Research indicates that all humans make automatic, unconscious associations about groups of people based on their culture, identity, upbringing, and ...
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In the context of policing, procedural justice is a term used to describe officers’ respectful, transparent, and equitable conduct with ...
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Traditional police training teaches officers to use various forms of force commensurate with the degree of threat and nature of ...
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Police training, particularly that which is delivered to recruits, is designed to impart the knowledge and skills officers require to ...
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In most cases, police seeking to apprehend suspects and recover evidence inside a private home or business are legally required ...
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The culture in many police departments discourages some officers from speaking up when they see colleagues engaged in inappropriate or ...
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Police officers employ a variety of physical restraint methods to control people, including various measures to restrict air passageways, with ...
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Evaluations of Proposed Policing Reforms In November 2020, the Council on Criminal Justice established the Task Force on Policing to ...
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For Immediate Release March 29, 2021 Contact: Caitlin Kizielewicz | caitlin@counciloncj.org | 412-554-0074 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The death of George ...
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Expert panel says current emphasis on physical tactics, firearms instruction neglects critical communication, de-escalation skills For Immediate Release March 25, ...
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On Jan. 27, Task Force members DeRay Mckesson, Sheriff Rosie Rivera, and Tashante McCoy joined director Nancy La Vigne for ...
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Expert panel identifies critical policy elements, caveats to inform debates on banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants, requiring officers to intervene ...
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