Department of Justice Releases Recommendations for Law Enforcement Response to Mass Protests and Protecting First Amendment Rights

By Brett Cowell | September 8, 2022 |

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced the release of 21st Century Protest Response: Promoting Democracy and Advancing Community and Officer Safety, which provides recommendations for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies responding to mass demonstrations. Law enforcement agencies play a critical role in preserving…

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Time to Get Serious About Police Education

By Brett Cowell | August 22, 2022 |

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

By Brett Cowell | August 9, 2022 |
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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…

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988 Lifeline is a Key Resource for Law Enforcement

By Brett Cowell | July 25, 2022 |

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…

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How Do We Protect the Protectors?

By saman | May 27, 2022 |

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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No-Knock Warrants, A Relic of the ‘War on Drugs,’ Face Renewed Criticism after Minneapolis Death

By Brett Cowell | March 14, 2022 |

Article reprinted in its entirety from The Conversation with permission. Protests in Minneapolis over the death of a 22-year-old man during a police raid have reignited debate over the role of so-called “no-knock warrants.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a moratorium on the practice, in which police obtain permission to enter a premises unannounced, and…

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