The Community Alliances and Law Enforcement Bulletin Network (CALEB) was created by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The digital social platform, the first of its kind, informs the community about what law enforcement is doing to enhance its relationships, and it provides a place for dialogue to happen between communities across the country. While conversations could take place on social media, the NLEOMF found that there was no real place designed specifically for this type of dialogue on a national scale. This platform has the potential to be transformative if people know that it exists, incorporate what they know, and share that knowledge.
When CALEB started, the NLEOMF created a cohort of core users who met periodically to share ideas. Now, the NLEOMF is opening up these discussions to all CALEB members, following through on our vision for what we wanted CALEB to become. Law enforcement professionals and community members are invited to come together for the first in a series of roundtable discussions created to improve public safety, increase community engagement, and strengthen relationships between law enforcement officers and citizens by sharing innovative and impactful programs happening across the country. These roundtable discussions will highlight successful programs that are shared within the CALEB network.
CALEB is a free network for people to communicate with one another, learn best practices, and bring those back to their community as informed citizens about successful programs that have worked across the country. It provides access to subject matter experts, resources for critical issues, innovative law enforcement discussions, and community-based solutions. The hope is that participants will be equipped with the tools they need to partner with their local government, their police chief, and police officers in their neighborhood to be the change they wish to see in their community.
