Abstract The IACP Research Advisory Committee is proud to offer the monthly Research in
Brief column. This column features evidence-based research summaries that highlight …

Motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of occupational fatality among Law
Enforcement Officers (LEOs), yet data on motor-vehicle-related incidents and motor-vehicle …

Nationally, 306 officers lost their lives in traffic-related incidents between 2004 and 2008.
These 306 officer fatalities were estimated to have cost the Federal, State, and local …

In the wake of recent attacks—the ambush attacks in Dallas and Baton Rouge, the active
shooter terrorist incidents such as the Pulse Nightclub Massacre, and the violent protests …

Traffic-related incidents were the leading cause of fatal injuries to officers in 14 of 15 years
between 1997 and 2012. Vehicle crashes occur at the individual officer level, but chiefs are …

This article, prepared for the special issue on investigations, presents an original empirical
analysis of the role of the motor vehicle in shaping how officers describe experiencing …

BACKGROUND SUMMARY Law enforcement in the US involves a variety of organizations
including statewide agencies (eg, highway patrol, state police), county agencies (eg, sheriff's …

One trend is speed enforcement. Motorists' excessive speed, particularly on rural roads,
calls for both an intensive campaign of driver education and targeted enforcement. A second …

Still it is relatively rare that public voices are raised out of concern for traffic safety, and when
they are, they usually call for increased punishment of “guilty” drivers or for awareness …

Purpose–Vehicle crashes and being struck by vehicles are the leading causes of death
among police. The purpose of this paper is to identify risk factors for injury in police officer …