NACA Field Services Series: Community-Centered Programming

This course focuses on innovative programming that will inspire and engage officers to evolve with the changing landscape of the industry. It offers an eye-opening look into the future of a more equitable approach to field services and practical strategies for engaging with community members. After successfully completing this course students will be able to:

*Explain the need for support-based enforcement and the benefits for people and their pets, as well as for officers and agencies charged with public safety

*Explain the need for community engagement strategies and the benefits for people and their pets, as well as for officers and agencies charged with public safety

*Collect and analyze critical data to drive programming and measure success

*Demonstrate the importance of community-centered field services programming to agency leadership and staff and to external partners

*Implement a community-centered field services model that maintains public safety

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