STATUS AND DIRECTION OF POLICE/PRESS RELATIONS

• NCJ Number: 40901
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 44 Issue: 3 Dated: (MARCH 1977) Pages: 54-56
• Author(s): W A HAWTHORNE
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ARTICLE DESCRIBING CURRENT POLICE-PRESS RELATIONS AND RECOMMENDING STEPS FOR IMPROVING RELATIONS.

Abstract

MANY SURVEYS AND OTHER LITERATURE SUGGEST A NATURAL ANTAGONISM BETWEEN POLICE AND PRESS THAT DEVELOPS BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE REPORTING. THE AUTHOR RECOMMENDS EDUCATION OF THE POLICE ON THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA, UNIFORM STANDARDS INTERNALLY ENFORCED FOR CRIME REPORTING, SPECIALIST CRIME REPORTERS, AND FURTHER UTILIZATION OF COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES...TWH