How would you phrase this?
it doesn’t seem very natural to say “give a good image” or “portray a good image”
We try to give/portray a good image of the police by...
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Who is speaking? eg a police officer? a journalist?
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Who is speaking? eg a police officer? a journalist? a member of the government?
A journalist would probably say eg We do not try to portray a good image of the police. We just report the truth.
A police officer would probably say eg We do not try to portray a good image of ourselves. We just state the facts.
A member of a citizen's rights group might say eg The police try to portray a good image of themselves.
Clive
anonymous“give a good image” or “portray a good image”
Maybe
make oneself look good?
anonymousWe try to give/portray a good image of the police
We try to make the police look good ...
CJ