Procedural justice and implicit bias, two critically important concepts in law enforcement, have recently become the central focus of training at the Ithaca Police Department, as highlighted in the ...

As communities across the U.S. continue to grapple with public safety and police reform, a study published in Management Science offers compelling evidence for a path forward: Procedural justice ...

Scientists at the National Policing Institute, George Mason University, Arizona State University, and University of Pennsylvania conducted a study with joint support from Arnold Ventures and the ...

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EVANSTON, Ill. --- A Northwestern University evaluation of a procedural justice training program involving more than 8,000 Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers shows it reduced complaints filed ...

A study examines the outcomes of training police in procedural justice strategies. Prior research has found that police use of force has increased public distrust of law-enforcement officers. However, ...

GALLOWAY >> Stockton criminal justice professors are working with area law enforcement to research whether procedural justice training can reduce excessive use of force, increase respect for police ...

Over the last few decades, there’s been a heavy emphasis on techniques that fall under the concept of “proactive policing.” These generally involve identifying the areas of a city that have the ...

Police academies provide little training in the kinds of skills necessary to meet officers’ growing public service role, according to my research. Highly publicized cases of police violence – such as ...

Recent events have put police in a bind. A surge of violence means cops are needed more than ever, something now acknowledged across the political spectrum. But officers’ behavior remains under a ...

In order for police to build trust with marginalized communities, we must first understand the origins of distrust. When our veteran police officers first learn that they’re going to get a lecture on ...