Marietta Police Invite Public To Community Justice Dialogue

MARIETTA, GA --The Marietta Police Department is hosting a community event on June 5 aimed at fostering an open dialogue between the city's residents and officers. The three-hour workshop is part of the department's “Procedural Justice for Communities" training.

For more than a year, the Marietta police have been involved in the COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) program, which has as a basic tenant the principal of “procedural justice.” The department defines the term as "the idea of fairness in the processes that are used to resolve disputes and allocate resources." SIGN UP: To get notified of more local news like this, click here to sign up for the Marietta Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.

In a recent Facebook post, the Marietta force said that procedural justice for communities "centers around the way your local police department and their officers interact with the public they have taken an oath to protect and serve. The interactions law enforcement members have with citizens often shape the public’s view of their police department."

The police said that the four pillars of procedural justice are fairness, impartiality, giving a voice and transparency. The June 5 meeting will allow the further implementation of the curriculum by allowing officers and other police staff to meet members from the Marietta community.

The free workshop will be from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Marietta High School Seminar Room. Click here for tickets.
Image via Facebook / Marietta PD