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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.

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A researcher at Ohio State is trying to determine if there’s a link between the dust and heart disease, early onset Alzheimer’s and Parkinson diseases
What the research shows about how sleep loss impacts police performance and officer safety
Polis Solutions has launched two national surveys funded by the U.S. Department of Justice BJA to help improve defensive tactics training
In court, whether BWC video captures a complete or just a partial recording of a force event has “a profound impact” on an accused officer’s fate
The decisions we make in law enforcement should be based on the best available evidence
The sample size is small, but trends are developing
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
Understanding the long-term effects of CTE can assist with strategies to address officer mental health
A survey of more than 200 Illinois agencies found that the pandemic had impacted police training, officer safety and community outreach
Study reviewed how 18 common types of calls changed in 10 large U.S. agencies