National Officer Safety and Wellness Group - Additional Resources

Gunfire Injuries and Death; Premeditated and Unprovoked Ambush Situations; and Rife/Long-Gun Threats/Assault Weapons

• Tampa Bay Manhunt After-Action Report
• Independant Boad of Inquiry Into the Oakland Police Department - March 21, 2009
  (Published through CNA Corporation)
• The Baltimore Police Department Police-Involved Shooting of January 9, 2011
  (Published through CNA Corporation)
• Police Deaths Climb to 4-Year-High
• Police-involved shootings on the rise in D.C. area
• Law enforcement vets weigh in on SMPD shooting
• State bills aim to assist slain officers' families

Leadership and Safety Practices

• Providing some data to the great debate: Unknown v. known room entries
• Case Study: Municipal Pooling Authority of Walnut Creek, CA
• Police PBL Blueprint for the 21st Century

Emergency Vehicle Operation and Safety

• SAFE Driving Videos: Did you Know? – "10-97"
  
• Preventing Traffic-Related Line-of-Duty Deaths
• Characteristics of Law Enforcement Officers’ Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Crashes
• Sun Sentinel Special Report: Speeding Cops
• Hillsboro police and Force Science Institute hold traffic stop study on officer memory, safety

Physical Health Training (Fatigue, Alcohol, Weight, and Nutrition)

• Schedule Matters: The Movement to Compressed Work Weeks
• The Shift Length: What We Know About 8-, 10-, and 12-Hour Shifts in Policing
• Trends in Shift Length: Results of a Random National Survey of Police Agencies

Psychological Health

• Cops more forgetful after crashes or altercations
• Law Enforcement Suicide: Current Knowledge and Future Directions

Equipment

• Shave Seconds, Increase Safety: Innovative Deployment Practices for Critical Equipment Increase Officer Safety

 

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A brief description of each of the 16 issues is provided on OSWG's Priorities page. For a more detailed overview of these issues, please refer to Officer Safety and Wellness: An Overview of the Issues