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1on1: Former Scottsdale Police Chief Alan Rodbell on the role of police

Part 2 of an Independent Newsmedia series

The court of public opinion oftentimes plays a role in how major American institutions are perceived ultimately impacting the men and women who sit atop these pedestal roles.

The profession of law enforcement is, has been and perhaps always will be, under the microscope of public discourse but what often gets lost in partisan views of law enforcement behavior is the acts of valor, fairness and rescue occurring all day, every day in Arizona communities.

The outright "demonization of law enforcement" for many across the nation is a very real truth. And at every level of government there is a divisive scenario irrevocably changing every aspect of the profession, no question.

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