Biased-based policing is policing activities (such as stops, searches, arrests, use of force, etc.) that rely on stereotypes about a citizen’s race or ethnicity rather than a citizen’s actual behavior. Many law enforcement agencies conduct self-examinations for evidence of biased-based [...]

While working as a law enforcement officer, I was exposed to a number of officer safety training materials that described nonverbal cues indicative of an impending assault. As a young officer I tried to memorize these cues and observe for [...]

When a law enforcement officer breaks the law it is a major embarrassment for the agency that employs the officer, it damages morale within the department, and it erodes public confidence in the police. Like it or not, law enforcement [...]

Domestic violence (DV) calls carry a popular reputation within the law enforcement profession for being extremely dangerous for officers. Some academics and DV victim advocates, however, have challenged this reputation and have suggested that DV calls are rarely dangerous for [...]

In our July research newsletter we examined the findings of the 27 most recently published research studies on overall citizen satisfaction with the police. These studies revealed that the strongest factor influencing general citizen satisfaction with, and trust in, the [...]

A national disconnect appears to exist between the law enforcement profession and members of racial and ethnic minority groups. Gallup poll data has revealed that citizen satisfaction with the police is at an all-time low, and it is lowest among [...]

Over the last two years it has seemed that overall public support for law enforcement officers has declined. Media coverage of police activities has been markedly skewed toward covering news stories that display law enforcement officers in a negative light. [...]

Maintaining the popular support of the majority of the citizens within the jurisdiction is a responsibility of every law enforcement executive and officer in a democratic society. Last month’s research newsletter examined the findings of the 27 most recently published [...]

Are “Too Many” People Dying from Police Use of Force? Community reactions to a few recent deaths from police use of force have raised public concerns about the prevalence of police use of deadly force generally, and police use of [...]