May 2017

Using Innovative Technology to Investigate Targeted Mass Violence: What the Future Holds

When prevention and intervention efforts fail and mass violence occurs, law enforcement efforts turn toward securing the scene and ensuring public safety. Officers and other personnel also collect evi...

Recruitment & Personnel

Millennials and Improving Recruitment in Law Enforcement

Historically, law enforcement officer positions have been relatively easy to fill and often attracted many more applicants than available positions. Law enforcement careers once represented a stable w...

Terrorism

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Redefining Mexican Drug Cartels

es conjured up when contemplating Mexican drug cartels might seem like they belong in an action movie or in a more barbaric time long since passed. Armed conflict between federal police trying to reta...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Securing Officer Safety and Protection through Standards Enhancements

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in cooperation with its Compliance Testing Program (CTP), is undertaking a series of updates and enhancements to several protective equipment standards. These ...

Technology

Big Data Does Not Have to Mean Big Brother or Be a Big Deal

The following tweet is posted on open source media: @Johndoe-5150 - I've loaded my AR-15. On my way to @cardshark's house to retrieve my bitcoin winnings. I will kill you and anyone else who gets i...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Operation Thrive: An Action Plan for Strategic Wellness Success

It is the invisible force that has the power to save or kill. It can make an agency grow or it can stifle an agency. It can provide or steal employees’ most valuable moments with family and friends....

Officer Safety & Wellness

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Building Resiliency: A Protective Leadership Strategy for Increasing Performance

“The strongest factor related to unit resilience is officer leadership…. Good leaders make a very big difference under high-stress conditions.” —Paul Bliese, Colonel, U.S. Army There is no d...

President's Message

President’s Message: Implementing All Aspects of Officer Safety and Wellness

Law enforcement is constantly being challenged to rise to higher levels of performance, crime prevention, and community engagement. None of these objectives can be successfully met or exceeded without...