Police1 Research Center
Find the latest information about research conducted by law enforcement organizations and academic institutions such as the National Police Foundation, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), among other organizations focused on officer wellness, intelligence-led policing and LEO safety issues. Research recently shared includes ‘resistance-related injuries’ among officers, the experience of minority applicants during the police recruitment process, and preventing vehicle crashes and injuries among officers.
Is a suspect more likely to go to the blind corner or somewhere else in a room in an attempt to ambush an officer?
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Is a suspect more likely to go to the blind corner or somewhere else in a room in an attempt to ambush an officer?
To improve retention efforts, police leaders must address the top reasons why officers are experiencing a lack of optimism about the profession
Results from Police1’s state of the industry survey show most officers are drawn to policing for altruistic reasons, with many having some of their motives satisfied
Police1’s State of the Industry survey offers key findings upon which we can engage the community, and each other, for action
Two-thirds of survey respondents said high housing costs are making it more difficult to recruit new officers
An encounter with a naked subject presents an unpredictable and dangerous call, although very rare
Of the nearly 50,000 annual crisis-related calls for service, the San Francisco Police Department used force only 51 times
Read about cops’ concerns regarding traffic stop safety, training and tactics
Police1 readers list the behaviors that indicate the potential for non-compliance during a traffic stop
Our expert panel discusses officers’ opinions on critical issues currently impacting law enforcement including the criminal justice reforms that officers support and police officer job satisfaction levels
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- Fact-checking the need to reform education requirements for California cops
- Researcher studying health effects of World Trade Center dust on 9/11 first responders
- Research: Rural cops absorb a disproportionately high rate of damage from felonious gunfire
- Using data on ‘resistance-related’ injuries among officers to inform policy, training
- Presidential commission on law enforcement releases final report