It occured to me as I was walking to the bus this morning, that it would be good to introduce police officers to young children in a non-threatening, enjoyable environment. I think that it is a big problem in "problem neighborhoods", that children grow up hearing the police refered to as the enemy. It would probably help to put a human face on the officers. I suspect that this would lead to more respect and less fear on the part of statistically underpriveleged children growing into adults.
Unfortunately, the larger social issues are often more than any one organization can handle. Society should change, but I think that creating a healthy interaction between the community and law enforcement could be a helpful step in a larger transformation.
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