Archive for March 2025
March: Crime Gun Intelligence
The big picture: Aligning people, processes, and technologies* creates an ideal environment for successful investigations. The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) reports the average gun assault rate in 2024 was 15% lower than in 2023. While gun assaults may be on the decline, there is still violent crime being committed. Law enforcement’s investigative role in curbing…
Read MoreCOPS Emerging Issues Executive Session
Force Multipliers in Action: Advancing Policing Through Strategic Innovation
Innovation is a powerful tool in law enforcement. Identifying what works and how best to use it can be a force multiplier, which is especially valuable as agencies face resource challenges. When considering innovations in policing, technological advances rightfully come to mind. But that’s only part of the picture. To gain a full perspective,…
Read MoreNPI Welcomes Four New Board Members
The National Policing Institute Welcomes New Board Members  ARLINGTON, VA – March 18, 2025 — The National Policing Institute (NPI) adds four new members to its Board of Directors. The Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales, former Attorney General of the United States, Darrel Stephens of Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Rory…
Read MoreInside Our Impact – March
The National Policing Institute team proudly presents Inside Our Impact, a newsletter dedicated to sharing NPI’s stories and those who make our work possible. Each issue highlights some of NPI’s research or projects and shares insights into how our dedication to excellence benefits you and your community. Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative Many people believe…
Read MoreDarrel W. Stephens
Darrel Stephens is Co-Director of the Policing, Security Technology and Private Security Policy Research Institute at Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He is also a senior advisor for 21CP and consults on a wide range of police leadership and management issues. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Major…
Read MoreRory Steyn
With a National Diploma in Police Administration, Rory Steyn has an accomplished history in the South African Police. He specialized as an investigator, intelligence field-worker and as section head of the police VIP Protection and Bomb Disposal Units in Johannesburg. Upon being transferred to the Pretoria-based Presidential Protection Unit in 1996, Steyn was appointed team…
Read MoreThe Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales
Alberto R. Gonzales served as the 80th Attorney General of the United States during the George W. Bush administration. Before entering public service, Gonzales practiced business law at the Houston law firm of Vinson & Elkins. In 1995, he resigned his law partnership to serve as General Counsel to the Governor of Texas. After three…
Read MoreJeremy M. Wilson
Dr. Jeremy M. Wilson is a professor of the School of Criminal Justice and founding director of the Police Staffing Observatory at Michigan State University (MSU). He also founded and directed MSU’s Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection and the Program on Police Consolidation and Shared Services. Prior to joining MSU, Dr. Wilson was a…
Read MoreNPI’s 2025 Challenge Coin
This year, the National Policing Institute marks its 55th year of contributing to excellence in policing. To commemorate this, we continue the tradition of honoring the significance of law enforcement challenge coins by offering one of our own. We designed this coin to reflect our history of serving the policing profession, unite supporters of our…
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