全球智库信息集成服务系统

The proliferation of video evidence from all sources is causing major policy and resource challenges for law enforcement

• Systems should be developed to accelerate the review of video evidence.

Today's policing environment is endangering officers' health, wellness, and performance

• Best practices should be identified for physical, mental, and emotional support opportunities for law enforcement officers, families, and agencies.
• Early warning systems should be developed that can help agencies and officers get ahead of potential problems.
• Research should be conducted to identify sources of stress and their likely impacts on officer health and wellness.

Better strategies, tactics, and tools are needed to improve community relations and public trust

• Research is needed on public-sentiment monitoring tools and on how appropriate law enforcement interventions can be used to improve police-community relations.
• Research is needed on realistic interaction skills that reflect how most law enforcement scenarios evolve.

There is insufficient information on the types of skills that officers of the future should have

• Research is needed to identify skills, abilities, and experiences that are useful in today's policing environment.

Officers need help to address an ever-increasing flood of information

• An inventory of law enforcement information analysis tools should be developed.

On August 28 and 29, 2018, the Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative hosted a capstone workshop attended by a group of the nation's top law enforcement executives. The purpose of the workshop was to identify and characterize top issues facing law enforcement today, including both challenges and opportunities, as well as needs for innovation that, if addressed, might help resolve these issues. The panel discussed how law enforcement is faced with serious challenges that often do not have ready solutions available through short-term science and technology development. That said, panel members reported feeling that the challenges were tractable, but addressing these challenges will take concerted and collective effort across the criminal justice community, including stakeholders from local communities, social service providers, vendors, and researchers. Such efforts should consider substantial and systemic improvements to public safety and criminal justice: The panel suggested a potential national commission to revamp criminal justice in the United States.