The Police Foundation, in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is hosting a webinar on a data-driven strategy to address gun crime.  CitiStat was a data-driven management strategy designed to monitor and improve the performance of all city services in real time and was founded on the core concepts of CompStat.  As gun crime became prioritized within the process, the CitiStat model was utilized to focus solely on the targeted enforcement and prosecution of felony gun crimes; soon it became known on a national level as GunStat. Police departments and prosecutor’s offices across the country have implemented GunStat programs, which provide real-time information to police and prosecutors about felony gun cases as they progress through the criminal justice system. 

This webinar is intended for jurisdictions across the country that are seeking to implement or improve an existing GunStat program to address precipitous increases in gun crime.

Date:  Thursday, September 6, 2018, 2:00 p.m., ET.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Ethics Toolkit is designed to provide guidance, instructional assistance, and resources to chief executives, planners, instructors, supervisors, and officers on the topic of ethics in policing.  Law enforcement administrators agree that upholding professional ethics and integrity is critically important for the profession.  From reports and articles to relevant training opportunities, this resource offers material devoted to achieving and maintaining the highest levels of ethical standards while it ensures continual relevancy to modern policing.

The best way to honor the fallen is to stop the falling.

~Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, Chairman, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

The report Making It Safer: A Study of Law Enforcement Fatalities Between 2010–2016 was released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) to support law enforcement by providing an in-depth analysis of cases involving line-of-duty deaths and, through that research, to make policing safer.  The information developed through this detailed analysis is meant to enact change, augment current policies, improve training curricula, and increase awareness of current trends contributing to law enforcement deaths and injuries.

This report encompasses a seven-year study from 2010 to 2016 that analyzed 1,016 line-of-duty deaths. Armed with this information, researchers were tasked with determining whether any commonalities existed that could be utilized as learning tools to prevent future deadly calls or fatal encounters.

The less-lethal rounds have a transparent casing and the internal part is orange so they are blatantly marked that they are a less-lethal round, very distinct, which is another safety measure we wanted.

~ Lieutenant Dan Duncan, Corvallis Police Department

In 2017, when the Corvallis, Oregon, Police Department moved away from everyday use of shotguns in favor of patrol rifles, it decided to repurpose its 12-guage pump-action shotguns for use as less-lethal weapons.  The shotguns were fitted with orange stocks labeled “less-lethal” and orange fore-ends.  The department uses a less-lethal shotgun round made of a polymer material that is designed to “pancake,” or flatten on impact. The shells of the ammunition are transparent, with an orange band and label for high visibility.

The 50-State Report on Public Safety’ organizes a wealth of criminal justice information in one place, creating an important resource that is without equal in its size and scope.

~ Bryan Collier, Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice

With support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center has released the “50-State Report on Public Safety.”  This Web-based resource combines data analyses with practical examples to help policymakers craft impactful strategies to address their states’ specific public safety challenges.

This resource features more than 300 data visualizations comparing crime, recidivism, and state correctional practices across all 50 states. The report couples these data with the latest research on strategies that work to improve public safety and more than 100 examples of public safety innovations drawn from every state in the country. With three core goals, 12 strategies, and 37 action items, the report provides a playbook that policymakers can customize to tackle the issues most relevant to their communities.