Police Quarterly (PQ), peer-reviewed and published quarterly, is a scholarly journal that publishes empirical studies on issues related to policing. The only such journal published in North America, PQ seeks to publish both qualitative and quantitative police-related research that emphasizes policy-oriented research of interest to both practitioners and academics.
Research, Science, and Policing
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) established its Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Agencies program to help law enforcement agencies meet these growing expectations. [2] The program's objective is to help agencies become more effective through better use of data, analysis, research, and evidence.
Law Enforcement
The National Institute of Justice has been a leader in developing and advancing the research agenda for policing. On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to law enforcement and policing. Listen to podcast episodes from NIJ.
Police Stress and Deleterious Outcomes: Efforts Towards Improving
Changing an Ingrained Culture. The federal government has taken steps to ensure the mental health crisis within law enforcement organizations is addressed via the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 ().The philosophy underlying the policy is to assess whether law enforcement agencies have implemented mental health and wellness programming and determine what impact the ...
The Police Journal: Sage Journals
The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles is a peer-reviewed journal that provides a platform in which theory, research and practice come together to advance knowledge in different areas and diverse aspects of policing. It seeks to do so through the international dissemination of contemporary articles written by practitioners, academics and other contributors from different national ...
Police Research
Cody W. Telep and Steve Winegar, "Police Executive Receptivity to Research: A Survey of Chiefs and Sheriffs in Oregon," Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 10 no. 3 (2016): 241-249. Cody W. Telep and Cynthia Lum, "The Receptivity of Officers to Empirical Research and Evidence Based Policing: An Examination of Survey Data from Three Agencies," Policing Quarterly 17 no. 4 (2014 ...
Law Enforcement
As one arm of the criminal justice system, law enforcement is responsible for maintaining social and public order. RAND research is relevant to many issues affecting law enforcement agencies in the United States, with a focus on public safety, quality policing and community policing, and the recruitment and retention of quality officers.
Moving beyond "Best Practice": Experiences in Police Reform and a Call
The scientific evaluation of training and technical assistance within law enforcement must be recognized as a worthwhile area of research, deserving dedication of time and resources. A faster and more relevant research response will require the establishment of fully collaborative police-academic partnerships ( Engel and Henderson 2013 ; Engel ...
Police, violence, and social justice: A call for research and
The idea for this special issue on police violence and social justice emerged from the editors' desire to encourage scholarly research that could inform decisions about how to create norms of social justice within law enforcement. We began drafting the call for articles before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold.
Police Violence and Associations With Public Perceptions of the Police
Even when controlling for crime, research has shown that Black adults still had a higher odds of being killed by law enforcement than other racial/ethnic groups (Tregle et al., 2019). Correlates of police violence shape our understanding of those most at risk for experiencing this form of violence, yet less is known regarding the influence of ...
Police Practice and Research
Journal metrics Editorial board. Our primary aim at Police Practice & Research is to present current and innovative police research with a focus on informing policing policy, programs and/or practice around the globe. We welcome qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodological studies from academic researchers and police practitioners alike ...
Bridging the Gap in Law Enforcement Strategy
Recently, the author conducted a study of U.S. law enforcement organizational strategy that highlighted potential vulnerabilities. This follow-up article will reveal the purpose, methodology, and results of the study; explain the importance of its findings; and offer recommendations for the law enforcement community.
Evidence-Based Policing Is Here to Stay: Innovative Research
Transferring Scientific Knowledge to the Practice Community. Evidence-based policing is an active process requiring reciprocity between research and practice for maximum benefits to be achieved (Huey & Mitchell, 2019).The generation of scientific knowledge by academic researchers must be consulted by police practitioners in order for EBP to realize its full potential.
Study: Body-Worn Camera Research Shows Drop In Police Use Of Force
In 2013, about a third of local law enforcement agencies, used some form of body-worn camera technology. By 2016, the number had grown to nearly 50%.
PDF Law Enforcement Recruitment: Research-based Recommendations
Law Enforcement Recruitment: Research-based Recommendations Institute for Excellence in Government, Inc. 1 Each recommendation is described in greater detail in the pages that follow. Introduction Many law enforcement agencies are facing a hiring crisis. In some cases, retirements are outpacing even the most successful recruitment efforts.
Cops Say Low Morale And Department Scrutiny Are Driving Them Away ...
A June survey of nearly 200 departments by the Police Executive Research Forum ... do more to actively engage in the fraught and complex national conversation about race and law enforcement underway.
The Stability of Implicit Racial Bias in Police Officers
Abstract. Research on police officers has found that they tend to associate African Americans with threat. Little is known however about the stability of implicit racial bias in police officers, whose attitudes could be expected to fluctuate based on their day-to-day encounters or from internal stressors such as fatigue.
Beyond Policing: The Problem of Crime in America
Changes to the original law in 2020 and 2022 gave judges the ability to impose cash bail in more situations. 10 To date, research on the law shows no significant impact on crime rates. One study by the Times Union of Albany found that, of almost 100,000 cases, only a minimal number (2 percent) of individuals faced rearrest for a violent felony.
