Campaign Zero

Police spend only about 4% of their time responding to violent crime.

Why Broken Windows is not an effective approach to policing

Study finds over-policing increases crime

The racist, classist origins of Broken Windows policing

Study: Ending broken windows policing would make communities safer

Study: Joining Police Unions increased Violent Misconduct by 40%

Why public disorder doesn't lead to serious crime

Ending Racial Profiling and Stop & Frisk

How Stops & Frisks have been reduced in NYC

Study: civilian oversight structures 78% more likely to sustain misconduct complaints.

Review of Civilian Oversight Structures in 50 Largest US Cities

Crisis Intervention Teams as a response to Mental Health Crises

Experiment shows officers trained in Procedural Justice less likely to make arrests or use force

Study finds Procedural Justice training reduces police use of force and complaints

Model Legislation Establishing Special Prosecutor for Police Violence

Effectiveness of Marijuana Decriminalization vs Legalization

Evaluating different Civilian Oversight Models

National directory of Civilian Oversight Agencies

The benefits of Civilian Oversight of the police

Study: Police Race/Gender Diversity and Community Policing Don't Reduce Police Violence

How Newark's new Civilian Oversight Board could be a model for the nation

The conservative case for Civilian Oversight

How police union contracts let arbitrators decide police discipline

Mapping Police Violence database of killings by police

Analysis of police shootings data and impact of DOJ reforms

Why the US needs a stricter standard for use of deadly force

Data shows the most violent officers also influence other officers to be violent

How structural racism contributes to police shootings

States Where Police Misconduct Records Are Kept From Public View

Analysis of Underreported Police Killings Data

How the government fails to collect comprehensive data on police killings

The challenge of collecting national use of force data

The effectiveness of Early Intervention Systems for police

Study: Mental Health Training did not reduce police violence

An analysis of police shootings involving moving vehicles

Why police should be prohibited from shooting at moving vehicles

The data showing police are rarely charged with crimes after police killings

Why special prosecutors are needed in cases of police violence

Why local prosecutors don't charge police with crimes

The status of statewide grand jury/prosecutor reforms

Legal considerations with special prosecutor and grand jury reforms

Data showing levels of racial diversity in U.S. police departments

Why having a more diverse police force matters

Analysis: Police Depts with More Problematic Police Union Contracts Are More Likely to Kill Unarmed Civilians

How officers' masculine self-image makes them more likely to use force against black men

How female officers are less likely to use excessive force

Evaluating residency requirements as a strategy to improve racial diversity of police departments

How Colorado Strengthened Civilians' Right to Film the Police

How to implement body cams in a way that promotes accountability and protects privacy

Considerations for implementing body cams

Study finds body cams don't reduce use of force, but also don't increase criminalization of communities

Data showing when and how often body cam video gets released

How body cams impacted use of force in San Diego

Critical Policy Issues to Make Body Cameras Effective

The dangers of body cams being misused as a tool for surveillance

Why body cams need the right policies to be effective

Considerations for making body cam footage accessible

Analysis of How Police Bill of Rights Laws Block Accountability

Why police shouldn't get to review body camera footage before they report

How racial bias informs police officers' decisions to shoot

Different Ways Governments Pay Police Misconduct Settlements

Characteristics of officers that predict violence against black people

Learn About Police De-escalation Training Requirements in Your State

The problem with how police are trained

How the way police are currently trainined is ineffective

How police training in the US falls short compared to other countries

How procedural justice and fairness training impact perceptions of police

Learn About the Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws in Your State

How police and the courts profit from low-income residents in St. Louis County

How profit incentives influence policing in Ferguson

How to reform municipal courts in St. Louis to stop profiting off of low-income, black residents

How to structure fines based on a person's ability to pay

How police use civil asset forfeiture as a tool to increase revenue

Campaign Zero Police Union Contract Recommendations for Columbus, OH

How Philadelphia police seize cash from poor, black people

The origins of police militarization

See the military equipment the federal government has given to police departments

A police officer's perspective on militarization

How police receive military weapons to combat drugs, not terrorism

Key challenges in reversing police militarization

Best practices and models for demilitarizing police departments

The role of police unions in blocking police reform

How police bills of rights prevent officers from being held accountable for police violence

A history and overview of police officers' bills of rights

The special protections for police officers included in police bills of rights

Cities with Police Union Contracts Are Half As Likely to Sustain An Excessive Force Complaint

How police bills of rights impede accountability in 14 states

How Baltimore's police union contract impedes accountability

How police union contract provisions are not based on scientific evidence

Evidence of Widespread Racial Profiling

Why the Current Use of Deadly Force Standard Needs to Change

How Changing the Deadly Force Standard Reduced Police Killings

Analysis of Civil Forfeiture Cash Seizures

How body cameras only reduce use of force with good policies

How black representation on the police force reduces police killings of black people

Evidence police kill unarmed black people because of their race

How police unions in Chicago negotiated contracts that shield officers from accountability

How police chases disproportionately impact black people

How police violence may increase crime in communities

How comprehensive reporting requirements reduce police shootings

Data on Racial Disparities in Traffic Stops

How SWAT raids have increased since the 1980's

Analysis of Police Taser Deaths

How Police Union Contracts Allow Fired Officers to Get Rehired

Review and Recommendations for Police Union Contracts

Recommendations for Improving Police Training

Study shows more militarized police are more likely to kill people

Fewer Black People are Killed by Police When Departments Are More Than 40% Black

How Montana Is Addressing Police Militarization

Best practices to limit police use of force

How Video Evidence Is Now Involved in Most Cases Where Police Are Charged

Learn About Body Camera Laws in Your State

10 Largest Police Depts Paid $1B in Misconduct Settlements Over 5 Years

How community organizations reduce crime more than the police.

How Medicaid expansion and substance abuse treatment reduces crime

Campaign Zero Model Use of Force Policy

Another study finds police militarization contributes to killings by police.

How police violence harm the community's mental health

How Lexipol Gets Paid to Write 95% of CA Police Use of Force Policies

How Police Union Contracts Blocked DOJ Consent Decrees in 41% of Cases

Reuters Investigation of Problematic Police Union Contract Provisions