  
highlights_snippet.sent: Right approach is unarmed auxiliary cops, like in NYC, volunteering as a way to connect public to police .