Report

The report “Examining Police Reforms in New Jersey: Impacts on Officer Attitudes and Self-Reported Behavior” is the first of a series of publications presenting the findings from the statewide evaluation of police use of force reform in New Jersey.

It describes the research team’s examination of the impact of the mandated training—including the Police Executive Research Forum’s Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training and Georgetown University’s Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) peer intervention training—on officers’ perceptions, attitudes, and self-reported behaviors.

The findings represent officers’ responses to training surveys immediately before, after, and one to two years following their training participation. The high response rates to the surveys—ranging from 12,623 to 17,036 responses at pre- and post-training—offer insights representative of law enforcement officers across New Jersey.

Executive Brief: Understanding the Impact of Statewide Use of Force Training