When police and the public cannot communicate effectively, there will be no collaboration and no growth. In the current climate of tension and misunderstanding, E Bev Doc explores the power of positive engagement in improving community safety and relations.

Broken into four sections, this book addresses the basics of law enforcement, outlines the expectations of a community, provides effective policing strategies, and lays out proper judicial procedures. The author provides tips and ideas for generating a better understanding of individuality, culture, and religious freedoms to...

Understanding the Humanity of Policing is about the people who police; it is about the people police serve. It is about giving the profession a face, a heart and a personality, focusing on the person as more than a member of a profession and the resident as more than a response to a call.

What does it mean to be a change agent within society? Simply by being present in society, we all act to some degree as change agents, with some-social activists, community leaders, and lifelong learners-affecting greater change than others.

Based on questions author Dr. E. Beverly Young first explored in her doctoral studies, Self within Society examines social change from a philosophical viewpoint.

Dr. Young's fascination with social change began with a simple question: -Are you a linear or global thinker?- Dr. Young recognized the answer was of vital importance...

Volume 3—The ‘Clothing’ of Effective Policing: Cultural Competency, Spirituality and Ethics continues my discussion about the humanity of policing. For this writing, I give attention to the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional dimensions of humankind.

I use clothing metaphorically to describe more than something to cover body parts. Clothing refers to preparation of the heart, soul, and mind for tasks associated with policing. 

I came up with the idea while studying scripture, substituting the word clothing for armor, both words understood to refer to...