Community-Police Engagement
Five people standing casually against a weathered green and gray wall; wearing hoodies, jeans, and a red sweater, engaged in conversation outdoors.
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Juvenile justice reform in the United States has long struggled with balancing accountability, public safety, and the rehabilitative needs of youth. Decades of research reveal persistent racial and et...
Education & Training
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Everyday police work involves a range of decisions. One of the primary goals in academy training is to ready officers for this decision-making environment. Often, the policing environment is fast-pace...
Human & Civil Rights
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Concerns regarding racial bias in policing are a persistent and growing issue in communities across the United States , leading to increased scrutiny for police agencies’ policies, practices, and ac...
Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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Policing is a human-centered profession. Beat officers, investigators, and police leaders spend much of their time talking to and working with people. A good beat officer is a master communicator, ada...
Community-Police Engagement
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The origins of the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) can be traced back to the mid-1990s, with the development of Operation Ceasefire in Boston, Massachusetts. This initiative, led by a team from Harv...
Community-Police Engagement
“Group of uniformed police officers standing outdoors holding yellow signs reading ‘Peace,’ ‘Hope,’ and ‘Together We Are Better,’ with banners behind them.”
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Violent crime remains one of the most pressing challenges for police chiefs across the globe. In every community, police leaders are tasked not only with suppressing violence but also with building tr...
Crime & Violence
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Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is among the most persistent, devastating, and complex forms of harm in society. It crosses every demographic boundary—class, race, geography—and manifests ...
Crime & Violence
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Over the past15 years, university policing has undergone significant transformations driven by evolving social expectations, by emerging threats, and by the increasingly complex campus environment. As...