Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Assessment of the collaborative reform initiative in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department : a catalyst for change / by Megan Collins, Christine Cole, Julie Finn, and Sarah Lawrence.

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1 online resource (50 pages)

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Author(s) affiliated with: Crime and Justice Institute.

Summary

"This report is organized around five assessment questions. They are: 1. What is the evidence that LVMPD is making progress in tactical and verbal de-escalation? 2. How has LVMPD changed organizationally to increase transparency and improve communication with the community related to OIS? 3. What is the evidence that LVMPD is engaging with the community in authentic ways? 4. How has the number of fatal and non-fatal OIS incidents changed? 5. What was the impact on officer safety? The Conclusion of this report identifies themes that emerged when looking across questions and highlights key findings. It is our intent that the experiences of LVMPD that are presented below can provide useful learning to other CRI-TA sites and other law enforcement agencies that are engaged in reform work." -- Page 8.

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1. Introduction. -- 2. Methodology. -- Data Sources. -- Limitations. -- 3. What is the evidence that LVMPD is making progress in tactical and verbal de-escalation? -- Changes to Use of Force Policy. -- Trends in Non-Deadly Levels of Force. -- De-escalation Related Training. -- Summary of Findings. -- 4. How has LVMPD changed organizationally to increase transparency and improve communication with the community related to OIS? -- Training/Policy Adherence in the Field. -- Summary of Findings. -- 5. What is the evidence that LVMPD is engaging with the community in authentic ways? -- Interviews. -- Embedding Community Engagement and Outreach: Office of Community Engagement. -- Metro Multi-Cultural Advisory Council (MMAC). -- Use of Social Media. -- Citizen Complaints. -- Diversity of New Recruits. -- Summary of Findings. -- 6. How has the number of fatal and non-fatal OIS incidents changed? -- Number of Officer Involved Shootings per Year. -- Officer Involved Shootings Relative to All Use of Force Incidents. -- Armed Status of Subjects in Officer Involved Shootings. -- Racial Makeup of Subjects in Officer Involved Shootings. -- Area Commands in which Officer Involved Shootings Occurred. -- Summary of Findings. -- 7. What was the impact on officer safety? -- Number of Officer Injuries. -- Summary of Findings. -- 8. Conclusion. -- Committed Leadership. -- Culture Change Regarding OIS and UOF. -- Utilization of Feedback Loops for OIS and UOF. -- Closing.

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