One thing a young cop that really does want to improve relations betweens police officers and civilians has working against him is that there is no one more full of
shit than a cop, except a cop on TV. An idealistic guy in his
early 20's might not see that yet, even if other
people do. It's not the kind of thing they would teach you at an academy, even if it might save a life on either side of the law for both sides of the law to know it.