2022 Dawson Chief's Diploma Program Graduates

Community Policing Beyond a Single Event: Making a Difference in Rural Georgia Communities

To say that the events of the last few years have put a strain on community-police relationships is putting it mildly. Increasingly, the dynamic between police departments and the communities they serve has been characterized by mutual distrust. Healing and reconciliation are badly needed, and yet no one seems to be able to find a solution.  No one, that is, except a few police departments in rural Georgia, who have found a way to deepen their connection to their constituents while also improving their communities. In partnership with the Tiers Free Academy, the Montezuma, Marshallville, and Oglethorpe Police Departments successfully launched the Macon County Chiefs'...