Police suicide
De-escalation Training: What Works, Implementation Lessons, and Taking It to Scale; Plenary at the 2023 NIJ Research Conference
Police use of force, while infrequently used, is a tremendous concern to public safety in the United States when officers employ it excessively or inappropriately, causing injury or death and eroding public trust in law enforcement. This plenary from the 2023 NIJ Research Conference describes the Integrating, Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training program developed by the Police Executive Research Forum to guide officers in defusing critical incidents.
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NIJ-Funded Research on Mass Shootings to Advance Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
Mass public shootings continue to threaten communities in the United States, yet research on this criminal phenomenon is limited. In this full thematic panel, renowned experts will present a series of research projects summarizing NIJ-funded research projects’ newest findings on public mass shootings. The discussion will focus on NIJ’s investment to address the phenomenon of mass shootings through innovative study approaches to advance our understanding of mass shootings and inform prevention efforts. The implications of this research to criminal justice will also be discussed.
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Suicide Prevention in US Law Enforcement Agencies: a National Survey of Current Practices
Protecting Against Stress and Trauma - NIJ Research for the Real World Seminar
At this Research for the Real World seminar, NIJ brought together law enforcement practitioners and leading researchers in the field of stress to discuss the current research evidence and practical benefits of targeted stress-management interventions and how they can promote officer mental wellness.
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Protecting Against Stress and Trauma: Research Lessons for Law Enforcement - Next Steps
Protecting Against Stress and Trauma: Research Lessons for Law Enforcement - Defining the Problem
Protecting Against Stress & Trauma: Research Lessons for Law Enforcement– Defining the Problem
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How to Best Protect Your Force Against Officer Suicide
How Best Protect Your Force Against Officer Suicide
How Best Protect Your Force Against Officer Suicide
Violanti describes steps police agencies are taking to help police officers, including teaching recruits what they may experience on the job.
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The Impact of Correctional Officer Suicide on the Institutional Environment and on the Well-being of Correctional Employees
Suicide Prevention and Intervention Strategies by Law Enforcement Agencies: Utilization, Characteristics and Costs
Healthy Officers Are Safer Officers: The Nexus Between Performance & Health
Protecting our Protectors: Using Science to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness
Each year, 100-200 law enforcement officers die in the line of duty. Last year, 177 lost their lives — a 16-percent increase from 2010. As Attorney General Eric Holder noted, this is a devastating and unacceptable trend. NIJ has developed a robust research portfolio to improve officer safety and wellness and, ultimately, save lives. This panel discussed some of NIJ's most promising work to reduce shooting and traffic-related fatalities — consistently the leading causes of officer line-of-duty deaths — and improve officer wellness, which is inextricably linked with officer safety.
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