Community-Police Engagement
Police bike patrol rides through a busy intersection at dusk, wearing helmets and tactical gear, with brick buildings, traffic lights, and event crowds in the background.
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All police agencies share common goals: to reduce crime and improve their community’s quality of life. Over the past several decades, agencies have become increasingly effective in applying proven a...
Community-Police Engagement
Portland Police officer in dark uniform with visible shoulder patches and duty belt walks outdoors with arm around an older person in a suit and flat cap during a community event.
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Rarely do the names of famous 19th-century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and longtime National Football League All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce come up in the same conversation. However, despite the...
Community-Police Engagement
Police officer in dark uniform with badge and rank pins bends to greet two children at a community event beside a dunk tank, with uniformed officers seated behind a metal cage and yellow backdrop.
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Trust is the cornerstone of effective policing. It influences not only how the police serve their communities in routine interactions but also how they respond and are perceived in moments of crisis. ...
Investigations
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The starting point in the development of this interview protocol began years ago, when it was realized, as in so many police services, of the need to improve police interviews of victims, especially v...
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...