David City, NE
Officer Bonkiewicz is a police officer with fifteen years of experience in patrol, recruitment, pre-employment interviewing, CALEA accreditation, and background investigations, as well as quantitative research methods and data analysis. He has analyzed data on racial disparities in traffic stops, driver's license suspension programs, gang intervention initiatives, assault on officer incidents, and use of control incidents. He has also published peer-reviewed research on patrol officer productivity, police response to mental health calls for service, violence in drug markets, and the role of police in disasters and evacuations. In his private time, Bonkiewicz is an intake specialist for the Lamplighter Project, an organization that encourages whistleblowing activity in law enforcement by removing barriers to reporting, preventing retaliation, and elevating ethical officers.