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Report | 2018

Critical Response Technical Assistance: Review of the Dearborn Police Department’s Policies and Practices Related to Use of Force, Recruiting and Hiring, and Community Partnerships

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Use of Force
  • Recruitment and Retention
A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Article | 2017

Decision Fatigue and Why It Should Be Understood by Law Enforcement Leadership: Can Science Provide Insight into How Officers Make Decisions?

  • Use of Force
  • Responding to Mass Critical Incidents
  • Crime Investigations

Guidebook/Tool | 2017

Law Enforcement Executive’s Guide to Open Data: Supporting the Community in the Co-Production of Public Safety

  • Crime and Violence Response
  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Public Transparency

Training, Webpage | 2017

Interactions with Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Mental Health and Crisis Response

Research Brief | 2017

5 Things You Need to Know About Analyzing Police Traffic Stop Data

  • Stops, Searches, and Arrests

Report | 2017

Hiring for the 21st Century Law Enforcement Officer: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Success

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Recruitment and Retention

After Action Report | 2017

Independent Review of the 2017 Protest Events in Charlottesville Virginia

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Response to Mass Demonstrations

After Action Report | 2017

Maintaining First Amendment Rights and Public Safety in North Minneapolis: An After-Action Assessment of the Police Response to Protests, Demonstrations, and Occupation of the Minneapolis Police Department’s Fourth Precinct

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Response to Mass Demonstrations
  • Use of Force

Report | 2017

Making it Safer: A Study of Law Enforcement Fatalities Between 2010-2016

  • Crime and Violence Response
  • Stops, Searches, and Arrests
  • Officer Safety and Wellness

After Action Report | 2017

Rescue, Response, and Resilience: A Critical Incident Review of the Orlando Public Safety Response to the Attack on the Pulse Nightclub

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Response to Mass Demonstrations
  • Responding to Mass Critical Incidents

Guidebook/Tool | 2017

Assessing Responses to Problems: Did It Work? An Introduction for Police Problem-Solvers

  • Crime and Violence Response

Guidebook/Tool | 2017

Focused Deterrence of High-Risk Offenders

  • Crime and Violence Response
  • Community Trust and Partnerships