April 2017

Gettysburg Battlefield—Teaching Contemporary Leadership

On a warm Tuesday in June 2016, a group of students stood at the edge of a grassy field on the historic American Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. They were about to step onto ...

Mental Health

Use of Deadly Force: Multiple Explanations, No Simple Solutions

The death of Michael Brown in 2014 and subsequent high-profile officer-involved shootings have prompted police departments across the United States to evaluate their use of force and deadly force poli...

Terrorism

Low-Tech Terrorism: The Threat of Vehicles and Vehicle-Assisted Attacks

When preparing for a special event, law enforcement and security professionals have traditionally recognized the threat posed by large vehicles as a delivery medium for substantial explosive devices. ...

Mental Health

When Less (Force) Is More: De-escalation Strategies to Achieve Officer Objectives and Simultaneously Reduce the Use of Force

There is much talk among law enforcement officers about de-escalation and use of force—methods, appropriate use, and risk analysis. Although each officer needs to follow his or her training, individ...

Policy

National Consensus Policy on Use of Force: How 11 Leading Law Enforcement Leadership and Labor Organizations Arrived at One Policy

Law enforcement is currently under intense scrutiny, and no discussion of policing practices is complete without addressing use of force. The recent narrative surrounding law enforcement use of force ...

Technology

Month: April 2017

Gettysburg Battlefield—Teaching Contemporary Leadership

Use of Deadly Force: Multiple Explanations, No Simple Solutions

Low-Tech Terrorism: The Threat of Vehicles and Vehicle-Assisted Attacks

When Less (Force) Is More: De-escalation Strategies to Achieve Officer Objectives and Simultaneously Reduce the Use of Force

National Consensus Policy on Use of Force: How 11 Leading Law Enforcement Leadership and Labor Organizations Arrived at One Policy

The National Use-of-Force Data Collection

Justification of Law Enforcement’s Use of Force: Lessons Learned from the European Court of Human Rights

President’s Message: The Many Facets of Law Enforcement Use of Force