The recent fatal police shootings that occurred in Tulsa and Charlotte are sobering reminders of the critical importance of building trust to enhance police-community unity in America.
Police-community collaboration is one of the hot buttons of the presidential campaign trail, with both candidates continually arguing their proposals.
The issue took center stage on Sept. 26 at the first presidential debate.
During the night, candidates focused on race relations, building trust, justifiable force, police reform, violence prevention, law and order, stop and frisk, gangs, and fallen officers.
Protesters block I-277 during a third night of unrest following Tuesday's police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 22, 2016. AP Photo/Gerry Broome
