Police leaders were joined Tuesday morning by two community activists during a live coast-to-coast online broadcast sharing their efforts and insights into building back the critical trust between law enforcement and the public that is a vital component of creating a safer, less violent city for every resident.
“My role has been to infuse into the culture of the Police Department the trust building work that we hold near and dear to our heart, and specifically I led the listening sessions in the beginning reconciliation sessions. I felt it was important in the beginning as the executive leader for my department to make those acknowledgements (of past police misconduct) and about the burden that this badge does carry and being upfront about that,” Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones said during the YouTube broadcast organized by the National Network for Safe Communities.
