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.
Police officers and deputies viewing themselves as ‘peace officers’ is consistent with the approach of training officers to be guardians of society
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Police officers and deputies viewing themselves as ‘peace officers’ is consistent with the approach of training officers to be guardians of society
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department recently added the words PEACE OFFICER to its patrol vehicle fleet
While research shows little correlation between faster arrival on scene and arrest rates, response time does play a big role in public satisfaction
All officers need to be armed with researched responses to hotly debated issues
The discussion about whether officers should be warriors or guardians exploded in an environment devoid of empirical research
Proactive policing that targets hot places, hot people and hot times based on knowledge gleaned from crime analysts is an effective crime-reduction strategy
Researchers examined the ability of law enforcement officers and civilians to detect objects in the hands of other people
Evaluation of LEOKA database further confirms the importance of officers wearing body armor
Annual hit-rate averages in large departments typically range from 22 percent to 52 percent
Law enforcement and the public they serve benefit every day from advances developed in military research
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