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We Need Cops With People Skills

Posted October 5th, 2015 at 10:57 am (UTC-5)
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One of the most important weapons in a cop’s arsenal is his authority. But authority presupposes legitimacy and trust. How much of either can a police officer — or a police force or the institution of policing itself — command when they operate under such a blatantly different set of rules?