Posts Tagged ‘Community Trust & the Legitimacy of Policing’
National Policing Institute Announces Recent Grant Awards
The National Policing Institute (NPI) is pleased to announce five recent grant awards that will support new and expanded programs. Known for using science and innovation to pursue excellence in policing, NPI is excited to partner in new and old ways as part of the organization’s ongoing effort to positively contribute to the law enforcement…
Read More54th Mile Project Kicks Off in Selma, Alabama
On February 18, 1965, Alabama State Troopers fatally shot an unarmed African American civil rights activist, Jimmie Lee Jackson. A champion for equal voting rights, Jackson died protecting his mother, who was attacked by police during a demonstration in Marion, AL. In response to Jackson’s death, local civil rights leaders organized a 54-mile march from…
Read MoreThe 54th Mile Policing Project
TIME Features National Policing Institute Study
In November 2022, TIME featured groundbreaking experimental study findings that could change how policing services are delivered and improve community safety and satisfaction, particularly in high crime areas. With donor support and in partnership with Arnold Ventures, scientists at the National Policing Institute, George Mason University, Arizona State University, and University of Pennsylvania conducted the…
Read MorePennsylvania State Police Traffic Stop Study: 2022 Annual Report January 1 – December 31, 2022
A Review of Patrol Techniques to Reduce Serious Injury and Fatality Crashes
In 2018 and 2019, the Iowa State Patrol (ISP) implemented the Fatality Reduction Enforcement Program (FREE) in collaboration with research partners from George Mason University (GMU). GMU’s evaluation suggests that FREE reduced crashes involving impaired driving in the program area by 18% in year one and may have contributed to more significant reductions in speed-related…
Read MoreEvaluating the Utility of Sobering Centers: Analyses of Police and Sobering Centers Across Five Jurisdictions
Evaluating the Utility of Sobering Centers: Project Summary and Recommendations for the Future
2022 Annual Report
The Need for Relationship-Based Policing
Over the last several years, law enforcement has acknowledged the need to improve trust and build relationships within their communities. Police departments have relied on community- oriented policing (COP) to address this need; however, police can do more to strengthen these efforts. Research has shown that while community policing is beneficial for improving public satisfaction,…
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