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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, ...
A few recent stories in the news
... of school hours, police are often called to respond. The article cites some successes, such as police intervening in life-and-death situations and schools connecting at-risk students with services. It ...
Portland Chief Bob Day on drug laws, homelessness, the 2020 demonstrations and riots, and staying hopeful
... of deaths associated with fentanyl usage – 150 in 2022 and over 300 in 2023. And these are just the ones reported to us for investigative purposes, and don’t encompass all overdose deaths. People were ...
PERF’s Town Hall Meeting covers the challenges facing policing
... to happen before, during, and after. Chief John Drake, PERF President RESTRAINTS PERF Deputy Director Jen Sommers presented PERF’s recent report on reducing the risk of restraint-related deaths, ...
Defensive tactics training: What works?
... those hands-on situations, I wrote to you last week about our latest use-of-force work: new guidance on reducing restraint-related deaths. While that publication does not delve into the specifics of how ...
PERF releases new report on avoiding restraint-related deaths
September 21, 2024 PERF releases new report on avoiding restraint-related deaths PERF members, Use of force continues to be the defining issue in policing. The recent incident involving Miami ...
Preparing for the election: Resources for local police
... an event that led to numerous police officer injuries and deaths. We have every reason to expect that this will again be a very contentious election season, and we’ve already seen an assassination attempt ...
Reducing restraint-related deaths, and remembering PERF’s longest-serving employee
June 29, 2024 Reducing restraint-related deaths, and remembering PERF’s longest-serving employee PERF members, Cops, EMTs, and doctors have one very important thing in common – they can be called ...
A few highlights from the PERF Annual Meeting
... and the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, as well as holding the Memphis officers accountable for the death of Tyre Nichols. He’s been a consummate professional.” The PERF Board of Directors ...
Restraint fatalities, a high-profile incident in Louisville, and PERF mourns the loss of one of its star instructors
... restraint fatalities, overdose deaths, and an arrest in Louisville that received a lot of attention. AP series on restraint fatalities Over the past three months, the Associated Press has published ...
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