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Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill discusses the unique challenges of policing the world’s entertainment capital
... efforts to reduce traffic fatalities, and I was impressed that he took responsibility for the daunting challenge of reducing traffic deaths. I wanted to speak with him about his agency’s approach to traffic ...
A compelling week for policing
... population than male officers and the overall male population. The leading causes of death among male officers were circulatory conditions; external causes, such as suicide, motor vehicle crashes, accidents, ...
A look back on 2025, a look ahead to 2026
... Six Months: A Police Chief’s Guide to Starting Off on the Right Foot Opioid Deaths Fall as Law Enforcement and Public Health Find Common Ground The Current State of Traffic Enforcement Strengthening ...
New PERF report asks what can be done to reverse the increase in traffic fatalities
... of “yearly deaths caused by cars and trucks striking pedestrians rose by 70 percent.” According to the Post, “Wide roadsand fast-moving vehicles — especially when combined with signs of poverty, homelessness, ...
New PERF report on law enforcement–public health collaboration to reduce opioid deaths
September 20, 2025 New PERF report on law enforcement–public health collaboration to reduce opioid deaths PERF members, The number of drug overdose deaths in the United ...
Minneapolis Chief Brian O’Hara on the recent school shooting and managing a traumatized agency
... performed with courage and selflessness. Best, Chuck P.S. Please join us on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. Eastern for PERF’s webinar on reducing the risk of restraint-related deaths in policing. ...
How the Wichita Police Department is implementing guidance on avoiding restraint-related deaths
August 30, 2025 How the Wichita Police Department is implementing guidance on avoiding restraint-related deaths PERF members, In policing, a troubling situation often arises. This may feel familiar: ...
Reducing the Risk of Restraint-Related Death Webinar
... deaths. The meeting included experts in various restraint-related areas, including cardiology, emergency medicine, medical toxicology, pathology, psychology, paramedics, law, policy, and tactical policing. ...
The legacy of a heroic MIT police officer and another successful summer at SMIP
... class, I spoke with Professor Fernandez about the way Officer Collier’s death affected the MIT community. “We shut down the city, so we weren’t on campus for a while,” Professor Fernandez told me. “We ...
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans discusses last weekend’s political assassination and the challenge of managing a multijurisdictional investigation
... crimes fraud section. We also have a force investigations unit that is now mandated to do all officer-involved shooting investigations where there is a death. We were called to provide assistance with ...
Witnessing incredible resilience and fortitude on my recent visit to Ukraine
... violence, trauma, and death, Ukrainians possess an uncanny will not just to live but to thrive. To be in Ukraine at this moment and to see the resolve of its courageous people—people who are willing to ...
A Supreme Court decision on use of force; DOJ’s decision on consent decrees; and the death of former Baltimore police commissioner, PERF president, and COPS Office director Tom Frazier
May 24, 2025 A Supreme Court decision on use of force; DOJ’s decision on consent decrees; and the death of former Baltimore police commissioner, PERF president, and COPS Office director Tom Frazier ...
New PERF report on mental health treatment centers for police
... consistently reports that “law enforcement officers face a higher risk of death by suicide than of being killed in the line of duty.” And according to Police1’s “What Cops Want in 2024” survey, “79 [percent] ...
Some fascinating uses of AI, Phoenix narrows its chief search, and the Met’s new data-driven strategy shows promise
... actions add to the long history of brave individuals sworn to protect presidents. Earlier this month, I wrote about the death of former Secret Service agent Clint Hill, who passed away in February at the ...
Shifting traffic enforcement priorities and creating a culture of responsibility
... National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows a more than 4 percent decrease in deaths over the first nine months of 2024 compared to that same period in the previous year. This finding ...
Courage under fire
... Source: Justin Newman/Wikimedia Commons When I heard of Hill’s death, I was reminded of another Secret Service agent protecting a president during an assassination attempt. Shortly after I started at ...
A busy week on the road in Florida and New York
... this year was the addition of the PERF’s recent guidance on reducing the risk of restraint-related death, which fits neatly into the ICAT training program. Four panelists spoke about how this guidance ...
Supporting federal law enforcement
... to address cybercrime, terrorism, violent crime, and the many other challenges they face. These are a few of the issues I expect her to face as she takes office: Fentanyl: Drug overdose deaths, while ...
NYPD’s Terri Tobin reflects on a lifetime of service and the heroic actions of first responders on 9/11
... day to 9/11 health-related issues. It’s so devastating because those deaths have been really hard on people. But I think if you asked anyone, they wouldn’t change what they did on that day. And every ...
A look back on 2024, and a look ahead to 2025
... in murder and drug overdose deaths on Thompson’s Plain English podcast. Drop in overdose deaths: The CDC reports that predicted drug overdose deaths decreased from about 113,000 to approximately 94,000, ...
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