Understanding Police Strategies for Responding to Protests
15PNIJ-21-GG-02708-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$718,061
Civil disturbance units
Managing Protests: A National Study of Police Policies and Practices
15PNIJ-21-GG-02706-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$599,999
Police Response to Civil Disturbances: Understanding Strengths, Challenges, and Organizational Learning through After Action Reports
15PNIJ-21-GG-02707-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$642,315
Justice Technology Information Center Annual Report 2019
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Research and Evaluation on Policing Strategies for Civil Disturbances, Fiscal Year 2021
Closing Date
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to better understand the factors that lead to violent disorder and criminal conduct at some protests and demonstrations but not others, and the tactics and strategies that police use to maintain public order. To that end, NIJ seeks applications for funding research projects addressing these two topics 1) police strategies and tactics to...
Research and Law Enforcement Partnerships Manage Civil Disturbances More Effectively
August 2019
Series
Law enforcement agencies can use research-based practices to manage protests and civil disturbances more effectively. In this video, Dr. Tamara Herold, Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Ryan Lee, Assistant Chief, Portland Police Bureau, discuss some of those methods, some of the misconceptions about how law enforcement should respond to civil disturbances, and where agencies should begin when developing civil disturbance response plans.
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An International View of Civil Disturbance Unit Standards and Training
August 2019
This video provides and international perspective on civil disturbance units.
Dr. Ben Burger, Chief, Unterstützungskommando, Dachau, Germany, discusses how his unit’s response to civil disturbances compares to his American counterparts and the approaches that contribute to his unit’s success.
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NIJ Civil Disturbance Unit Standards: The Importance of Standards and Testing
July 2019
Mark Greene, Physical Scientist, National Institute of Justice, and Alan Hanson, Captain, Fairfax County (Va.) Police Department, discuss the importance of standards and testing and why it is important to develop CDU standards for agencies across the country.
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Notes From the Field: Learning, Intelligence Collection, and Accommodation as a Civil Disturbance Response
Date Published
August 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Policy,
Instructional Material,
Factsheet
Agencies
NIJ
Notes from the Field: Communication as a Tool to Prevent and Respond to Civil Disturbance
Date Published
January 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Notes From the Field: A Sensible Response to Civil Disturbance
Date Published
March 2018
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Protective Equipment for Civil Disturbance Units
Date Published
October 2017
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored