July 2024

The Role of Law Enforcement Culture in Officer Safety During Driving and Roadway Operations

Released by the National Policing Institute (NPI), this brief is intended to provide law enforcement leaders with guidance on addressing organizational culture which may currently run counter to roadway safety best practices. As agencies seek to mitigate the risk factors for officer-involved collisions and struck-by incidents and work to develop a culture of roadway safety, leaders and officers should look to the National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety Program (NLERSP) for support and guidance on actionable steps which can be taken….


Law Enforcement Solutions By the Field, For the Field: Collaborative Reform Fifth Annual Review

The Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center is a partnership between the COPS Office and many professional law enforcement organizations throughout the field to provide technical assistance to law enforcement agencies on request. In its first five years, the center managed more than 900 requests for assistance from local, campus, county, tribal, and state agencies on critical issues like community engagement; active threat response; de-escalation; crime analysis; mass demonstrations; school and campus safety; and recruitment, hiring, and retention. This report…