Report
Lessons from the military can be used to inform police personnel management who are concerned about recruiting and promoting a racially/ethnically diverse workforce: qualified minority candidates are available, career paths impact diversity, and departments should leverage organizational commitment to diversity.
Report
Law enforcement agencies can use barrier analysis, a method of assessment aimed at identifying potential obstacles to obtaining resources or participating in a program, to better understand and address the challenge of creating diversity among their personnel.
Report
Police officers take on a variety of roles, and performance measures should capture this complexity. This report describes key considerations in designing police performance measures and includes a detailed review of international best practices.
Report
The results of a nationwide survey show how understanding modern recruits can help police and sheriff's departments refine their recruitment practices and develop a workforce well suited to community-oriented policing.
Report
Lessons on recruitment and retention can help police departments create a workforce that represents community demographics, is committed to providing its employees long-term police careers, and effectively implements community policing.
Research Brief
Local police agencies face recruitment and retention challenges. Existing research can help local officials identify what has been learned elsewhere and is applicable to their own situations.
Report
Describes the state of policing in Dallas, Texas, based on the results of four surveys carried out in 2008-2009.
Report
In 2002, the Cincinnati Police Department, through a collaborative agreement, joined with other organizations to improve police-community relations. This report focuses on the analysis of racial disparities in traffic stops in Cincinnati.
Journal Article
Presents a statistical method to flag police officers who may potentially exhibit racial bias when making pedestrian stops.
Report
As part of a 2002 agreement between the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD), the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Fraternal Order of Police, the RAND Corporation annually assesses whether police-community relations in Cincinnati are improving.
Journal Article
A study of several hundred randomly sampled video recordings from police cars on traffic stops in Cincinnati, Ohio revealed key differences in interactions between officers and suspects depending on their race.
Report
In 2002, the Cincinnati Police Department, the Fraternal Order of Police, and the ACLU joined together in a collaborative agreement. This is the third of five annual progress reports on their efforts to improve police-community relations.
Commentary
Good relations between the police and the public are a cornerstone of civil society. Everyday interactions between cops and citizens are at the heart of what defines those relations, write Jack Riley and Greg Ridgeway.
News Release
February 28, 2007 news release: Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Announces That the RAND Corporation Will Conduct an Assessment of How the New York City Police Department Conducts Pedestrian Stops.
Research Brief
This research brief summarizes second-year findings. Although there is no evidence of systematic racial bias in Cincinnati Police Department vehicle stops, other police actions have racially disparate impacts that fuel perceptions of racial bias.
News Release
January 4, 2007 News Release: RAND Corporation Will Assess NYPD Firearms Training and Tactics and Firearms Discharge Review Procedures, and Examine Reflexive or 'Contagious' Shooting Issues.
Report
In 2002, the Cincinnati Police Department, the Fraternal Order of Police, and the American Civil Liberties Union entered into a collaborative agreement to resolve social conflict, improve community relations, and avoid litigation. This is the second annua
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