December 2020 - National Policing Institute

Department of Justice Establishes Community of Practice for Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness

By Brett Cowell | December 22, 2020 |

PRESS RELEASE — U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Office of Public Affairs Email: cops.office.public.affairs@usdoj.gov Phone: (202) 514-9079 — WASHINGTON—The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has established the first-ever Community of Practice for state, local and tribal grantees to connect, learn, share experiences, and network…

Baltimore Police Department Partners with the National Policing Institute to Launch New Peer Intervention Program for Officers

By Brett Cowell | December 22, 2020 |

To support the efforts of the City of Baltimore and the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) in implementation of the consent decree, through funding from the Ford Foundation, the National Policing Institute (NPI) currently serves as a Technical Advisor to BPD. NPI is providing subject matter expertise and other support to BPD on a broad array…

Developing Evidence in De-Escalation of Potential Use of Force Encounters

By Brett Cowell | December 21, 2020 |

Stories about police use of excessive force continue to appear in local and national news headlines. Community-police relationships continue to be strained by these incidents, many of which have been captured on camera and circulated in media. Witnessed and recorded incidents have reportedly led to a loss of trust in the police1 and for calls…