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• 15 Principles for Reducing the Risk of Restraint-Related Death (2024)
• 2011 Electronic Control Weapon Guidelines (2011)
• Advice from Police Chiefs and Community Leaders on Building Trust (2016)
• Automated Information Systems for Homicide Investigation: A Survey of Urban Police Departments (1999)
• Benchmarks for Developing a Law Enforcement Pandemic Flu Plan (2009)
• Beyond Signal Strength: Measuring Performance of Public Safety Mobile Broadband Networks (2019)
• The BJA/PERF Body Armor National Survey (2009)
• Body Armor Use, Care, and Performance in Real World Conditions: Findings from a National Survey (2012)
• Body-Worn Cameras a Decade Later: What We Know (2023)
• The Bottom Line of Policing (2003)
• Brazos County, TX Sheriff's Office: A FirstNet Early Adopter (2020)
• Building and Sustaining an Officer Wellness Program: Lessons from the San Diego Police Department (2018) / Executive Summary
• Building Interdisciplinary Partnerships to Prevent Violent Extremism (2017)
• Building Police-Community Trust in the Latino Community of Southwood in Richmond, VA (2019)
• Building Successful Partnerships between Law Enforcement and Public Health Agencies to Address Opioid Use (2016)
• Building Trust with Immigrant Communities: Best Practices for Law Enforcement Agencies in Smaller Cities and Towns (2020)
• By the Numbers: A Guide for Analyzing Race Data from Vehicle Stops (2004)
• Call for Help: Treatment Centers for Police Officers (2025)
• The Carjacking Crisis: Identifying Causes and Response Strategies (2024)
• The Changing Nature of Crime and Criminal Investigations (2018)
• Chapter 2: How Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Are Finding Meaning and Purpose In the Next Stage of Their Careers (2019)
• Chief Concerns: Exploring the Challenges of Police Use of Force (2005)
• Citizen Perceptions of Body-Worn Cameras: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2017)
• Civil Rights Investigations of Local Police: Lessons Learned (2013)
• Combating Auto Theft in Arizona: A Randomized Experiment with LPR Technology (2011)
• Command Performance: A Career Guide for Police Executives (2015) - click here to order a physical copy
• Communication and Public Health Emergencies: A Guide for Law Enforcement (2009)
• Community-Based Identification Cards Give Immigrants a Sense of Belonging and Trust in Local Police (2021)
• Community Engagement Strategies for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement Unmanned Aircraft System Programs (2022)
• Community Policing and Terrorism Vol. 1 (2004)
• Community Policing and Terrorism Vol. 2 (2004)
• Community Policing and Terrorism Vol. 3 (2004)
• Community Policing and Terrorism Vol. 4 (2004)
• Community Policing and Terrorism Vol. 5 (2004)
• Community Policing and Terrorism Vol. 6 (2004)
• Community Policing in Immigrant Neighborhoods: Stories of Success (2019)
• Community Policing: The Past, Present, and Future (2004)
• Comparing Safety Outcomes in Police Use-of-Force Cases for Law Enforcement Agencies that Have Deployed Conducted Energy Devices and a Matched Comparison Group that Have Not: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation (2009)
• Compstat: Its Origins, Evolution, and Future in Law Enforcement Agencies (2013)
• Conducted Energy Devices: Development of Standards for Consistency and Guidance (2006)
• Conducted Energy Devices: Use in a Custodial Setting (2007)
• Constitutional Policing as a Cornerstone of Community Policing (2015)
• Cost and Benefits of Body-Worn Camera Deployments (2018)
• The "Crime Gun Intelligence Center" Model: Case Studies of the Denver, Milwaukee, and Chicago Approaches to Investigating Gun Crime (2017)
• Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project (2002)
• Defining Moments for Police Chiefs (2015)
• Defining the Community in Community Policing (1998)
• Drones: A Report on the Use of Drones by Public Safety Agencies—and a Wake-Up Call about the Threat of Malicious Drone Attacks (2020)
• Embracing Civilianization: Integrating Professional Staff to Advance Modern Policing (2024)
• An Examination of Homicide Clearance Rates: Foundation for the Development of a Homicide Clearance Model (2001)
• Executive Guidebook: Practical Approaches for Strengthening Law Enforcement’s Response to Sexual Assault (2018)
• The First Six Months: A Police Chief's Guide to Starting Off on the Right Foot (2025)
• Future Trends in Policing (2014)
• Gang Violence: The Police Role in Developing Community-Wide Solutions (2010)
• A Gathering Storm: Violent Crime in America (2006)
• Good to Great Policing: Application of Business Management Principles in the Public Sector (2007)
• Guidance on Policies and Practices for Patrol Canines (2020)
• A Guide to Occupational Health and Safety for Law Enforcement Executives (2010)
• Guiding Principles on Use of Force (2016)
• Gun Enforcement and Gun Violence Prevention Practices among Local Law Enforcement Agencies (2010)
• Guns and Crime: Breaking New Ground by Focusing on Local Impact (2010)
• Gun Violence: Regional Problems, Partnerships, and Solutions (2015)
