Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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Recent events have raised several new challenges for law enforcement agencies and placed existing and long-standing concerns regarding policing in a new light. In early 2020, the global COVID-19 pande...
Policy
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On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officers killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, after arresting him for allegedly using counterfeit money. During the three months that followed...
President's Message
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Every day, police agencies rely upon data to make tactical and operational decisions about how best to deploy resources and combat crime in their communities. These same data, when pulled together fro...
Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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On January 1, 2016, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began collecting information about crimes involving animal cruelty from law enforcement agencies that participate in the National Incident...
Crime & Violence
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The policing profession is constantly adapting to a wide variety of changes. Some of these changes are considerable, such as the continued professionalization of the profession over the last 60 years....
Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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The year 2020 has amplified demands for more equitable policing, more efficient government, and greater transparency. As police leaders around the world attempt to maintain order and safety during a p...
Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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Imagine you are a police chief headed into work early on a Monday morning and you get a call from the mayor’s secretary. He indicates that the mayor wants to see you in 30 minutes to discuss a respo...
Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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In October 2019, Uganda’s only designated human trafficking prosecutor was attempting, for the second time, to hold a German national accountable for trafficking children on a remote island on Lake ...
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