1. State the general theme(s) or interest area(s) of your presentation. Place this information directly below the title. This will help frame the rest of your presentation, and will also flag your abstract to others who work or study within in a similar field. Community-police relations, animal welfare 2. State your purpose. What is the problem or question that your presentation will address? Explain to your audience the reason for your presentation. Historically, there has existed a strained relationship between the police force and community members in XYZ Town. The 2016 police shooting of a town resident only served to exacerbate tensions and led to a general feeling of resentment and fear on both sides. 3. State the main objectives. In other words, how are you going to address the problem? If there is more than one objective, you may want to use a list or bullet-point format. * Train and socialize police horses * Familiarize youth and their parents with the members of the police department * Foster a positive community impression of the XYZ police force * Foster a positive police impression of the XYZ community 4. State the methodology used. Briefly and generally explain how you went about achieving your objectives. * After-school program * Tailored towards children and youth aged 8-18 years * Parents and family members welcome * Meet once per month, with free transportation provided 5. Summarize results Give a very general overview of your results or findings. Keep in mind that you will provide more in-depth numbers and analysis later on in your presentation. A survey conducted after 6 months showed that community members in general felt more comfortable interacting with members of the police department. Additionally, children aged 8 to 13 were particularly happy with the program, and over 60% stated that they were interested in spending even more time with the police horses. 6. State your conclusions and their significance Summarize the takeaway of your results, and expand your abstract to encompass potential avenues for your research. * Caring for animals allows two very different groups to find common ground * This program has the potential to decrease animosity between the police and community