Archive for March 2024
The Role of Law Enforcement Culture in Officer Safety During Driving and Roadway Operations
March: Women in Policing
The big picture: Women make up approximately half of the US population but only about 12% of police officers. The data comes as no surprise because researchers have been talking about women in policing for decades. Travel back to December 1974, when our organization (the then-Police Foundation) released a nearly 100-page manual to guide…
Read MoreNational Policing Institute Releases 2023 Annual Report
Rooted in research and guided by evidence, the National Policing Institute (NPI) ramped up countless research opportunities, programs, and technical assistance in 2023. To demonstrate our commitment to innovation, we chose this year to offer our 2023 annual report in a digital format. Its dynamic design highlights our national and international reach, featured projects, financials,…
Read MoreNational Policing Institute Ramps Up the Power of 30×30
The National Policing Institute (NPI) has teamed up with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to bring powerful new resources to the 30×30 Initiative, building on NPI’s 50-year legacy and commitment to the study and advancement of women in policing. In 1974, NPI (then known as the Police Foundation) released results from a groundbreaking study…
Read MoreNPI Announces 2024 Annual Awards Program
The National Policing Institute (NPI) is accepting nominations for its prestigious Annual Awards Program. Established in 2022, the program recognizes trailblazers and leaders in policing who have extraordinarily impacted the profession. The Hubert Williams Equal Justice and Effective Policing Award and Commissioner Patrick V. Murphy Award for Leading Change in Policing were created in honor…
Read MoreNational Policing Institute Welcomes New Board Member
The National Policing Institute (NPI) confirms Chief Kevin Davis of the Fairfax County Police Department to the nonprofit’s diverse and accomplished Board of Directors. NPI’s Board of Directors is comprised of decorated scholars, current and former police executives, nonprofit and community leaders, and business professionals. Charged with governing and guiding NPI into the future, NPI’s…
Read MoreKevin Davis
Kevin Davis currently serves as the 11th police chief for the Fairfax County Police Department—Virginia’s largest police agency and the nation’s 33rd largest. Davis led the Baltimore Police Department as its 39th police commissioner from 2015 to 2018, following a period of historic unrest and during the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil rights investigation. Davis…
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