November 2024

Law enforcement personnel must be prepared to respond appropriately and supportively to persons who have experienced trauma. Victim-centered, trauma-informed approaches give law enforce­ment the necessary tools to provide this support. This publication, Identifying and Incorporating Core Principles of Victim-Centered and Trauma-Informed Response: Practices for Law Enforcement, provides a streamlined set of best practices from the field for first responders, evidence collection teams, investigators, supervisors, and agencies related to victim response efforts. Download a copy of this publication.

The Department of Justice Community Relations Service (CRS) has released Navigating Conflicts: A Guide for Campus Leaders and Public Safety Personnel which is a framework to help campus leaders and public safety professionals understand conflicts and make informed decisions to address them. It was developed in partnership with the Divided Community Project at The Ohio State University.  The Guide offers campus administration and public safety leaders a framework, supported by practical ideas and tools, for dealing with campus conflict as…

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of its establishment, the COPS Office invited community members and leaders in law enforcement, public safety research and civil rights to contemplate the next 30 years in American policing. This publication collects essays by a variety of contributors from all ranks of law enforcement as well as researchers and civic and civil rights leaders, all of whom touched on one or more principles of community policing – organizational change, problem solving or partnerships – and…