Visit the Foundation at IACP
Visit the Police Foundation Booth #932 at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in Orlando, FL October 25 to October 29, 2014. Foundation staff will be on hand to answer...
View ArticleUpcoming Ideas in American Policing Series Lecture
On November 8, 2012 at 3 pm, Dr. Anthony Braga will present the eighteenth lecture in our Ideas in American Policing series, entitled Embedded Criminologists in Police Departments. He is a professor in...
View ArticleThe Police Foundation Website- Rebooted
Welcome to the new Police Foundation website! After 12 years of service the previous website was in desperate need of an overhaul. We heard your feedback on the old site, both positive and negative,...
View ArticleNew Interactive Partner Map
Today we launch a new feature that will allow you to explore our research through an interactive spatial map. This map displays the location of our research sites and partners. Policing is an...
View ArticleFrom the Archive- Spousal Abuse, Police Newsletters, and Victim Recontact
The Police Foundation has over 40 years of history in conducting high quality research. Much of this research was conducted before the availability of computers and digital archiving capabilities. This...
View ArticleNew Publication Available - The Role of Civilian Police in Peacekeeping
We are pleased to announce the publication of Dr. Garth den Heyer's book, based on a research project for the United States Institute of Peace. This research represents an important step in...
View ArticleA Look at Two Months of Website Use
In the two months since the new website was launched we have had over 10,000 unique visitors from 116 countries (displayed below) and served over 30,000 pages of content.The traffic and visitor...
View ArticleA Year-End CopBook Review
It’s been over a year since we launched CopBook. In the last year we have seen tremendous growth in the CopBook community. From a technical perspective CopBook has made great progress. CopBook is now...
View ArticleGuns in America- The Complete Technical Report
This month's "From the Archive" installment focuses on an issue that is, and has been, the subject of much discussion. Guns in America, is a product of the National Survey of Private Ownership of...
View ArticleMoving beyond the 40%- Why more research on firearms acquisition is needed
Police Foundation research has played a vital role in the current gun control debate sparked by the Newtown, CT tragedy. Some of the use of this research has once again made it clear that policymakers...
View ArticleNew Publication Available: The Effect of Body-Worn Cameras on Police...
Police Foundation Executive Fellow, Chief Tony Farrar, recently completed an extensive yearlong study to evaluate the effect of body-worn video cameras on police use-of-force. This randomized...
View ArticleFrom the Archive- Citizen Contact Patrol: The Houston Field Test
This month's From the Archive document is a research project conducted by the Police Foundation, and funded by the National Institute of Justice, in the early 1980's. In 1983 - 1984, the citizen...
View ArticleFrom the Archive- The Newark Foot Patrol Experiment
The Police Foundation is pleased to announce that the Newark Foot Patrol Experiment is now available online through our electronic library. This 1981 landmark experiment developed critical information...
View ArticleFrom the Archive- Firearm Violence: A Research & Policy Report
The latest installment of the “From the Archive” series marks the addition Firearm Abuse: A Research and Policy Report to the Foundation’s growing online library. This 1976 report set out to establish...
View ArticleFrom the Archive- Police Community Stations: The Houston Field Test
This installment of “From the Archive” adds the Police Community Stations: The Houston Field Test to the Foundations growing online library. The Fear Reduction Series of studies was conducted by the...
View ArticleFrom the Archive- Coordinated Community Policing
This report summarizes the results of a field test conducted by the Newark Police Department and evaluated by the Police Foundation. The test, successfully carried our from the fall of 1983 through the...
View ArticleFrom the Archive- Police as Community Organizers
This report summarizes the results of a field test conducted by the Houston Police Department and evaluated by the Police Foundation under a grant from the National Institute of Justice. The project,...
View ArticleFrom the Archive- Reducing the Signs of Crime
This report summarizes the results of a field test conducted by the Newark Police Department and evaluated by the Police Foundation under a grant from the National Institute of Justice. The test,...
View ArticleFrom the Archive- The Minneapolis Community Crime Prevention Experiment
In this installment of From the Archive, we discuss the results of a 1987 study conducted in Minneapolis, MN. The study evaluated the effects of two community oriented policing strategies. Using a...
View ArticleFrom the Archive- The City in Crisis
/*-->*/ This report presents the findings of the advisory board to the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners in response to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (also known as the Rodney King Riots). The...
View ArticleFrom the Archive: Police Response Time: Its Determinants and Effects
This report is based on supplemental data collected for the Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment. Although not originally designed for this purpose, observational and survey data collected for...
View ArticleFrom the Archive: Assessing Law Enforcement Ethics
*/ Law enforcement officers confront situations that generate ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. Transgressions against ethical standards, whether legal or cultural, have the ability to undermine...
View ArticleNew Publication- The Mobilization of Crime Mapping & Intelligence Gathering
The Police Foundation recently concluded a two-year project to develop, deploy, and evaluate the use of smartphones in law enforcement. The availability of high performance hardware and law enforcement...
View ArticleUpcoming Event- Safe Streets, Strong Communities
The Police Foundation, in conjunction with Local Initiatives Support Corporation, is sponsoring the Safe Streets, Strong Communities symposium January 15th, 2014.DescriptionWhen community developers...
View ArticlePolice Foundation Announces new Partnership with The Arc
The Police Foundation is joining with The Arc, a national community-based organization advocating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, in an exciting partnership to support the...
View ArticleCall for Submissions on Crime Mapping and Analysis
The Police Foundation is pleased to announce that it will be launching a second-generation Crime Mapping News, with a revised name, in the coming months. We are seeking innovative practice and policy...
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