A liaison officer is an employee who builds and maintains mutually beneficial relationships, facilitates communications and coordinates activities among two or more people, agencies or organizations.

Law enforcement agencies incorporate community policing to foster public trust and involvement in crime prevention. Community liaison officers help police and sheriff's departments in this endeavor.

Parental liaisons are employees or volunteers trained to facilitate communication between parents and their children's school. Some parental liaisons work solely with the families of very young ...