Community Engagement Strategies for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement Unmanned Aircraft System Programs

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), with support from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and in consultation with the State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Working Group,3 developed this guide to assist public safety agencies in building an outreach strategy for engaging the community when considering a UAS (drone) program. This guide serves as a companion piece to our earlier publication, Roadmap to Implementing an Effective Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Program, an eight-step guide to planning a drone program.

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Author: Community Oriented Policing Services and Police Executive Research Forum

Publication Date: 2022