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Dr. Robin Engel takes a deep dive into police de-escalation, an approach that includes techniques to reduce the tension that can be part of any police-citizen interaction. The tactics are designed to minimize the use of force by resolving incidents peacefully.

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• Until recently, de-escalation research was non-existent and seen as potentially threating to the officers.
• Dr. Engel discusses how training contributed to substantial reductions in the use-of-force, as well as reductions in officer injuries.
• Still, de-escalation training must be combined with supervisor support and frequent reminders of it’s utility.

Dr. Engel can be contacted at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University. Her research can be found on Google Scholar.

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There have been many questions about police proactive behavior and its impact on crime. In 2020 two events caused police officers to “back off” on their street activity. Dr. Jessica Huff explains the research into de-policing and how a reduction in proactive behavior lead to an increase in some types of crime.

Main Topics

• Police officers backed off on their proactive behavior as the result of both department policy during COVID, as well as the social pressure after the death of George Floyd.
• Street-level officers demonstrated a significant reduction in some behavior.
• Backing off on proactive behavior was associated with an increase in some types of violent and property crime.

If you are interested in the de-policing research discussed today, you can find the article using the following citation:

Nix, J., Huff, J., Wolfe, S. E., Pyrooz, D. C., & Mourtgos, S. M. (2024). When police pull back: Neighborhood‐level effects of de‐policing on violent and property crime, a research note. Criminology, 62(1), 156-171.

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A police officer’s body camera can record the objective reality of an event, but the officer’s recall of the event will often be inaccurate. Dr. Louise Porter from Griffith University joins the podcast to discuss her research exploring the memory and recall of police officers who are exposed to high-stress events.

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-Dr. Porter discussed the perceptual distortions as they related to high stress events.
-We cover the differences in asking officers to document an incident as soon as possible or providing them with a waiting period before they are interviewed.
-Finally, Dr. Porter will review the findings of her research on how an interview should be conducted to allow an officer the best opportunity to document an incident as accurately as possible.

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