Nov 25, 2005 · In response to 9/11, local law enforcement agencies (particularly those within large counties) and state agencies undertook a number of steps: increasing the number of personnel engaged in emergency response planning; updating response plans for chemical, biological, or radiological attacks and, to a lesser extent, mutual aid agreements; and ...

Apr 10, 2024 · As one arm of the criminal justice system, law enforcement is responsible for maintaining social and public order. RAND research is relevant to many issues affecting law enforcement agencies in the United States, with a focus on public safety, quality policing and community policing, and the recruitment and retention of quality officers.

Law enforcement officers are more effectively able to carry out their duties and responsibilities if they are perceived as having legitimate authority by the citizenry that they serve. Members of the community are more likely to follow the law (Tyler, 2006; Jackson et al., 2012) and to cooperate with police (Tyler and Fagan, 2008) when they ...

Apr 8, 2021 · Why Was the COVID-19 Pandemic so Challenging for Law Enforcement Agencies? An Unclear Role in Supporting Public Health Efforts. Like other components of the criminal justice system, the law enforcement community had done some pandemic planning in response to the spread of avian influenza in the early 2000s.

law enforcement, other government agencies, social services providers, and community leaders are key to ensuring that individuals are connected with appropriate services. Addition-ally, such collaborations help frame a clear scope of activity for police, allowing for more-efficient use of law enforcement powers in service to the community.

Dec 18, 2024 · Promotions in Law Enforcement. High-Priority Needs for Improving the Process to Identify and Select the Next Generation of Police Leaders. Jeremy D. Barnum, Dustin A. Richardson, Dulani Woods, Kevin D. Lucey, Meagan E. Cahill, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Brian A. Jackson. Research Published Dec 18, 2024

• Visions of Law Enforcement Technology in the Period 2024– 2034, which is a futuring study in which participants were asked to envision possible paths ahead for law enforcement and what was needed to move down desirable paths and avoid undesirable ones (Silberglitt et al., 2015) • Fostering Innovation in U.S. Law Enforcement, which

Jul 22, 2019 · Hollywood, John S., Sean E. Goodison, Dulani Woods, Michael J. D. Vermeer, and Brian A. Jackson, Fostering Innovation to Respond to Top Challenges in Law Enforcement: Proceedings of the National Institute of Justice's 2018 Chiefs' Panel on Priority Law Enforcement Issues and Needs, RAND Corporation, RR-2930-NIJ, 2019. As of April 13, 2025 ...

Apr 8, 2021 · Pre-Pandemic Pressure Continued and Expanded Because of Social Unrest. As the criminal justice system's response to the pandemic was gaining momentum, so too were calls for reform, driven largely by social and political conditions that were undermining trust in justice agencies, especially law enforcement.

Jan 27, 2025 · A system-based, or layered, approach, puts the odds in law enforcement's favor, as the attacker must be lucky many times to succeed while defenders only need to succeed once. Thus, security managers need to think systemically about what their sites look like and how layers of security will work collectively.