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• Ferguson after-action report: Have lessons learned been applied?

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  The first step to applying and implementing the lessons learned of any after-action report is to read the report, which unfortunately rarely happens

• Survey: How are pistol RDS performing so far?

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  The sample size is small, but trends are developing

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• What is the prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in law enforcement?

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  Understanding the long-term effects of CTE can assist with strategies to address officer mental health

• Face masks: Here’s what cops, firefighters, medics and COs have to say about use, policy and effectiveness

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  Nearly one-third of public safety personnel do not get a department-issued face mask, plus other key findings from nearly 4,000 survey responses

• Survey: COVID-19's impact on LE operations

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  A survey of more than 200 Illinois agencies found that the pandemic had impacted police training, officer safety and community outreach

• Research: How calls for service changed after COVID-19 lockdowns

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  Study reviewed how 18 common types of calls changed in 10 large U.S. agencies

• Recent survey shows public lack of awareness regarding law enforcement

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  A Pew Research Center report spells out the huge educational task facing police leaders and advocates

• Survey: What's the current state and future of policing?

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  What do you see for the future of the profession and your police career?

• Eighth Circuit judges fail to comprehend threat rifle-bearing subject poses to police

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  Many federal judges are uninformed regarding the threat posed to officers by persons holding a firearm

• Police data behind the pandemic response

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  The Baltimore Police Department is using data collection and analysis to make informed decisions about staffing and resource allocation

• Why officers’ lives depend on dispelling the cliche that ‘nothing ever happens in small towns’

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  Of the 285 officers shot in 2019, nearly a quarter of them were policing towns with fewer than 11,000 people

• The staggering impact of COVID-19 on the American justice system

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  In addition to releasing inmates, we are also seeing a change in the types of top offenses pre- and post-COVID

• Survey: 3200 officers weigh in on COVID-19 decree enforcement

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  When asked if agencies had conducted training in the COVID decrees and explained the penalties for violations and enforcement procedures, more than 60% said no

• Promoting positive coping strategies in law enforcement

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  COPS Office report outlines shortfall of departments in providing adequate mental health resources officers feel comfortable accessing

• Survey: COVID-19 enforcement

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  Survey aims to find out how you and your agencies are handling the new pandemic-driven restrictions that have surfaced in many states

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