Brett Cowell, MA is a Senior Program Manager at the National Policing Institute. In this role, he provides comprehensive project management for a portfolio of national training and technical assistance projects focused on preventing officer injuries and fatalities and increasing organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Brett’s portfolio includes the National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety Program (NLERS) under BJA’s VALOR Initiative, the COPS Office Critical Response Program, the COPS Office Accreditation Program, and the Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Near Miss reporting system, the only national, non-punitive near miss reporting system for the law enforcement profession.

Brett’s past work at the National Policing Institute includes research on officer safety training, police use of force, police foot patrol, public safety use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), crime gun intelligence centers (CGICs), and law enforcement responses to critical incidents.

Brett earned a master’s degree in Criminology, Law, and Society from George Mason University and a bachelor’s degree in Finance, with a minor in Leadership Studies, from Virginia Tech. In his spare time, Brett is a first responder with over ten years of experience at a volunteer fire and rescue department in Northern Virginia.