Brief
Research Brief: In-depth Training of Police Officers Results in Less Crime, Fewer Arrests, and Improved Community Views Towards Police in Crime Hot Spots
Publication Date
June 2022
Author(s)
National Policing Institute
Abstract
What difference does it make if police officers are trained to consistently treat everyone in fair and respectful ways – to remain neutral, for example, be active listeners, and exhibit trustworthy behavior? Can training change the behaviors of police officers? This research brief provides findings from a recent study by Weisburd, Telep, Vovak, and colleagues on a multicity randomized controlled trial of procedural justice at crime hot spots. The full study is available here.
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Research Design
Randomized controlled trial (RCT)
Research Methods
Secondary data analysis, Surveys, Field-based experiment
Recommended Citation
National Policing Institute. (2022). In-depth training of police officers results in less crime, fewer arrests, and improved community views towards police in crime hot spots [Research Brief]. https://www.policinginstitute.org/publication/research-brief-in-depth-training-of-police-officers-results-in-less-crime-fewer-arrests-and-improved-community-views-towards-police-in-crime-hot-spots/
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