National Policing Research Agenda

The National Policing Research Agenda is the result of the Economics of Policing: National Policing Research Symposium, co-hosted by Public Safety Canada and Simon Fraser University, on March 5 to 7, 2014, in Vancouver.

Policing research priorities will be updated every two years. Below are the identified research priorities for 2014-2016:

• Community Safety and Policing Practices
  • use of force
  • officer-involved shootings
  • intervening with armed suspects
  • innovation and technology
  • body worn video
• Performance Metrics and Resource Allocation
  • cost of policing and crime
  • implications of falling crime rate
  • operational response models and associated costs
  • private/tiered policing and cost efficiencies
  • policing and data collection
• Policing Vulnerable and Diverse Communities
  • intervening with mentally ill individuals
  • crisis interventions with suicidal people
• Organizational Health and Well Being
  • mental health
• Core Policing
  • policing duties
  • executive development and selection
  • professionalization and certification
  • training

Research Trends

The discussions at the Symposium also identified the following as new and emerging topics in the field of policing research:

• Cost of Policing and Crime
• Policing and Data Collection
• Police Training

Date modified:

2016-02-11