Define Human Relations, Public Relations And Community Relations

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1. Define human relations, public relations and community relations. Give an example of each. Use at least one outside source to support your answer. Human relations- "In the most general sense, the concept of human relations refers to everything we do with, for, and to each other as citizens and as human beings (Dempsey et al, 2016”. Human relations basically mean treating others with respect and dignity, and treating them with the same respect as you would want to be treated with. EX. A police officer pulling over someone for speeding, the officer is very respectful to the individual and the individual being respectful to the officer. Public Relations- Activities performed by police agencies designed to create a favorable image of themselves. …show more content…

One of the recommendations were that law enforcement agencies should develop and adopt policies and strategies that reinforce the importance of community engagement in managing public safety (pg. 42). Law enforcement agencies cannot reduce crime or prevent crimes or shootings by themselves. They need the community to step up and assist the officers throughout the community. The residents of the community are the key individuals to deter crime, the people in the neighborhoods see everything first hand. Another recommendation that all law enforcement agencies should enforce is that community policing should be a part of the business. It should be a must within the agencies mission statement. Community policing should not be a specialized unit that is designated to work with the community. Community policing should take place in each and every department or division; starting with the Chief’s office to the training division (pg. 43). An extremely important recommendation is that community policing requires that neighborhood residents to assist with public safety. Law enforcement officers should go out to civic leagues within the community to collaborate trying to find solutions that will provide results for the community and the law enforcement agencies (pg. 45). The Cincinnati’s community policing is ranked pretty high in the area. Officers are seen throughout the neighborhoods where homes are crumbling down, where the homeless population is hanging out on the streets. About 50 officers are dedicated to community-oriented policing duties (Shaffer,

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