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John Crawford III was a 22-year-old African American man killed in a Walmart store in Beavercreek, Ohio, on August 5, 2014. A few months later, on November 22, 2014, Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African...
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Recent events across the United States suggest that the relationship between police officers and some members of the community—in a number of jurisdictions—may be at a crossroads. Several high-pro...
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Fundamental to community policing is the concept that the police and the public co-produce public safety through trust, legitimacy, information sharing—and above all—transparency. It’s also impe...
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The Final Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing pointed out how a number of landmark events involving law enforcement responses in the United States have exposed “rifts in ...
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Several controversial incidents across the United States involving law enforcement have raised the ire of segments of U.S. communities and shaken the trust some citizens have in their public safety of...
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Some officers are naturally skilled at social interactions. They can be thought of as Masters of Social Encounters (MSEs), as if they have an advanced degree. Others weren’t born with these kinds of...
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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...
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A key issue facing the police profession today is the allegation of racial bias in the use of force. This longstanding issue was placed in the forefront with the events in Ferguson, Missouri, in Augus...
