PERF

"You can get a suspect another day, but you can’t get a life back," Executive Director Chuck Wexler said

Recommendations include re-examining hiring processes, updating hiring standards and offering recruitment incentives such as take-home vehicles

I strongly recommend every administrator, trainer, supervisor and field training officer read this report, which will help police academies chart a course for the future

The new curriculum teaches cops how to recognize people in crisis and offers communication tactics

The department's strategic plan, which was launched in 2019, aims to reduce social harms, including mental health issues, substance abuse and fear of crime

Currently, women make up 12% of sworn officers. The 30x30 Initiative is trying to change that

Wexler has said PERF will not "reinvent the wheel" in Atlanta, but rather will facilitate discussions between APD brass and leading experts in the field

The ICAT training program may well be the only model of de-escalation empirically shown to have a meaningful impact

Cities are looking to engage their communities in an open and transparent selection process

"We’re getting hit hard in our communications bureau, as well as our patrol division."

Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief and U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms Terry Gainer discusses the unique issues facing Capitol police officers

"Without mandating the vaccine when it becomes available, we will not be able to provide the service to our community."

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms has vowed to reform the agency's use-of-force policy and bolster de-escalation training

Police executives from three cities in states where election results are expected to be close discuss their preparations for November 3

PERF survey finds a third of respondents had a higher number of resignations and retirements this year than the same time frame in the past five years