Findings and Recommendations from the Officer Safety and Wellness Technical Assistance Project This project was supported, in whole or in part, by cooperative agreement number 2017-CK-WX-K003 …

This Training Guide was developed by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), a research organization with a membership of police chiefs, sheriffs, and other law enforcement leaders.

Jan 6, 2021 · Officer Caroline Edwards, U.S. Capitol Police I was called a lot of things on January 6, 2021, and the days thereafter. I was called Nancy Pelosi’s dog, called incompetent, called a hero …

How the Burlington, NC Police Department Uses the CDM The 7 C’s of a Critical Incident The 7 C’s were explained to PERF and developed by Inspector Matt Galvin of the New York City Police …

Table-Top Scenario Examples This resource provides seven sample table-top scenarios for First-Line Supervisors (FLSs). Agency trainers may use them to supplement existing in-service training …

Apr 2, 2019 · As PERF started researching officer suicide, we knew that it would be helpful to have a police agency working with us—a department that understood the issue and was already undertaking …

When perf decided to hold a national conference on first-line supervision in police agen-cies, we asked PERF members to bring one of their top sergeants to the conference—a first-line supervi-sor who …

Oct 3, 2022 · Police agencies face no greater challenge today than recruiting and retaining enough quali-fied officers to meet rising demands to provide services and address violent crime. So when the …

A 2017 study found that gender diversity in police agencies was associated with increased engagement in community policing initiatives, such as conduct-ing a citizens police academy, assigning officers to …

s of police training and operations. But when those elements become so pervasive that they overshadow almost everything else, it can undermine the mission of the academy, which is to prepare new police …