Midday presents a community policing MPR documentary titled A New Kind of Cop, followed by a discussion and call-in with Lucy Gerold, director of Community Services Bureau for the Minneapolis Police Department. Gerold comments on local efforts on community policing and National Night Out.
A New Kind of Cop is a special MPR report on "community-oriented policing" programs. The documentary focuses on a program in Lansing, Michigan, which is being modeled across the country.