Title: What Is Constitutional Policing?
Headings: What Is Constitutional Policing?
What Is Constitutional Policing?
Article highlights
What Is Constitutional Policing?
Why Constitutional Policing Is Important
Ways to Promote a Culture of Constitutional Policing
Encourage transparency and relationships with the community.
Re-examine policies and practices.
Focus on constitutional issues in training.
Constitutional and Community Policing – Two Sides of the Same Coin
Rejecting one-size-fits-all policing.
Resources to Get Started
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Content: Departments should take this reality into consideration in every step of policing – from creating policy to training, to setting up officer assignments. Law enforcement agencies need to do their best to foster a culture of respect for every member of the community they serve. Law enforcement agencies need to do their best to foster a culture of respect for every member of the community they serve. This may mean involving community members into the policy and training process. For example, the Oakland Police Department invites representatives from more than ten diverse groups to teach in their police academy. This means new officers hear directly from people involved in the LGBT community, immigrant rights groups, and more. Resources to Get Started
Here are a few resources and reports that can help your department implement best practices toward more constitutional policing: The COPS Advancing 21st Century Policing Initiative
Constitutional Policing as a Cornerstone of Community Policing – a report by the Police Executive Research Forum
PowerDMS’s white paper on constitutional policing
The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing
BJA’s Resour