Founded in 1976 as a nonprofit organization, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is a police research and policy organization and a provider of management services, technical assistance, and executive-level education to support law enforcement agencies. PERF helps to improve the delivery of police services through the exercise of strong national leadership; public debate of police and criminal justice issues; and research and policy development. |
Five years after the murder of George Floyd, CNN visits a new facility to train law enforcement to de-escalate (CNN, May 29, 2025)
Chicago Police Department has made strides in homicide investigations, research group says (Chicago Sun-Times, April 25, 2025)
Old Saybrook releases damning outside investigation of Police Chief Michael Spera, workplace practices (Connecticut Examiner, January 8, 2025)
Op-ed: How to protect the press and police this election (Boston Globe, November 4, 2024)
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