With the support of the Joyce Foundation, 21CP has completed a series of reports that address critical and emerging issues within law enforcement.
Building Public Trust in Policing outlines a five-point program for making rapid, visible progress toward strong, effective community partnerships; safer neighborhoods; and policing based on respect for civil and human rights.
Guarding Against Extremism in Law Enforcement: A Wellness-Based Approach provides a set of pragmatic recommendations for addressing the risk of law enforcement radicalization. The guide details a wellness-based, root cause approach for police agencies and communities – upstream of the point where negative behavior may warrant a disciplinary response or call into question an individual’s fitness to serve as a law enforcement officer.
Content Neutral Policing of Demonstrations examines the foundational question of content neutrality in the response of law enforcement agencies to protests and demonstrations. It explores the roles of police, community organizers, and policymakers across all levels of government in balancing the interests that demonstration management implicate. Finally, it provides a set of practical recommendations on policy, training, engagement before and during events, tactical response, and officer wellness initiatives can support fair, effective, and just law enforcement responses to demonstrations.