• Handling Large, Preplanned Events: Recommendations from Preparations for the 2016 National Political Conventions (2018)
• Hiring for the 21st Century Law Enforcement Officer: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Success (2017)
• Homicide Investigation Standard Operating Procedures (1999)
• "How Are Innovations in Technology Transforming Policing?" (2012)
• How FirstNet Deployables Are Supporting Public Safety (2020)
• How Law Enforcement Can Better Engage Immigrant Communities: Promising Practices and Challenges from a National Survey and Regional Meetings (2024)
• How Local Police Can Combat the Global Problem of Human Trafficking: Collaboration, Training, Support for Victims, and Technology Are Keys to Success (2020)
• HSAC Task Force on Secure Communities Findings and Recommendations (2011)
• ICAT: Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (2016)
• ICAT for Jails: A Guide for Minimizing Use of Force in Correctional Facilities (2024)
• Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (2016)
• Immersing College Students in Police Agencies Can Improve Recruitment and Community Trust: Lessons From the PERF-HBCU Summer Internship Program (2024)
• Implementing a Body-Worn Camera Program: Recommendations and Lessons Learned (2014)
• Implementing a Comprehensive Performance Management Approach in Community Policing Organizations: An Executive Guidebook (2015)
• Implementing an Agency-Level Performance Measurement System (2006)
• Implementing the ICAT Training Program at Your Agency (2023)
• Improving the Police Response to Sexual Assault (2012)
• An Inclusive Approach to School Safety: Collaborative Efforts to Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Denver (2018)
• An Innovative Approach to Training Future Police Leaders: The Chicago Police Department’s Executive Development Program for Sergeants (2022)
• An Integrated Approach to De-Escalation and Minimizing Use of Force (2012)
• Inventory of Promising Practices and Programs for Immigrant and Refugee Outreach (2020)
• Is the Economic Downturn Fundamentally Changing How We Police? (2010)
• It's More Complex than You Think: A Chief's Guide to DNA (2010)
• Labor and Management Roundtable Discussions: Collaborating to Address Key Challenges in Policing (2015)
• Labor-Management Relations in Policing: Looking to the Future and Finding Common Ground (2011)
• Law Enforcement Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies: An Executive Summary of the Research Series (2010)
• Law Enforcement Selection: Research Summaries (2004)
• Law Enforcement Technology Needs Assessment: Future Technologies to Address the Operational Needs of Law Enforcement (2009)
• Leadership Matters: Police Chiefs Talk About Their Careers (2009)
• Legitimacy and Procedural Justice: A New Element of Police Leadership (2014)
• Legitimacy and Procedural Justice: The New Orleans Case Study (2014)
• Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Police Learned from One of the Most Challenging Periods of Our Lives (2021)
• Local Police Perspectives on State Immigration Policies (2014)
• Managing a Multijurisdictional Case: Identifying Lessons Learned from the Sniper Investigation (2004)
• Managing Major Events: Best Practices from the Field (2011)
• Managing Mental Illness in Jails: Sheriffs Are Finding Promising New Approaches (2018)
• Managing Officer-Involved Critical Incidents: Guidelines to Achieve Consistency, Transparency, and Fairness (2025)
• Managing the Problem of Youth Access to Alcohol (2002)
• Municipal and Campus Police: Strategies for Working Together During Turbulent Times (2021)
• A National Survey of Eyewitness Identification Procedures in Law Enforcement Agencies (2013)
• New Challenges and Promising Practices in Pretrial Release, Diversion, and Community-Based Supervision (2020)
• New Challenges for Police: A Heroin Epidemic and Changing Attitudes Toward Marijuana (2014)
• An Occupational Risk: What Every Police Agency Should Do To Prevent Suicide Among Its Officers (2019)
• Operational Strategies to Build Police-Community Trust and Reduce Crime in Minority Communities: The Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside Exploratory Policing Study (2018)
• Overcoming the Challenges and Creating a Regional Approach to Policing in St. Louis City and County (2015)
• Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office: Review of Active Attack Response and Preparedness (2018)
• Patrol-Level Response to a Suicide Bomb Threat (2007)
• Personnel Performance Evaluations in the Community Policing Context (1996)
• Police Accountability – Findings and National Implications of an Assessment of the San Diego Police Department (2015)
• Police and Immigration: How Chiefs Are Leading their Communities through the Challenges (2010)
• Police Chiefs and Prosecutors Work Through Challenges to Find Common Ground (2020)
• Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Speak Out on Local Immigration Enforcement (2008)
• Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Speak Out on Local Immigration Enforcement Appendix A-D (2008)
• Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Speak Out on Local Immigration Enforcement Appendix E-N (2008)
