Communication Barriers

Keeping in mind that communication includes verbal and non-verbal communication such as body language and that communication barriers can exist between the police and the public, how can police officers reduce communication barriers with their community?

Write a 2 page paper. Address the following in your paper:

Barriers that exist between the police and the community they serve.

What can police officers do to reduce communication barriers? Provide examples.

Support your answers.

Include a title page and 3-5 references. Only one reference can be from the internet (not Wikipedia). The other references must be from the Grantham University online Library.

Please adhere to the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition, 2nd printing when writing and submitting papers. Papers should be grammatically correct. Lastly, avoid first person and contractions in your paper. You can provide an opinion without using "I think" statements.