GOVERNANCE, CRIME, AND CONFLICT INITIATIVE EVIDENCE WRAP-UP

− The program increased knowledge of Liberian law and the police among communities, enhanced the security of property rights, reduced the incidence of some types of crime (including simple assault and domestic violence), and increased the reporting of felony offenses to the police. [...] In addition, the past decade has seen increased interest in understanding the effects of training and other behavioral interventions on reducing excessive use of force and discriminatory behaviors in policing, in part due to high-profile instances of police brutality in the United States. [...] Building effective, resilient and trusted police organizations in Mexico (forthcoming), Canales, Working Paper Location: Mexico Method: RCT Link to evaluation summary − Researchers partnered with the Ministry of Public Security of Mexico City and the National Security Commission of Mexico to evaluate the impact of a three-day procedural justice, police legitimacy, and leadership training program o. [...] The PNVCC sought to bring the police in closer contact with the community and combined community policing and problem-oriented policing strategies to prevent crime. [...] COMBATING POLICE VIOLENCE AND EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE Police violence and excessive use of force harms individuals, police-community relations, and the perceived legitimacy of the police, especially when police actions are viewed as unjust and discriminatory (Ang 2021; Legewie and Fagan 2019).