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Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy

Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy

1/21/2016
One of the larger challenges facing law enforcement is how the court of public opinion views the profession. This is true whether you are in a small or large agency, in an urban, suburban, or rural area. Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy is a free, eight-hour class designed to focus officers on how to foster better community-police relations.

You will learn how the history of policing has influenced public relations. You will discuss the gradual turn a law enforcement officer may take toward a cynical mindset and how to prevent it. We will discuss what good community relations looks like (Police Legitimacy) and the tactics officers will need to follow to attain those relations (Procedural Justice).

You will also be reminded of the noble work to which you and others have committed their professional lives. You will leave with a renewed sense of purpose, and a strategy for affecting change in a positive way both in your agencies, and the communities you serve.