This article about an initiative in Akron, Ohio to bridge the community and law enforcement concludes with the observation by Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson of Gary, IN., who chairs the U.S. Conference of Mayors Working Group of Mayors and Police Chiefs, that “mayors across the country are desperate to find ways to bridge police-citizen divides in their communities — and she and others are looking at this approach as one way to do that.”

A crib sheet created to aid police-student interactions might be the first of its kind. The sheet was created by Akron, Ohio, high school students with help from the city's police department

This week, every middle and high school student in Akron, Ohio, is getting a glossy, two-sided card giving them suggestions for dealing with police.

It's a collaboration between an anti-violence youth group and the city's police department.

The "You and the Law" cards begin with the big picture: Stay out of trouble. And then a rapid succession of 15 points — control your emotions, answer questions about your identity, put your hands on the steering wheel in plain sight.

The back of the card advises students to report police misconduct and includes phone numbers to call.

For the full report by M.L. Schultz/WKSU go to http://www.npr.org/2015/02/20/...eracting-with-police