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Riviera Beach workshop urges collaboration, accountability between police and community
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At a Riviera Beach community workshop, trainer Dwayne Bryant and city police leaders urged residents and officers to strengthen collaboration and accountability to improve public safety and community trust.
At a Riviera Beach community workshop, trainer Dwayne Bryant and city police leaders urged residents and officers to strengthen collaboration and accountability to improve public safety and community trust. Bryant, who trains law enforcement nationally, framed the evening around shared responsibility and local data showing enforcement patterns.
The workshop matter‑of‑factly reviewed Riviera Beach policing figures: Bryant said the department issued 6,355 citations in 2024, that 40% of contacts were written warnings and that citation recipients were disproportionately Black (66% of citations versus 33% for white residents). He also presented workforce demographics, saying the Riviera Beach Police Department is…
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