210: Lisa Broderick—How To Build Peaceful Communities With Our Peace Officers

<p style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-size: 24px;"><strong>Hear how attitudes toward police became transformed</strong></span></p> <p>Lisa Broderick recently told me how she had her “aha” moment. Sitting on a beach in Florida, she watched a police four-wheeler driving along the sand. On its side was a big sign: Peace Officer. She had long been disturbed by the amount of violence in our cities, in our society, and in fact, everywhere. Could the words “Peace Officer” change how we thought about the men and women in uniform who are here to help us stay peaceful? Was there a “low tech, high impact” way to create meaningful and lasting change? Yes, there was. Lisa created <a href="https://police2peace.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Police2Peace</a>, a non-pofit that works with cities and police departments around the country to transform safety and security into a collaborative effort. Now more than ever, all of us need to hear her amazing story.</p> <p><img class="mce-hs-more" style="height: 20px !important;" src= "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-mce-placeholder="" /><span style= "font-size: 20px;"><strong><img style= "width: 154px; float: left; margin: 7px 18px 0px 0px;" src= "https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/398462/lisa-broderick.jpeg" alt= "lisa-broderick" width="154" />A peaceful community is a far safer community</strong></span></p> <p>The organization Lisa founded, Police2Peace, was started with the idea that the simple daily exchange and use of words create more peace and harmony for communities, and greater public trust for law enforcement. What Police2Peace tries to communicate is that the police are more than just law enforcement officers — they are peace officers. (And don't we need a lot more of this today.)</p> <p>The research you'll hear Lisa describe in our interview was conducted in two areas of the country, California and South Carolina. In both places, social scientists measured community attitudes before and after the launch of Po