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PDF versions of the PowerPoint presentations delivered at both the 2007 and 2008 conferences are now available in our Conference section.

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CED Guidelines Conducted Energy Devises: Development of Standards for Consistency and Guidelines - The Creation of National CED Policy and Training Guidelines - James M. Cronin and Joshua A. Ederheimer, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Police Executive Research Forum and the Bureau of Justice Assistance
A Guide for Analyzing Police Stop Data By the Numbers: A Guide for Analyzing Race Data from Vehicle Stops - Lorie A. Fridell, Police Executive Research Forum and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Understanding Race Data - Stakeholder Guide Understanding Race Data from Vehicle Stops - A Stakeholder's Guide - Lorie A. Fridell, Police Executive Research Forum and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
How to Correctly Collect and Analyze Racial Profiling Data How to Correctly Collect and Analyze Racial Profiling Data- Your Reputation Depends On It! - Joyce McMahon, Ph.D.;Joel Garner, Ph.D.; Captain Ronald Davis; Amanda Kraus, Ph.D. - Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
A Suggested Approach to Analyzing Racial Profiling A Suggested Approach to Analyzing Racial Profiling - Sample Templates for Anayzing Car-Stop Data - Joyce McMahon, Ph.D. and Amanda Kraus, Ph.D., The CNA Corporation, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Bottom Line Policing The "Bottom Line" of Policing - What Citizens Should Value (and Measure!) in Police Performance - Mark H. Moore with Anthony Braga, Police Executive Research Forum
Strategic Information Strategic Information Systems for Policing - Craig Fraser, Police Executive Research Forum
Gathering Storm CHIEF CONCERNS:
A Gathering Storm - Violent Crime in America
- Police Executive Research Forum
"Good to Great" Policing "Good to Great" Policing - Application of Business Management Principles to the Public Sector - Chuck Wexler, Maryann Wycoff, Craig Fischer, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the Police Executive Research Forum
Measring What Matters Implementing an Agency-Level Measurement System: A Guide for Law Enforcement Executives (A Final Report to the National Institute of Justice)- Stacy Osnick Milligan and Lori Fridell, with the assistance of Bruce Taylor, Police Executive Research Forum
PERF CED Guidelines PERF Conducted Energy Device Policy and Training Guidelines for Consideration - PERF Center on Force and Accountability
PERF-BJA Zylon Body Armor Report

The BJA/PERF Bullet Resistant Armor Survey of the 100 Largest Law Enforcement Agencies (Phase 1 Final Report) - Police Executive Research Forum

Chuck Wexler, Director
PERF Staff:
Bruce Taylor, Ph.D.
Joshua Ederheimer
Bruce Kubu
James Cronin
Nathan Ballard
Jason Cheney

Violent Crime in America - A Tale of Two Cities CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING SERIES: Violent Crime in America: "A Tale of Two Cities" - Police Executive Research Forum
Violent Crime in America - 24 months CHIEF CONCERNS:
Violent Crime in America: 24 Months of Alarming Trends - Police Executive Research Forum
Police Research Research for Police: Who Needs It? - U.S Department of Justice - Gloria Laycock
Start a Police Department Guidelines for Starting and OPeration a New Police Department - U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services - Deborah Spence, Barbara Webster, Edward Connors
Intelligence-Led Policing Intelligence-Led Plicing Te New Intelligence Architecture - U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Progrms, Bureau of Justice Assistance - New Realities: Law Enforcement in the Post-9/11 Era
Law Enforcement Analytic Standards Law Enforcement Analytic Standards - U.S. Department of Justice - International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts, Inc.
Organizational Management for the Next Decade

Police Organization and Management Issues for the Next Decade - U.S. Department of Justice, Stephen D. Mastrofski

Measuring Excellence Measuring Excellence - Planning and Managing Evaluations of Law Enforcement Initiatives - Kristin Ward, Susan Chibnall, Robyn Harris, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)