Research Will Shape the Future of Proactive Policing
For example, an NIJ-sponsored 2012 research report on a randomized trial of broken windows policing in three Western cities concluded that the results were negatively affected by problematic execution by the responsible law enforcement agencies. NIJ operates a national initiative designed to build law enforcement agency research competence.
Do Americans trust the police?
This video cites data from the following research: "Americans' Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines" Feb. 15, 2022 "Majority of Public Favors Giving Civilians the Power to Sue Police Officers for Misconduct" July 9, 2020 "For black Americans, experiences of racial discrimination vary by education level, gender" May 2, 2019 "Race in America 2019" April 9, 2019
Research Articles
Russia. The case concerned the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) against Mr Glukhin following his solo demonstration in the Moscow underground. The Court unanimously found a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private life) and Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).
Enforcement of law: Review powers and challenges of the police in
The researchers therefore employed doctrinal research methodology to law enforcement powers and challenges of the Nigerian Police focusing on the Nigerian jurisdiction. It was found, inter alia, that the Nigerian police still thrives on the colonial mentality of suppression and has stood aloof from the citizenry whom they are meant to protect ...
Articles
Articles provide insight on a variety of topics of interest to the law enforcement community and serve as a source of training and information sharing. Listing. Results: 444 Items. April 9, 2024. Focus on Community Safety: The Law Enforcement EMT Program.
A Decade of Police Use of Deadly Force Research (2011-2020)
Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 14-512, pp. 1-63. Google Scholar. Leider R. (2018). Taming self-defense: Using deadly force to prevent escapes. ... law enforcement training, occupational attitudes, and both the recruitment and retention of police officers. Cite article Cite article. Cite article COPY CITATION . OR. Download to ...
Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons Trafficking: Its ...
Nowadays, illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) trafficking become a great threat to the peace and security of Ethiopia. During 2020, in all parts of the country, the seizure of illicit SALW was the agenda of many media, security organs, and the people. Thus, this study aims to explore the factors related to the drive and key actors for illicit SALW trafficking in Ethiopia. The study ...
FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes
Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation. "Noncompete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob the American economy of dynamism, including from the more than 8,500 new startups that would ...
Law Enforcement Looks to Research to Help Fight the Opioid Crisis
For law enforcement, overcoming the opioid crisis will mean gaining a deep, science-driven understanding of its dimensions. NIJ gathered a cross section of experts to identify priority research needs and action items. The scope of the opioid crisis is without precedent, in terms of lives lost and families and communities devastated.
Kelly signs Kansas civil asset forfeiture reforms into law
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday signed into law the most substantial overhaul of the state's civil asset forfeiture rules in years, the latest effort by lawmakers to reform law enforcement ...
Understanding cybercrime in 'real world' policing and law enforcement
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: This work is part of the CRITiCal project (Combatting cRiminals in The Cloud - funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/M020576/1]).
The Fall of LabHost: Law Enforcement Shuts Down Phishing Service
LabHost takedown. On Thursday, April 18, 2024, the UK's Metropolitan Police Service, along with fellow UK and international law enforcement, as well as several trusted private industry partners, conducted an operation that succeeded in taking down the Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) provider LabHost. This move was also timed to coincide with a number of key arrests related to this operation.
COMMENTS
Police Quarterly (PQ), peer-reviewed and published quarterly, is a scholarly journal that publishes empirical studies on issues related to policing. The only such journal published in North America, PQ seeks to publish both qualitative and quantitative police-related research that emphasizes policy-oriented research of interest to both practitioners and academics.
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) established its Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Agencies program to help law enforcement agencies meet these growing expectations. [2] The program's objective is to help agencies become more effective through better use of data, analysis, research, and evidence.
The National Institute of Justice has been a leader in developing and advancing the research agenda for policing. On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to law enforcement and policing. Listen to podcast episodes from NIJ.
Changing an Ingrained Culture. The federal government has taken steps to ensure the mental health crisis within law enforcement organizations is addressed via the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 ().The philosophy underlying the policy is to assess whether law enforcement agencies have implemented mental health and wellness programming and determine what impact the ...
The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles is a peer-reviewed journal that provides a platform in which theory, research and practice come together to advance knowledge in different areas and diverse aspects of policing. It seeks to do so through the international dissemination of contemporary articles written by practitioners, academics and other contributors from different national ...
Cody W. Telep and Steve Winegar, "Police Executive Receptivity to Research: A Survey of Chiefs and Sheriffs in Oregon," Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 10 no. 3 (2016): 241-249. Cody W. Telep and Cynthia Lum, "The Receptivity of Officers to Empirical Research and Evidence Based Policing: An Examination of Survey Data from Three Agencies," Policing Quarterly 17 no. 4 (2014 ...
As one arm of the criminal justice system, law enforcement is responsible for maintaining social and public order. RAND research is relevant to many issues affecting law enforcement agencies in the United States, with a focus on public safety, quality policing and community policing, and the recruitment and retention of quality officers.
The scientific evaluation of training and technical assistance within law enforcement must be recognized as a worthwhile area of research, deserving dedication of time and resources. A faster and more relevant research response will require the establishment of fully collaborative police-academic partnerships ( Engel and Henderson 2013 ; Engel ...
