Research

The Task Force has compiled materials as potential resources for its work and the public. We make no endorsements of the authors or the content, nor do we claim that this is an exhaustive list or the exclusive source of written materials that will inform the work of the Task Force.

Research on Policing

President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing

• President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, Implementation Guide
• President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing

Procedural Justice and Community-Police Relations

• Community Police Relations in a Majority-Black City (2008)
• Community Policing Defined (2014)
• Community Policing: The Past, Present and Future (2004)
• Rightful Policing by Tracey L. Meares, with Peter Neyroud
• Community-oriented policing to reduce crime, disorder and fear and increase satisfaction and legitimacy among citizens: a systematic review by Charlotte Gill et al
• Respect and Legitimacy — A Two-Way Street, Strengthening Trust Between Police and the Public in an Era of Increasing Transparency, by Brian A. Jackson, RAND
• Fair and Impartial Policing: A Science-Based Approach, by Lorie Fridell et al
• Constitutional Policing as a Cornerstone of Community Policing, a Report by the Police Executive Research Forum
• Legitimacy and Procedural Justice: A New Element of Police Leadership, a Report by the Police Executive Research Forum
• Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy: Using Training as a Foundation for Strengthening Community-Police Relationships, by Daniela Gilbert et al

Policing and Mental Illness

• The Crisis Intervention Team Model of Police Response to Mental Health Crises: A Primer for Mental Health Practitioners, by Amy C. Watson et al
• Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses, The Essential Elements of a Specialized Law Enforcement–Based Program, by Council of State Governments and Bureau of Justice Assistance

Police Oversight

• Inspectors General and Government Corruption: A Guide to Best Practices and an Assessment of Five Illinois Offices (2011)
• Police Discipline: A Case for Change by Darrel W. Stephens
• Review of National Police Oversight Models For The Eugene Police Commission
• Models of Civilian Oversight in the United States: Similarities, Differences, Expectations and Resources, by Sue Quinn, former Board President of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement
• Oversight of Law Enforcement is Beneficial and Needed—Both Inside and Out, by Barbara Attard, National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement

Bureau of Justice Statistics Reports on Contacts with the Police

• Police Use of Force: Collection of National Data by Lawrence A. Greenfield
• Contacts between Police and the Public: Findings from the 1999 National Survey by Patrick A. Langan, Ph.D. et al
• Characteristics of Drivers Stopped by Police, 1999 by Erica Leah Schmitt et al
• Contacts between Police and the Public: Findings from the 2002 National Survey by Matthew R. Durose et al
• Characteristics of Drivers Stopped by Police, 2002 by Erica L. Smith and Matthew R. Durose
• Contacts between Police and the Public, 2005 by Matthew R. Durose et al
• Contacts between Police and the Public, 2008 by Christine Eith and Matthew R. Durose
• Police Behavior during Traffic and Street Stops, 2011 by Lynn Langton, Ph.D. and Matthew Durose
• Requests for Police Assistance, 2011 by Matthew Durose and Lynn Langton, Ph.D.