Purpose A narrative review of existing research literature was conducted to identify practices
that are likely to improve the quality of de-escalation and use-of-force training for police …

Research summary Changing police use of force policies and training to incorporate de‐
escalation tactics is one of the most routinely recommended police reform measures …

Research Summary In 2017, we published an essay (Nagin & Telep, 2017) that challenged
the widely held view that research had plausibly demonstrated that procedurally just …

Research Summary We conducted a randomized‐controlled trial (RCT) of a social
interaction training program to determine its effectiveness in improving attitudes and …

For professional policing, learning is key. Since learning can be viewed as a complex
process between the individual and information, learning takes place both within and …

While operational actions place high demands on police officers, conflict training aims to
prepare them for the demands of deployment and thus forms the central hinge between …

Recent high‐profile incidents involving the deadly application of force in the United States
sparked worldwide protests and renewed scrutiny of police practices as well as scrutiny of …

Walters provides a detailed description of how criminal thinking serves as a vital link
between criminality and crime. Criminality, the propensity to become involved in criminal …

As police agencies continue to incorporate body-worn cameras, it becomes increasingly
important for researchers and practitioners to explore how to best use these data to better …

There is little evidence about “what works” in police training. The good news is that training
evaluations are becoming more common. As we build this evidence base, we need to …