Training and education play an essential role in shaping officer behavior and decision-making and include a combination of skills-based training and broader educational instruction in law and law enforcement practices. A comprehensive training and education plan integrates various forms of learning, such as train-the-trainer, academy instruction, and field training, and is aligned with an agency’s vision, incentive structure, and accountability mechanisms.

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Resources Related to Training and Education

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  • Reset

Article | 2025

Evidence-Based Solutions to Protect Against Mass Attacks

  • Mass Critical Incident Response

Guidebook/Tool | 2024

Preparing Law Enforcement Agencies for Embedded Clinicians

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Mental Health and Crisis Response

After Action Report, Guidebook/Tool, Report | 2024

Critical Incident Review Active Shooter at Robb Elementary School

  • Crime and Violence Response
  • Community Trust and Partnerships

Report | 2024

Federal Justice Statistics, 2022

  • Stops, Searches, and Arrests

Guidebook/Tool | 2024

Operationalizing Proactive Community Engagement: A Framework for Police Organizations

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Public Transparency

Guidebook/Tool | 2024

Considerations for Specialized Units

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Public Transparency

Report | 2024

The State of Recruitment & Retention: A Continuing Crisis for Policing 2024 Survey Results

  • Recruitment and Retention
A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Report | 2024

Monitoring Law Enforcement Consent Decrees: An Introduction and Starter Toolkit

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Use of Force

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