Notes: Community Based Policing
with former San Francisco Police Department detective Linda Flanders.
About the Subject
Community based policing is one of the requirements for the new stimulus grants; the importance
of getting all areas of a community on board and collaborating to solve their own problems. It's perfectly clear that law
enforcement cannot do it alone. The question remains: "How do we do this?” As an example, we can do it through
the development of a unique community-based Media Arts program that is designed specifically as a developmental and educational
tool; one that captures the attention of kids and parents. It's one of the Midwest's most promising new programs; offering
prevention and intervention, workforce skills and community activism. Law enforcement simply gets the ball rolling.
About the Guest
In the 1970s, Linda Flanders was the first female police officer
to join the Mill Valley police Department (California).By 1980, she had moved across the bay and joined
the San Francisco Police Department. During her career she was promoted to the rank of Inspector and trained as a Child Interview
Specialist. Linda Flanders worked for several years in the Juvenile Division’s Child Sexual Assault Detail.
Linda Flanders has published several articles on alternative learning styles and
children who exhibit atypical behavior. And, is the author of the self-help Cinema-therapy book for teens Hollywood Endings
and How To Get One.The prevention program for communities is called The Northern Lights; Shining The Light
on the Meth-edemic and mixes entertainment and education to deal with methamphetamine specifically and addiction in general.
Linda Flanders’ current project is to work with communities nationwide on the prevention program and evaluation, document
it in a peer-reviewed article and submit the findings to the National Institute of Health as a model program. She is actively
looking for communities to join this endeavor. www.taprootinc.com.
