▁police ▁officers ▁face ▁more ▁challeng es ▁working ▁together ▁because ▁they ▁come ▁from ▁more ▁diverse ▁background s , ▁the ▁she er ▁number ▁of ▁po pe ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁surrounded ▁by ▁and ▁they ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁situations ▁they ▁can ▁face ▁in ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁of ▁time . ▁R ural ▁police ▁officers ▁receive ▁three ▁major ▁sources ▁of ▁community ▁emp ower ment : ▁ 1 . ▁R ural ▁officers ▁depend ▁soci ally ▁on ▁local ▁people ▁– ▁they ▁provide ▁them ▁with ▁their ▁food , ▁and ▁other ▁necess ities ▁they ▁need ▁to ▁live . ▁ 2 . ▁Offic ers ▁w ives ▁and ▁families ▁depend ▁on ▁loc als ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁sust ain ▁ 3 . ▁R ural ▁Police ▁depend ▁on ▁loc als ▁more ▁in ▁their ▁work ▁situations , ▁they ▁need ▁them ▁as ▁e y ew it ness es , ▁they ▁need ▁the ▁loc als ▁to ▁tell ▁them ▁if ▁something ▁is ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ordinary ▁and ▁they ▁need ▁them ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁history ▁of ▁individuals ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 5 ▁– ▁Inter dep end ence ▁with ▁family ▁ ▁Police ▁officers ▁tend ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁inter dep end ence ▁within ▁their ▁families . ▁They ▁need ▁their ▁families ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁feel ▁like ▁they ▁are ▁doing ▁a ▁good ▁job , ▁like ▁they ▁are ▁making ▁the ▁right ▁dec isions ▁and ▁to ▁ensure ▁each ▁other ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁integr ating ▁well ▁with ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁Women ▁and ▁w ives ▁of ▁police ▁officers ▁often ▁compared ▁themselves ▁to ▁other ▁families ▁of ▁similar ▁situation ▁to ▁try ▁to