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Some examples are, when the officers post videos to social media wherein they are dancing to teenaged music. Another example is officers going out and playing basketball with teens in their community. The importance of being present in the teen community is that the stigma of a police officer not being human, not being reachable, is removed. This allows the conversations to start between officers and teens and shows them that we all have families and we all care for each other and it is important for us all to be responsible for our actions in our communities. The most important tools for our teens to succeed is to offer them a caring and understanding demeanor while maintaining the respect necessary to police our community and keep us all safe. The teens are seen as a valuable resource of outreach in schools and other organizations in the cities. Through the use of teen communication and police training on teen behaviors, they can work together to make our cities safer. This allows us all to feel like we all must do our part to achieve the common goal of a crime free