December 2021

Reducing Violence and Building Trust

The field of public health is much like that of public safety. Both are tasked with practical goals to enhance their communities’ well-being. Both use data to guide their strategies and deploy resou...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: PAARI One2One Engagement to Recovery Program

Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

Crime & Violence

Extreme Risk Protection Orders

As of August 2021, Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws have been enacted in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Where ERPO laws are in place, specified groups can petition the court to issue...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Holistic Training Builds Resiliency in Traffic Safety Officers

On a warm day in July, 60 traffic agents of the Autoridades Municipales de Tránsito (AMT) of Quito, Ecuador, sat quietly in a training room, each savoring a piece of chocolate....

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Balancing the Personnel File for Positive and Negative

A few years ago, a friend of mine received a purple heart for an injury received in the line of duty. During a tense standoff, his job was to hold the perimeter with another deputy as resources were b...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Stress Relief

Stress, with all its disparate forms and causes, is all too common these days in law enforcement. On-the-job pressures, intense public scrutiny, and ongoing personnel shortages can and do put big stra...

Global Policing

Envisaging the Future

The Envisaging the Future (EtF) project is a global exercise to discover and document innovative initiatives that address complex issues with health, criminal justice, and social justice impacts and i...

President's Message

President’s Message: Policing and Public Health

Police and public health professionals are tackling some of the same challenging issues: violence; individuals with mental illness; persons experiencing homelessness; and people with substance use dis...