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... > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > agencies/associations/organizations > Police Foundation

... > policing > policing strategies > community policing and problem solving > supporting legislation and national organizations > Police Foundation

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Police Foundation

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The Police Foundation is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting innovation and improvement in policing through its research, technical assistance, training, and communications programs. Established in 1970 through a grant from the Ford Foundation, the Police Foundation has conducted seminal research in police behavior, policy, and procedure and works to transfer to local agencies the best new information about practices for dealing effectively with a range of important police operational and administrative concerns. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Police Foundation]

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