Another side of Chapel Hill

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Posted by Nancy Oates on April 11, 2016

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6 Comments

  1. George C

     /  April 11, 2016

    Hi Nancy,
    I’m glad you took the class. I think every Council member should and as many citizens who can, should as well. It really does provide a perspective not often seen and an appreciation that I’m sure our officers welcome.

  2. George Entenman

     /  April 11, 2016

    I took the Academy a couple of years ago. Well worth it.

  3. Cindy

     /  April 18, 2016

    I have also attended the Community Police Academy. It was an outstanding program and well worth the time invested (one evening and 1/2-day Saturday); there was also an advanced class that I took, but think that has all been incorporated into one program now. Chief Blue and his officers do a superb job with this program and continually make adjustments and improvements to enhance the program and make it possible for more citizens to participate.

    I completely agree with George C. (above) that every member of City Council should be required to go through the CPA. I’d encourage Nancy to present this proposal to fellow council members. (In fact, she or council might present the idea to Chief Blue to see if he could give council its own CPA session during a time frame that would work for them considering all the extra hours they put in as council members.) It seems to me that it would help council members have greater insight into what officers actually have to deal with rather than go on preconceived suppositions or isolated incidents.

    It would also help if there is debate about how a real-life incident or situation was handled by police. By that I don’t mean that therefore they would automatically agree with police actions or outcomes, or whitewash any post-incident investigations, but rather that it would help council members have some basic understanding of the department and the roles, duties and responsibilities of its members–the challenges they face in the field, the thought processes when engaged in an actual situation. I went in to the CPA thinking that I knew a fair amount and quickly realized how much more I needed to learn and take into consideration.

  4. Bonnie Hauser

     /  April 19, 2016

    The new diversion court in Orange County begins to shift the conversation from black and white to shades of gray. The option to direct kids, people dealing with mental illness and other challenges away from adult court can change the way we all look at law enforcement
    http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/chapel-hill-news/article72452992.html

  5. Laurie Paolicelli

     /  April 27, 2016

    I am now motivated to take this class, thank you, Nancy. Visitors often remark on the safe feeling of our community, which brings them back again and again. Parents of college students query us on safety stats. We are proud to share those stats. Thank you.

  6. plurimus

     /  May 1, 2016

    “The best way to win a fight is to not get in one.”

    Many societal problems that should be dealt with in other ways are defaulted to police. Most notably mental illness and those in crisis.

    It takes a talented and controlled person to be a successful law enforcement officer. We should be very thankful for the patent and talented people we have in both the towns and the county.