Use of force
Body-Worn Cameras: What the Evidence Tells Us
Date Published
November 14, 2018
Current research suggests that body-worn cameras may offer benefits for law enforcement. However, additional research is needed to understand the value of the technology for the field.
LEADS Scholar Spotlight - American Society of Evidence-Based Policing
October 2018
Joshua Young, a retired corporal of the Ventura Police Department in California and Class of 2015 Scholar of NIJ’s Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Program, discusses the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing, which encourages the use of data and research to inform policing. He also talks about a randomized control trial he conducted on body-worn cameras and the support he has received from the LEADS program.
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NIJ's 50th Anniversary - Looking Back, Looking Forward
August 2018
Series
NIJ’s 50th anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on how far the Institute has come, as well as its direction and priorities moving forward. In this Research for the Real World event, panelists will speak to the history and future of the Institute, drawing from decades of experience working for and closely with NIJ. Two Former NIJ Directors will reflect on their days heading the agency and their observations on how the agency has changed over time.
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Notes From the Field: A Three-Part Approach to Civil Disturbance
Date Published
February 2018
Agencies
NIJ
Injuries Associated with Police Use of Force
Journal
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Date Published
March 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Benefits of Body-Worn Cameras: New Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Date Published
September 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Improving officer decision-making: Can personality predict outcomes in use of force decisions?
2017-R2-CX-0030
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$432,159
Officers' and Community Members' Evaluations of Police-Civilian Interactions
2017-IJ-CX-0013
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$31,980
Tim Donohoe
Title
Commander (retired); 2017 NIJ LEADS Law Enforcement Officer
Understanding the Effects of Fatigue on Law Enforcement
May 2017
Steven James (Assistant Research Professor, Washington State University, College of Medicine) and Lois James (Assistant Professor, Washington State University, College of Nursing) discuss research on how fatigue and sleep deprivation affect officers when they make critical decisions to use deadly force. The researchers also discuss how often law enforcement officers are fatigued, the impacts of officer fatigue and drowsy driving, and the goal of implementing positive changes.
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Assessing Police Use-of-Force Policy and Outcomes
Date Published
November 28, 2016
Multi-Method Evaluation of Police Use of Force Outcomes
Date Published
November 28, 2016
An Evaluation of a Social Interaction Training Program to Reduce the Use of Force and BuildLegitimacy
2016-IJ-CX-0018
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$799,454
Use of Force and Conducted Energy Devices - Interview With Geoffrey P. Alpert
Date Published
March 2012
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Presentation,
Legislation/Policy Analysis,
Issue Overview,
Interview
Are CEDs Safe and Effective? - Panel at the 2010 NIJ Conference
Date Published
June 2010
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Presentation
Documenting and Explaining the 2015 Homicide Rise - Research Directions White Paper
Date Published
June 2016
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Promoting Officer Integrity Through Early Engagements and Procedural Justice in the Seattle Police Department
Date Published
May 2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation
Taking Stock: Report From the 2010 Roundtable on the State and Local Law Enforcement Police Pattern or Practice Program (42 USC 14141)
Date Published
September 2011
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Building a Science of Adult Cranial Fracture
2015-DN-BX-K013
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$564,875
Young Adults in Jails
2015-IJ-CX-0012
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$500,407