Distinguish between public relations programs and community relations programs

What will be an ideal response?


Public relations programs focused on improving the police department's image through public education. Departments used public displays, demonstrations, lectures, and television and radio to inform and educate the public about police operations and problems, crime, and crime prevention. The thrust of this programming was to "sell" the police to the public. Community relations programs, on the other hand, represented police intervention into community problems. Police administrators came to understand that public acceptance, especially in minority neighborhoods, would be achieved only if the police were genuinely interested in and helped to solve community problems.

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