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When someone in crisis calls for help, law enforcement is often the first to arrive. These situations require compassionate and coordinated intervention to ensure the safety of officers and community members, while supporting individuals’ connections to services.  Across the country,…
In December 2020, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General launched one of the most ambitious police use of force reform efforts in the nation. The goal: reduce use of force, enhance accountability, and promote professionalism in policing statewide.…
We’re heading into 2026 with a public safety landscape that feels anything but predictable. While these times may feel unsettled, the dedication of law enforcement to serve and protect their communities endures. This is a time-tested truth that we cannot…
Megan Webster is the Marketing & Communications Manager at the National Policing Institute. She began her career in public relations and has more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, working with various medical-focused nonprofits and trade associations.…
Measuring What Matters: Why Public Confidence Is the New Bottom Line in Policing Public agencies do not measure success the same way private companies do. There is no profit margin or stock price that determines whether a law enforcement agency…
In recent decades, police scholars and practitioners have focused on the concentration of crime in specific locations, known as “hot spots.” Among police researchers, Weisburd (2015) has claimed that a “law of crime concentration” should become a key focus of…
The Big Picture Modern law enforcement operates 24/7. Officers work irregular hours, overnight shifts, and often log significant overtime. These demanding schedules can lead to fatigue that quietly erodes officer performance and health and impacts public safety. Incidents of fatigued…
The National Policing Institute (NPI) and Zencity today announced the launch of the NPI-Zencity Public Safety Confidence Index, a first-of-its-kind measure of how Americans view law enforcement and sense of safety. Based on feedback from more than 20,000 respondents each…
NPI is pleased to announce the appointment of three distinguished leaders to its Board of Directors: Regina Lombardo, Chief Security Officer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and former Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives…
Despite many technological innovations in policing over the past three decades, the profession remains rooted in face-to-face interactions between officers and community members. The mainstay of policing is still officers responding in person to a call for service and interacting…
When someone in crisis calls for help, law enforcement is often the first to arrive. These situations require compassionate and coordinated intervention to ensure the safety of officers and community members, while supporting individuals’ connections to services.  Across the country,…
In December 2020, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General launched one of the most ambitious police use of force reform efforts in the nation. The goal: reduce use of force, enhance accountability, and promote professionalism in policing statewide.…
We’re heading into 2026 with a public safety landscape that feels anything but predictable. While these times may feel unsettled, the dedication of law enforcement to serve and protect their communities endures. This is a time-tested truth that we cannot…
Megan Webster is the Marketing & Communications Manager at the National Policing Institute. She began her career in public relations and has more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, working with various medical-focused nonprofits and trade associations.…
Measuring What Matters: Why Public Confidence Is the New Bottom Line in Policing Public agencies do not measure success the same way private companies do. There is no profit margin or stock price that determines whether a law enforcement agency…
In recent decades, police scholars and practitioners have focused on the concentration of crime in specific locations, known as “hot spots.” Among police researchers, Weisburd (2015) has claimed that a “law of crime concentration” should become a key focus of…
The Big Picture Modern law enforcement operates 24/7. Officers work irregular hours, overnight shifts, and often log significant overtime. These demanding schedules can lead to fatigue that quietly erodes officer performance and health and impacts public safety. Incidents of fatigued…
The National Policing Institute (NPI) and Zencity today announced the launch of the NPI-Zencity Public Safety Confidence Index, a first-of-its-kind measure of how Americans view law enforcement and sense of safety. Based on feedback from more than 20,000 respondents each…
NPI is pleased to announce the appointment of three distinguished leaders to its Board of Directors: Regina Lombardo, Chief Security Officer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and former Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives…
Despite many technological innovations in policing over the past three decades, the profession remains rooted in face-to-face interactions between officers and community members. The mainstay of policing is still officers responding in person to a call for service and interacting…