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This report compares campus law enforcement agencies serving public and private campuses, focusing primarily on 4-year colleges and universities enrolling 2,500 or more students. It examines the number and type of employees; agency functions; arrest jurisdiction; patrol coverage; agreements with local law enforcement; requirements for new officers; use of nonlethal weapons; types of computers and… (read more)

The report compares law enforcement agencies serving public and private campuses by number and type of employees, screening methods used for hiring officers, training and education requirements for officers, agency functions, types of equipment, computers and information systems, special programs, and written policy directives. General campus characteristics, including crime statistics, are also… (read more)

The White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault was established in January 2014. One of its primary goals is to provide institutions of higher education with tools that they can use to more effectively respond to and prevent rape and sexual assault. As noted in the first report of the Task Force (Not Alone), one such tool is a climate survey designed to help schools understand… (read more)

This publication is designed to provide practical advice on many aspects of the Early Intervention System (EIS), including defining the role of the first-line supervisor, structuring the intervention process for officers who have reached (or are about to reach) a threshold within the system, identifying ways to provide the various programs and services that supplement and reinforce EIS, and… (read more)

An Early Intervention System is a system that statistically compares law enforcement employee performance against a range of numerical norms and helps assess which employee may need help with their personal or professional problems. In this guide, the San Diego Police Department documents its experience, along with a useful step-by-step outline, in order to help other organizations build their… (read more)

This publication explores the benefits and risks of Early Intervention Systems and discusses successful systems all over the country, focusing on large agencies.

This report provides a brief overview of trends in vehicle ramming incidents. It also includes results from the 2016 Intercollegiate Athletics Safety and Security Best Practices Compliance Survey. The results of the survey provide information on the implementation rates (%) of perimeter protections. Specifically, this paper investigates the rise in vehicular-ramming attacks in large public… (read more)

At the core of the NLECTC System is the notion of "translational technology," or linking research with practice. As a program of the National Institute of Justice, the NLECTC System is the conduit between researchers and criminal justice professionals in the field for technology issues. NLECTC works with criminal justice professionals to identify urgent and emerging technology needs. NIJ sponsors… (read more)

This report examines the incidence of college student victimization and compares the findings to persons of similar ages in the general population. In addition, the report describes the extent to which student victimization occurs on campus and in off-campus locations and settings, as well as the involvement of alcohol and drugs in student victimizations.

"In 2010, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) VALOR Program was created in response to the startling increase in felonious assaults that have taken the lives of many law enforcement officers. VALOR provides all levels of law enforcement with tools to help prevent violence against law enforcement officers and enhance officer safety, wellness, and resiliency.

VALOR is a comprehensive… (read more)

Formerly known as the Smart Policing Initiative, Strategies for Policing Innovation (SPI) is a collaborative effort among BJA, CNA, state and local law enforcement agencies, and researchers. It is designed to assist agencies with identifying innovative and evidence-based solutions to effectively and efficiently tackle chronic crime problems in their jurisdictions. In October 2017, SPI launched a… (read more)

This report examines the prevalence, circumstance, and characteristics of incidents in which police threatened or used nonfatal force and whether these factors varied across resident race and Hispanic origin. It also describes the type of force threatened or used and the perceptions that force was excessive or the police behaved properly during the contact. Finally, it examines trends in the… (read more)

The Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) is a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) sponsored initiative that supports law enforcement agencies in building evidence-based, data-driven law enforcement tactics and strategies that are effective, efficient, and economical. Smart Policing represents a strategic approach that brings more science into police operations by leveraging innovative applications of… (read more)

This guide is the culmination of nearly two years of work following a 2015 gathering of multidisciplinary experts and the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. The purpose of this gathering was to discuss solutions to reduce attacks such as mass shootings and other forms of targeted violence including stalking, terrorism, or ambush attacks on law enforcement. This publication represents the results of… (read more)

This is an addendum to the FBI's study of active shooter incidents from 2000 to 2013. An analysis of 2014 and 2015 active shooter incidents has identified 20 incidents in each of the years. The methodology to identify incidents is the same as articulated in A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013. To ensure consistency… (read more)

This quasi-experimental evaluation examined the effectiveness of the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), a collaboration between police and social service providers that aimed to decrease rates of repeat, severe, lethal and near-lethal domestic violence while increasing rates of emergency safety planning and help-seeking. Under LAP, a police officer responding to the scene of a domestic violence… (read more)

The National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) was established in June 2017 under the direction of Attorney General Jeff Sessions in response to President Trump’s Executive Order on a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety. The PSP provides an innovative framework for DOJ to enhance its support of state, tribal, and local law enforcement officers and prosecutors in the investigation,… (read more)

This paper is designed to accompany the Model Policy on Response to Victims of Crime established by the IACP National Law Enforcement Policy Center. It provides essential background material and supporting documentation on the developmental philosophy and implementation requirements of the model policy. This material will be of value to law enforcement executives in their efforts to tailor the… (read more)

Data helps drive better, more informed decision making. With this in mind, the IACP and IACP Net have joined forces with support from the COPS Office to create the new Law Enforcement Benchmarking and Performance Analytics Portal. The Benchmark Portal allows you to conduct comparative analyses with peer agencies and is free for participating agencies. Law enforcement users can input data on a… (read more)