Communicating to Build Trust: A Best Practices Guide for Law Enforcement Specialists in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Author
Domanick, Joe
Date issued
September 2016
Spanish audiobook
Subject
Crime and Violence Prevention;
Best Practices;
Police Force;
Violence Against Women;
Citizen Safety;
Media and Communication
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
This guidebook seeks to provide communicators with the practical tools and recommendations to do a better job, particularly in their dealings with reporters on issues from crisis management, violence against women, to reporting on crime statistics, among others. The aim is help build trust among all actors involved. Having the police communicate in a more professional way with the media (and its broader audiences through social media) is helpful not only to the police but to journalists, too, who can then report relevant news more accurately and fairly.