Feb 2022
Workforce Allocation Summary
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A Workforce Allocation Project Summary that addresses that the of allocation of law enforcement resources in a majority of US cities is typically subject to the discretion and intuition of pivotal decision-makers, leading to a high degree of politicization and inequality in the system.
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Projects
Policing Leadership Academy Graduation Interviews
Hear from a select group of PLA graduates on their experience with the academy.
NBER Working Paper: Predicting Police Misconduct
This paper outlines the results of research on over a decade of Chicago Police Department data that shows it is possible to predict risk of on-duty and off-duty misconduct, allowing police departments to prioritize training and supportive resources.
Policing Leadership Academy Advisory and Research Committees
View the members of the PLA’s advisory and research committees.
Webinar- Situational Decision-Making: A New Training to Improve Policing
The Crime Lab hosted a webinar on the findings of our recently released study, A Cognitive View of Policing, which evaluated a pilot of the Situational Decision-Making (Sit-D) police training program.
Latest Updates
David Greising: CPD’s consent decree will be worth the cost if reforms are effectively implemented
Chicago Tribune columnist David Greising cites Crime Lab Director Jens Ludwig and Crime Lab research on police reform.
Policing Leadership Academy Graduation of Third Cohort
The Crime Lab hosted the graduation of the third cohort of the PLA, the only police management and leadership training program in the country specifically designed to increase safety and fairness in America’s most violent neighborhoods.
An Untapped Lever to Create Safer Communities
Policing Leadership Academy Director of Outreach and Engagement Kenneth E. Corey and Executive Director Meredith Stricker provide commentary in Police Chief Magazine that highlights the program’s partnerships with police departments nationwide to implement a data-driven policing management strategy.
