Posts Tagged ‘Personnel & Staffing’
Time to Get Serious About Police Education
There hasn’t been a serious national discussion about police education across the USA for over 40 years, since the National Advisory Commission on Higher Education for Police Officers (HEPO) reported in the 1970s. Today, while there is lots of talk about making policing more scientific and more evidence-based, the focus seems to be on the…
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Dr. Robin S. Engel joins the National Policing Institute as the Senior Vice President
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The National Policing Institute (NPI) is proud to announce and welcome Robin S. Engel, PhD as NPI’s Senior Vice President, becoming the second highest-ranking executive within the national non-profit research and policy organization dedicated to excellence in policing and community safety through science and innovation. Dr. Robin S. Engel, a nationally known and highly…
Read More988 Lifeline is a Key Resource for Law Enforcement
In 1983, Dr. Arlie Russell Hochschild coined the term emotional labor after she examined two occupations, flight attendants and bill collectors, whose job descriptions centered largely on engaging with the public (1). At the end of her study, Dr. Hochschild concluded that these occupations require an individual to manage their feelings and emotions that occur…
Read MoreResearch Brief: In-depth Training of Police Officers Results in Less Crime, Fewer Arrests, and Improved Community Views Towards Police in Crime Hot Spots
Event Spotlight – National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Traffic Safety Summit
National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety Program (NLERSP) Virtual Patrol Officer Course – July 21st
National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety Program (NLERSP) Virtual Executive Workshop – July 12th
Event Spotlight – Road to Zero Briefing: National Rural Road Safety Awareness Week
How Do We Protect the Protectors?
It goes without saying – law enforcement is an extremely dangerous profession. The statement is so ubiquitous that if you were to approach any law enforcement officer and told them of the dangers of the profession, you would be met with a blank expression that could only be read as: “Well, yeah, that’s just part…
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