The Knowledge Lab Resource Index is intended to assist police leaders, rank and file officers, community members and policymakers in their search for evidence-based practice in policing. Use this interactive index to filter resources by title, topic and more.

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A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Article | 2015

Considering the Remote Use of Force via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

  • Use of Force

After Action Report | 2015

A Heist Gone Bad: A National Policing Institute Critical Incident Review of the Stockton Police Response to the Bank Of The West Robbery And Hostage-Taking

  • Crime and Violence Reduction
  • Mass Critical Incident Response
A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Report | 2015

Collaborative Reform Initiative: An Assessment of Deadly Force in the Philadelphia Police Department

  • Use of Force

Guidebook/Tool, Policy | 2015

How Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Conducts Pattern-or-Practice Investigations

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Public Transparency

Policy, Training | 2015

Recording Police Activity

  • Public Transparency

Guidebook/Tool | 2015

Identifying and Defining Policing Problems

  • Crime and Violence Reduction

Article | 2015

Organizational Change through Decision Making and Policy: A New Procedural Justice Course for Managers and Supervisors

  • Community Trust and Partnerships

Guidebook/Tool, Report, Training | 2015

Final Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Public Transparency

Guidebook/Tool | 2015

Police Chiefs Desk Reference: A Guide for Newly Appointed Police Leaders – Second Edition

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Crime and Violence Reduction

Guidebook/Tool | 2015

Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy: Using Training as a Foundation for Strengthening Community-Police Relationships

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Training and Education

Article | 2015

Ideas in American Policing: Effectiveness vs. Equity in Policing: Is a Tradeoff Inevitable?

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Crime and Violence Reduction

Report | 2014

Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents

  • Stops, Searches, and Arrests