March 2016

Perspectives from the Bench and the Beat: The Implementation of Eyewitness Identification Reform in the State of Connecticut

Connecticut is one of the smallest states in the United States—it can be driven end-to-end in two hours. In the late 1960s, Connecticut did away with counties, replacing them with a centraliz...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Body-Worn Cameras: What Are the Differences?

Body-worn cameras are commonly seen in the United States as a new tool to improve policing and public accountability. But are all body-worn cameras created equal? Manufacturers and sellers alike ag...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: The Underground Gun Market

Public discourse on gun violence often focuses on the tragic mass shootings that continue to claim innocent lives in the United States. In many of these recent mass shootings, the weapons used have be...

Criminal Justice Reform

Taking Up the Challenge: How State and Local Law Enforcement Leaders Are Responding to the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing Report

In May 2015, the Final Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing (task force report) was released to the public. The task force report was the culmination of Executive Order 1368...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Traffic Incident Management Performance Measurement

Traffic Incident Management (TIM) performance data can support and bolster TIM programs by educating the public, legislators, and other decision makers on the importance of TIM; identifying opportunit...