Here’s an uncomfortable truth for anyone leading a police agency in 2026. The community’s trust in you was already being decided long before the last incident hit the news. It was decided in the thousand small moments before it…The traffic stop nobody filmed, the community meeting three people attended, the recruiting post that never got…
Study uncovers public sentiment toward local vs. federal police, communications, crisis response and A.I. The full report, including detailed findings and recommendations for law enforcement leaders, is available HERE. A new national survey from ReputationUs (RepUs) and DHM Research offers one of the most comprehensive looks to date at how Americans view policing, revealing that while…
In today’s environment, police agencies operate under an unprecedented level of public scrutiny. Every interaction, incident, and decision can be recorded, shared, and debated within minutes. In this reality, reputation is no longer shaped only by crime statistics or enforcement success. It is shaped by how police agencies communicate, respond, engage, and demonstrate accountability. For…
Across the United States, body-worn cameras have quickly become a standard tool in modern policing, but technology alone doesn’t build trust. Policy and communication do. Today, according the R Street Institute, nearly 80% of large U.S. law enforcement agencies regularly use body-worn cameras, and about 77% of local governments report their police departments utilize them,…
