The document discusses the importance of transparency for police departments, especially after a critical incident. It emphasizes that departments need to be prepared to notify the community and share information directly or indirectly about such incidents. It also stresses that transparency, through reaching out, connecting with, and replicating outreach to the community, helps build trust and partnerships according to community policing principles. Transparency involves inviting affected community members, identifying areas of concern, and gathering feedback to disseminate information to the whole community.

1. Transparency
Chief Ernest McCowen and Michael Cureton
(Retired)

2. Transparency
• A Critical Incident just put your City in the
national spotlight
• Are you prepared to notify the community
• Are you prepared to share critical
information directly or indirectly
• How do you measure your effectiveness

3. Transparency
• Community Policing principles make a
difference
• BuildingTrust
• Creating Partnership
• Fostering Legitimacy with the public

4. Transparency
• A simple method that makes a difference
• Reach
• Connect
• Replicate

5. Transparency
• Reach
• Extend an invitation to affected members
of the community
• Stretch your efforts in a manner beyond
usual and typical responses

6. Transparency
• Connect
• Identify who needs to be at the table
• Identify the focused area of concern, the
hot spot

7. Transparency
• Two ways to connect
• Transitive
• In Transitive

8. Transparency
• Replicate
• Repeat what works
• Gather feedback
• Disseminate and notify the whole
community

9. Transparency
• Questions and Answers

10. Transparency
• Questions and Answers