Chuck Wexler

Police Executive Research Forum

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Executive Director of the Police Executive Research Forum, a research and policy think-tank that develops best practices for police departments

Chuck Wexler on KCRW

Continual shootings of unarmed suspects have America's 18,000 police departments re-thinking policies on the use of deadly force.

Do Cops Need Guidance on When They Can Shoot to Kill?

Continual shootings of unarmed suspects have America's 18,000 police departments re-thinking policies on the use of deadly force.

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After the cocaine wars of the 1990's, violent crime declined dramatically in most of America, but it's on the rise once again--especially crime that involves guns.  At the same time,…

Violent Crime on the Rise, Federal Assistance on the Decline

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