Innovations

The costs of police misconduct are incalculable. A wide range of behavior, from verbal abuse to fatal use of force, causes direct harm, vicarious trauma, and undermines public safety. It costs cities and taxpayers millions of dollars in lawsuit payouts, and causes reputational harm to a department which, in turn, can make it difficult to

The NNSC, with support from the Joyce Foundation, led a project to develop the exercise of police-led discretion towards incidents involving violence, guns, and high-risk people. In recent years, police departments have expanded the formal use of discretion in attempts to minimize criminal justice contact for first-time, nonviolent offenses, particularly those involving substance abuse, mental

The National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC), with support from the Open Philanthropy Project, is conducting a research project focused on examining retail theft in Los Angeles NNSC is focused on establishing the contours and dynamics of LA’s theft crimes through a multi-stakeholder project. The NNSC recognizes an opportunity to connect insights from disparate information