IACP Board Adopts Resolutions on Immigration Enforcement and Inciting Violence
At its recent governing body meetings, the leadership of the IACP adopted two critical resolutions aimed at strengthening public safety, protecting police officers, and...
New Evidence on Crime Reduction Strategies

This brief discusses how community-driven and problem-solving approaches to disorder policing work to reduce crime and improve safety. This style of disorder policing preserves community
...Reducing Force and Reducing Injuries with Leverage Control

This brief discusses how comprehensive, evidence-based training on both physical tactics and communication and teamwork can meaningfully reduce use of force severity, injuries to officers
...A Global Meta-Analysis on Community Policing and Crime Reduction

This brief discusses how community policing can reduce rates of burglary, most gun- and drug-related crime, robbery, most Part 1 crimes, and overall fear of
...How Shift Work Affects Police-Community Interactions

This brief discusses how fatigued officers are significantly more likely to escalate encounters and less likely to use de-escalation. This makes fatigue a key target
...Addressing Long-Term Mental Health Effects

This brief discusses how chronic exposure to trauma and organizational silence about mental health are harming police officers. Agencies must build a supportive culture that
...Contagious Fire: Evidence on Police Shooting Behavior

This brief discusses how officer shooting behavior in high-stress situations can be powerfully shaped by the actions of peer officers. Officers are more likely to
...How Strategic Policing Reduces Serious Crime

