July 2016

Relationship-Based Policing

The relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve has come under scrutiny in light of recent events. In Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City, New York, the law enforcem...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: The Challenge and Promise of Using Community Policing Strategies to Prevent Violent Extremism

Five years ago, the White House issued a strategy calling for the development of partnerships between police and communities as the key element of an effort to counter violent extremism (CVE) in the U...

Community-Police Engagement

The Use of Social Media to Enhance Community Policing in Taiwan

rom the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, to the riots in Baltimore, Maryland, in recent years, clashes between police and protesters have undermined trust between the two groups and have had negative imp...

Traffic Safety

Traffic Safety Innovations: How Agencies Use the National Law Enforcement Challenge to Zero In on Traffic Safety Issues

Sadly, crashes involving drivers who fail to obey traffic laws for speeding, distracted driving, impaired driving, and other dangerous behaviors on the roads claim lives every day. The National Highwa...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: U.S. Congress Appropriations Update; POLICE Act Passes Senate

Both the U.S. House and Senate Committees on Appropriations have advanced their Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bills. Both of these bills have yet to go to the House o...