The idea for this special issue on police violence and social justice emerged from the editors' desire to encourage scholarly research that could inform decisions about how to create norms of social justice within law enforcement. We began drafting the call for articles before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold.
Even when controlling for crime, research has shown that Black adults still had a higher odds of being killed by law enforcement than other racial/ethnic groups (Tregle et al., 2019). Correlates of police violence shape our understanding of those most at risk for experiencing this form of violence, yet less is known regarding the influence of ...
Journal metrics Editorial board. Our primary aim at Police Practice & Research is to present current and innovative police research with a focus on informing policing policy, programs and/or practice around the globe. We welcome qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodological studies from academic researchers and police practitioners alike ...
Recently, the author conducted a study of U.S. law enforcement organizational strategy that highlighted potential vulnerabilities. This follow-up article will reveal the purpose, methodology, and results of the study; explain the importance of its findings; and offer recommendations for the law enforcement community.
Transferring Scientific Knowledge to the Practice Community. Evidence-based policing is an active process requiring reciprocity between research and practice for maximum benefits to be achieved (Huey & Mitchell, 2019).The generation of scientific knowledge by academic researchers must be consulted by police practitioners in order for EBP to realize its full potential.
In 2013, about a third of local law enforcement agencies, used some form of body-worn camera technology. By 2016, the number had grown to nearly 50%.
Law Enforcement Recruitment: Research-based Recommendations Institute for Excellence in Government, Inc. 1 Each recommendation is described in greater detail in the pages that follow. Introduction Many law enforcement agencies are facing a hiring crisis. In some cases, retirements are outpacing even the most successful recruitment efforts.
A June survey of nearly 200 departments by the Police Executive Research Forum ... do more to actively engage in the fraught and complex national conversation about race and law enforcement underway.
Abstract. Research on police officers has found that they tend to associate African Americans with threat. Little is known however about the stability of implicit racial bias in police officers, whose attitudes could be expected to fluctuate based on their day-to-day encounters or from internal stressors such as fatigue.
Changes to the original law in 2020 and 2022 gave judges the ability to impose cash bail in more situations. 10 To date, research on the law shows no significant impact on crime rates. One study by the Times Union of Albany found that, of almost 100,000 cases, only a minimal number (2 percent) of individuals faced rearrest for a violent felony.
For example, an NIJ-sponsored 2012 research report on a randomized trial of broken windows policing in three Western cities concluded that the results were negatively affected by problematic execution by the responsible law enforcement agencies. NIJ operates a national initiative designed to build law enforcement agency research competence.
This video cites data from the following research: "Americans' Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines" Feb. 15, 2022 "Majority of Public Favors Giving Civilians the Power to Sue Police Officers for Misconduct" July 9, 2020 "For black Americans, experiences of racial discrimination vary by education level, gender" May 2, 2019 "Race in America 2019" April 9, 2019
Russia. The case concerned the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) against Mr Glukhin following his solo demonstration in the Moscow underground. The Court unanimously found a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private life) and Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).
The researchers therefore employed doctrinal research methodology to law enforcement powers and challenges of the Nigerian Police focusing on the Nigerian jurisdiction. It was found, inter alia, that the Nigerian police still thrives on the colonial mentality of suppression and has stood aloof from the citizenry whom they are meant to protect ...
Articles provide insight on a variety of topics of interest to the law enforcement community and serve as a source of training and information sharing. Listing. Results: 444 Items. April 9, 2024. Focus on Community Safety: The Law Enforcement EMT Program.
Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 14-512, pp. 1-63. Google Scholar. Leider R. (2018). Taming self-defense: Using deadly force to prevent escapes. ... law enforcement training, occupational attitudes, and both the recruitment and retention of police officers. Cite article Cite article. Cite article COPY CITATION . OR. Download to ...
Nowadays, illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) trafficking become a great threat to the peace and security of Ethiopia. During 2020, in all parts of the country, the seizure of illicit SALW was the agenda of many media, security organs, and the people. Thus, this study aims to explore the factors related to the drive and key actors for illicit SALW trafficking in Ethiopia. The study ...
Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation. "Noncompete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob the American economy of dynamism, including from the more than 8,500 new startups that would ...
For law enforcement, overcoming the opioid crisis will mean gaining a deep, science-driven understanding of its dimensions. NIJ gathered a cross section of experts to identify priority research needs and action items. The scope of the opioid crisis is without precedent, in terms of lives lost and families and communities devastated.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday signed into law the most substantial overhaul of the state's civil asset forfeiture rules in years, the latest effort by lawmakers to reform law enforcement ...
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: This work is part of the CRITiCal project (Combatting cRiminals in The Cloud - funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/M020576/1]).
LabHost takedown. On Thursday, April 18, 2024, the UK's Metropolitan Police Service, along with fellow UK and international law enforcement, as well as several trusted private industry partners, conducted an operation that succeeded in taking down the Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) provider LabHost. This move was also timed to coincide with a number of key arrests related to this operation.