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An Intra-Industry, Inter-Agency Policy Review Framework for Law Enforcement

Wed, Nov 15, 9:30 to 10:50am, Marriott, Room 303, 3rd Floor

Abstract

The CPE National Justice Database project is developing a multidimensional framework for reviewing, evaluating, and comparing law enforcement agencies’ policies. Five policy objectives have been prioritized: 1) promoting unbiased policing; 2) improving police-community relations; 3) reducing use of force; 4) strengthening oversight and accountability; and 5) improving internal data collection and management. Each participating agency provides all relevant documented policies (primarily located in duty manuals and general orders) and the NJD policy team reviews, annotates, and rates these according to three primary criteria: clarity, prescriptiveness, and robustness. The team has identified more than 40 policy components (e.g., body-worn camera policies) within seven policy domains in which the objectives may be pursued: Mission Statements; Institutional Learning; Recruitment & Screening; Training; Personnel Management; Oversight & Accountability; and Units & Initiatives. The agency’s policies are evaluated on the degree to which the five objectives saturate across policy domains. The team communicates with agency liaisons to identify additional documents and practices that are relevant to the policy objectives. Initial findings indicate that policies tend to be clear but low in prescriptiveness, robustness, and saturation. Policy ratings will be combined with data on stop and use of force rates and other NJD variables.

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