A federal grant is helping police officers in Parsons become better partners with the community. Police Chief Robert Spinks says a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice is helping to pay for additional training for officers, as well as a community survey. That survey, which Spinks says will take about three minutes to complete, covers things like personal experiences, department visibility, and how comfortable the community is working with police officers. The data is tabulated by Police2Peace, a national nonprofit dedicated to enhancing community policing and engagement. Chief Spinks says the survey and training sessions are part of an ongoing effort to better work with the community. “We need to make sure that as a culture within the department we continue to embrace community policing, being partners with the community, being guardians, being problem solvers, and so that’s really what Police2Peace as an organization provides us,” said Chief Robert Spinks, Parsons Police Department.
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