NIJ: Making Change Happen in Policing - The Value of Police Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) supports research that brings together academics and law enforcement, is based in real-world needs, and answers practitioners’ questions, to enable law enforcement executives to take action on reforms that will improve public safety and build strong community-police relationships. This panel will highlight a number of NIJ’s investments including the National Police Research Platform, the National Initiative for Building Trust and Justice, and NIJ’s Body-Worn Video Technology project.

Sub Unit

• Area VIII: Policing / 54: Police, Communities, and Legitimacy

Individual Presentations

• National Police Research Platform - Dennis Rosenbaum, University of Illinois at Chicago

• National initiative for Building Trust and Justice - Jocelyn Fontaine, Unban Institute

• NIJ’s Body-Worn Video Technology project - William Ford, National Institute of Justice

Chair

• Howard Spivak, National Institute of Justice

Discussants

• Dennis Rosenbaum, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Jocelyn Fontaine, Unban Institute

• William Ford, National Institute of Justice