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How the Lapd's community safety partnership Bereau is working to build trust in the community
Tension between police and the public it serves is an issue in Southern California and nationwide. The Los Angeles Police Department has found a way to address it and build trust within the community.
Inside the L.A.P.D.’s Experiment in Trust-Based Policing
When Captain Emada Tingirides and Sergeant Christian Zuniga arrive at Nickerson Gardens, a public housing development in Watts, a Hispanic family carries a bleeding toddler to them.
The future of policing :lapds comunity safety partnership bureau ends one year
This time a year ago, protestors were taking to the streets after the death of George Floyd on Memorial Day 2020. By July of that summer, the LAPD announced a new Bureau based on community policing and building relationships.
How the LAPD is responding to calls for police reform
It’s been seven months since the killing of George Floyd in police custody ignited worldwide protests demanding police reform. Now in Los Angeles, the LAPD is taking unprecedented steps to address those demands by making community policing a model for the entire department.
Protest + Promise
Deputy Chief Emada Tingirides talks with students about responding to societal problems.
Community Members Call New LAPD Bureau 'Hypocritical'
After more than a month of citywide protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, city officials have announced their latest plan to help officers to develop relationships with the communities they police.
Los Angeles Mayor Announces Creation Of New LAPD Bureau To Improve Community Relations
The LAPD says the new bureau to help improve community relations, which was announced on Monday, will be funded by the existing budget. Lesley Marin reports.
LA This Minute - Community Safety Partnership
Councilmember Curren D. Price Jr. and LAPD launches an initiative of "Relationship-Based Policing" at South Park Community Rec Center.
How Community Policing Can Work...
After the recent murders of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, La., and the devastating videos of the shooting deaths of black men like Alton B. Sterling and Philando Castile, the future of police-community relations in cities all over America hangs in the balance.
50 Years After Watts Riots, Cops and Community Leaders Heal Old Wounds
For more than 50 years, the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts has been known primarily for its combative relationship with police. But lately something's changed.
Watts Bears give back with free Thanksgiving dinner
The Watts Bears served up their first free Thanksgiving dinner Sunday to those in need. The football team, made up of young boys living in housing projects in Watts, are coached by Los Angeles police officers.
Operation Progress helps students succeed in Watts
Operation Progress pairs students in Watts with LAPD mentors. The students are then placed in schools with 100 percent high school graduation rates.