Introduction: Trust Isn’t Broken in One Moment Trust between communities and police is often talked about as if it’s something that can be fixed quickly—with a new policy, a public statement, or a single initiative. But trust doesn’t work that way. It’s not built in one moment. And it’s not broken in one moment either. Trust is shaped over time—through repeated interactions, shared experiences, and how people feel during those encounters. It lives in the small moments that ra