Police are essential.
So is reform.
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Please join our CEO and Founder, Nicholas Sensley, and the American Society for Public Administration’s Criminal Justice Section in this important conversation on March 19th from 3:00-4:00 EST on Zoom.
"We want communities to re-invest in public safety in a way that is sensitive to the rigorous and challenging role of being a peace officer and the need for residents to be confident that policing services are predictable, trustworthy, and conducted with reverence for the life and dignity of all persons.”
-Nicholas Sensley, CEO
Policing is an essential and crucial community service. The nation requires competent, skilled, ethical, and professional community peace officers. They are valuable first responders to inevitable societal disorder and to prevent crime without the use of military force. Typically, peace officers are the only group trained and equipped in deterring crime, criminal investigation, and apprehending offenders. They are front-line responders for large-scale emergencies and mass-casualty incidents and have historically proven to be fundamentally integral to safer communities. The American peace officer provides a courageous service that is not particularly attractive to many citizens.
Effective and equitable policing is an essential component of community safety, security, and wellness.
We believe police reform is both possible and necessary.
Our vision is to see standardized, trustworthy, and human dignified policing services in all American states and territories.
Crucial public services, especially those with life and death implications, must be subject to reasonable and comprehensive change with the goal of strengthening communities.
Our goal is to help ensure immutable regard for human dignity, inculcate servant leadership, and fortify citizens' trust in police service across the United States.
In order to do this, IAPR has adopted reform policies that propose comprehensive strategies and practices for making public policing work for all and uniformly across the United States. Equal attention must be given to our Five Pillars of Police Reform ©: