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New Blog Post Focuses on De-Escalation Training

The latest blog post from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), De-Escalation Training: Safer Communities and Safer Law Enforcement Officers, discusses the benefits of de-escalation training and how it has been shown to reduce injuries among citizens and law enforcement personnel.

The blog features insight from Robin Engel, a nationally respected criminologist and professor of criminal justice at the University of Cincinnati. Engel's work on de-escalation training is supported, in part, by grants from BJA.

Read the blog post to learn more.

Date Published: September 6, 2022