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This chapter presents the status of policing in Puerto Rico after an investigation by the United States Department of Justice, and articulates the seminal work of the Public Affairs Triumvirate strategy by offering a unique college and community policy connection to satisfy specific requirements in the Agreement for Sustainable Reform of the Puerto Rico Police Department between the Attorney General for the United States and the Puerto Rico Police Department. In a collegiate partnership between Valencia College and the Universidad Ana G. Méndez (UAGM) in Puerto Rico, a contemporary criminal justice program has been established to transform policing in Puerto Rico through education and training. Early results indicate the program is leading to a positive change in the culture of policing in Puerto Rico.
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This chapter is dedicated to my good friend and mentor, Dr. José Méndez, retired President of the Universidad Ana G. Méndez.
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Goltz, J.W. (2020). Applying the Public Affairs Triumvirate Internationally: Transformation of Policing in Puerto Rico. In: Higher Education Leadership Strategy in the Public Affairs Triumvirate. Rethinking University-Community Policy Connections. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38058-8_5
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