National Policing Institute Announces Recent Grant Awards

By bparker | October 12, 2023 |
Line of police officers showing only their boots and bottom of the pants.

The National Policing Institute (NPI) is pleased to announce five recent grant awards that will support new and expanded programs. Known for using science and innovation to pursue excellence in policing, NPI is excited to partner in new and old ways as part of the organization’s ongoing effort to positively contribute to the law enforcement…

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54th Mile Project Kicks Off in Selma, Alabama

By Kaitlyn Perez | September 28, 2023 |

On February 18, 1965, Alabama State Troopers fatally shot an unarmed African American civil rights activist, Jimmie Lee Jackson. A champion for equal voting rights, Jackson died protecting his mother, who was attacked by police during a demonstration in Marion, AL. In response to Jackson’s death, local civil rights leaders organized a 54-mile march from…

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A Review of Patrol Techniques to Reduce Serious Injury and Fatality Crashes

By Brett Cowell | May 3, 2023 |
Patrol vehicle in rural county

In 2018 and 2019, the Iowa State Patrol (ISP) implemented the Fatality Reduction Enforcement Program (FREE) in collaboration with research partners from George Mason University (GMU). GMU’s evaluation suggests that FREE reduced crashes involving impaired driving in the program area by 18% in year one and may have contributed to more significant reductions in speed-related…

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