perf

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“I just think that the past four years have been particularly challenging for American policing,” said Chuck Wexler, executive director of PERF, a nonprofit policing think tank based in Washington, D.C.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

“With fewer people out and about, there are fewer opportunities to commit robberies,” Houston Assistant Chief Heather Morris told PERF.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2020

A ratio of 80 nonfatal outcomes for every suicide by cop was encouraging to Chuck Wexler and Tom Wilson of PERF, who helped create the new protocol.

From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2019

"PERF has been aware for some time that DOJ's role in monitoring local police is a complex, controversial issue," wrote Chuck Wexler, the organization's chief executive.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2016

In big cities, police chiefs last only between two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half years on the job, according to PERF.

From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2015