As many people in the U.S. feel outraged about the killings of Black Americans by local police, protesters across the country are calling for reforms of our law enforcement systems. Proposals for ...

In the 1990s the notion of Community Policing became popular for local government. It was a method for police departments to prevent crime by operating based on four principles: 1. Police-community ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tacoma police released new data revealing violent crime is trending down due to its evidence-based policing strategy, however, ...

In an effort to improve law enforcement and the relationships between police and the communities they serve, the University of Mississippi is launching a new graduate certificate program in ...

MADISON (WKOW) – Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes has been nationally recognized for his efforts in using research and data in policing. Barnes was formally inducted into the Evidence-Based Policing ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Vallejo police have announced a partnership with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives to reduce gun ...

The last two decades have been fraught for the policing profession, with police facing internal and external challenges to their public safety and legitimacy mandates. Much more research, analysis, ...

For too long, public safety in American cities has been shaped more by tradition, politics and perception than by evidence and innovation. Policing practices often evolved from institutional culture ...