• Police Chiefs Compensation and Career Pathways: PERF’s 2021 Survey (2022)
• Police Department Budgeting: A Guide for Law Enforcement Chief Executives (2002)
• Police Management of Mass Demonstrations: Identifying Issues and Successful Approaches (2006)
• Police-Media Interactions during Mass Demonstrations: Practical, Actionable Recommendations (2024)
• Police Planning for an Influenza Pandemic: Case Studies and Recommendations from the Field (2007)
• The Police Response to Active Shooter Incidents (2014)
• The Police Response to Homelessness (2018)
• The Police Response to Mass Demonstrations: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned (2018)
• Policing and the Economic Downturn: Striving for Efficiency is the New Normal (2013)
• Policing Issues in Garrison Communities (2016)
• Policing on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis (2021)
• A Practitioner's Guide to the 2011 National Body Armor Survey of Law Enforcement Officers (2012)
• Promising Practices for Using Community Policing to Prevent Violent Extremism (2016)
• Promising Strategies for Strengthening Homicide Investigations (2018)
• Promising Strategies for Strengthening Police Department Wellness Programs (2021)
• Promoting Effective Homicide Investigations (2007)
• Promoting Excellence in First-Line Supervision: New Approaches to Selection, Training, and Leadership Development (2018)
• PTO: An Overview and Introduction (2001)
• PTO Manual (2001)
• PTO Trainee Manual (2001)
• PTO Training Course (2001)
• PTO Training Standard (2001)
• Public Safety and Abortion Clinic Conflict and Violence (1999)
• Racially Biased Policing: A Principled Response (2001)
• Recomendaciones Sobre el Control Policial Comunitario de Avanzada en el Departamento Policial de Pasco (2016)
• Recommendations on Advancing Community Policing in the Pasco Police Department (2016)
• Reducing Gun Violence: What Works, and What Can Be Done Now (2019)
• Re-Engineering Training on Police Use of Force (2015)
• Refining the Role of Less-Lethal Technologies: Critical Thinking, Communications, and Tactics Are Essential in Defusing Critical Incidents (2020)
• Refugee Outreach and Engagement Programs for Police Agencies (2017)
• Responding to Migrant Deaths Along the Southwest Border: Lessons from the Field (2016)
• Responding to the Staffing Crisis: Innovations in Recruitment and Retention (2023)
• Rethinking the Police Response to Mass Demonstrations: 9 Recommendations (2022)
• Rethinking the Police Response to Mental Health-Related Calls: Promising Models (2023)
• Review of the Dearborn Police Department's Policies and Practices Related to Use of Force, Recruiting and Hiring, and Community Partnerships (2018)
• The Revolution in Emergency Communications (2017)
• Roadmap to Implementing an Effective Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Program (2020)
• The Role of Law Enforcement in Public Health Emergencies (2006)
• The Role of Lawyers in the Problem-Solving Process (2000)
• The Role of Local Law Enforcement Agencies In Preventing and Investigating Cybercrime (2014)
• The Role of Police Executives in Assisting Victims of Mass Violence: Lessons from the Field (2020)
• Social Media and Tactical Considerations for Law Enforcement (2013)
• The Stop Snitching Phenomenon: Breaking the Code of Silence (2009)
• Strategies for Resolving Conflict and Minimizing Use of Force (2007)
• Strengthening Relationships between Police and Immigrant Communities in a Complex Political Environment (2018)
• Suicide by Cop: Protocol and Training Guide (2019)
• Supervision and Intervention within Early Intervention Systems (2005)
• Transforming Police Recruit Training: 40 Guiding Principles (2022)
• T Visas Protect Victims of Human Trafficking And Strengthen Community Relationships (2018)
• U.S. Attorney General's Summit on Violent Crime: Summary of Key Factors, Promising Strategies, and Additional Steps (2016)
• Understanding Race Data from Vehicle Stops: A Stakeholder's Guide (2005)
• The Unprecedented Opioid Epidemic: As Overdoses Become a Leading Cause of Death, Police, Sheriffs, and Health Agencies Must Step Up Their Response (2017)
• The Utah Model: A Path Forward for Investigating and Building Resilience to Cyber Crime (2017)
• Vehicular Pursuits: A Guide for Law Enforcement Executives on Managing the Associated Risks (2023)
• Violent Crime and the Economic Crisis: Police Chiefs Face a New Challenge - Part I (2009)
• Violent Crime and the Economic Crisis: Police Chiefs Face a New Challenge - Part II (2009)
• Violent Crime in America: 24 Months of Alarming Trends (2007)
• Violent Crime in America: A Tale of Two Cities (2007)
• Violent Crime in America: What We Know About Hot Spots Enforcement (2008)
• Voices From Across the Country: Local Law Enforcement Officials Discuss the Challenges of Immigration Enforcement (2012)
• Wearable Sensor Technology and Potential Uses Within Law Enforcement (2020)
• What Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Need to Know About Collecting and Analyzing Use-of-Force Data (2021)
• Women in Police Leadership: 10 Action Items for Advancing Women and Strengthening Policing (2023)
• The Workforce Crisis, and What Police Agencies Are Doing About It (2019)