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Co-Creating Safety: Police & Community in Longmont
What can happen when a police department invites the community to co-author its mission?
This episode explores Chief Mike Butler’s transformational leadership in Longmont, Colorado, revealing how authentic conversations, strategic vulnerability, and restorative justice reshaped public safety.
Topics that Chief Mike Butler, Dr. Carol Engel-Enright, and Kristin Daley explore in this episode:
(0:44) Reimagining Police Leadership
* How Mike used conversation and curiosity to understand and reshape Longmont’s policing culture.
(8:57) Vulnerability and Transparency in Policing
* Mike discusses the strategic planning process that involved over 1,000 community and staff voices.
* How internal healing allowed police officers to extend trust and vulnerability outward.
(22:01) Restorative Justice and Youth Engagement
* Restorative justice models that address youth crime.
* How co-creating with citizens helped reduce reliance on the criminal justice system.
(29:46) Mental Health and Community-Based Responses
* Longmont’s interventions with addiction.
* The role of community in reducing crime and creating healing.
(35:22) The Role of Training in Cultural Shift
* The importance of training in reshaping officer mindset and skills.
This episode of Beyond the Bandaids is brought to you by Project PACT (Police And Community Together). Learn more about Project PACT by visiting https://projectpact.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/project_pact_org/
Newsletter: https://projectpact.org/our-courses/
Contact Us: https://projectpact.org/contact-us/
Connect with the co-hosts of Beyond the Bandaids:
Chief Mike Butler on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-butler-6b0b2587/
Dr. Carol Engel-Enright on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-engel-enright-97701a10/
Kristin Daley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-daley-23bb7b26b/
The following three organizations—each committed to enhancing community well-being and policing integrity—joined forces to create Project PACT.
Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP): https://lawenforcementactionpartnership.org/
New Blue: https://newblue.org/
The School of Statesmanship, Stewardship & Service (SOSSAS): https://sossas.org/
Beyond the Bandaids is dedicated to exploring how police officers, public safety professionals, community leaders, and community members can reconnect with their sense of purpose and inspire positive change in their local community.
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Fd6ngx
Subscribe via Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4h8puWm
Subscribe via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectPACT-org
This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/
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What can happen when a police department invites the community to co-author its mission?
This episode explores Chief Mike Butler’s transformational leadership in Longmont, Colorado, revealing how authentic conversations, strategic vulnerability, and restorative justice reshaped public safety.
Topics that Chief Mike Butler, Dr. Carol Engel-Enright, and Kristin Daley explore in this episode:
(0:44) Reimagining Police Leadership
* How Mike used conversation and curiosity to understand and reshape Longmont’s policing culture.
(8:57) Vulnerability and Transparency in Policing
* Mike discusses the strategic planning process that involved over 1,000 community and staff voices.
* How internal healing allowed police officers to extend trust and vulnerability outward.
(22:01) Restorative Justice and Youth Engagement
* Restorative justice models that address youth crime.
* How co-creating with citizens helped reduce reliance on the criminal justice system.
(29:46) Mental Health and Community-Based Responses
* Longmont’s interventions with addiction.
* The role of community in reducing crime and creating healing.
(35:22) The Role of Training in Cultural Shift
* The importance of training in reshaping officer mindset and skills.
This episode of Beyond the Bandaids is brought to you by Project PACT (Police And Community Together). Learn more about Project PACT by visiting https://projectpact.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/project_pact_org/
Newsletter: https://projectpact.org/our-courses/
Contact Us: https://projectpact.org/contact-us/
Connect with the co-hosts of Beyond the Bandaids:
Chief Mike Butler on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-butler-6b0b2587/
Dr. Carol Engel-Enright on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-engel-enright-97701a10/
Kristin Daley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-daley-23bb7b26b/
The following three organizations—each committed to enhancing community well-being and policing integrity—joined forces to create Project PACT.
Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP): https://lawenforcementactionpartnership.org/
New Blue: https://newblue.org/
The School of Statesmanship, Stewardship & Service (SOSSAS): https://sossas.org/
Beyond the Bandaids is dedicated to exploring how police officers, public safety professionals, community leaders, and community members can reconnect with their sense of purpose and inspire positive change in their local community.
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Fd6ngx
Subscribe via Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4h8puWm
Subscribe via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectPACT-org
This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/