Building Bridges with the Pennsylvania State Police: An Assessment of Community Intervention

Groundwork: High-profile cases of excessive use of force have contributed to a “legitimacy crisis” in policing.1,6,7,8 The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) created and implemented the Building Bridges program to improve police-community relations in response. The effectiveness of these programs is unknown.

Research Question: Does exposure to the PSP’s Building Bridges intervention improve perceptions of police?

Approach: Conducted a multi-year pre- and post-test empirical assessment of the Building Bridges intervention.

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Work Title Building Bridges with the Pennsylvania State Police: An Assessment of Community Intervention
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  1. NICHOLAS JAMES ROWLAND
  2. Nathan E Kruis
  3. Ziwei Lin
  4. Lam Vo
  5. Jazzmine McCauley
  6. Makaylah Bangura
  7. Ray Lindelwe Ncube
  8. Katelyn Kurtz
  9. Alexander Kinney
  10. Makaylah Bangura
  11. Jazzmine McCauley
License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives)
Work Type Poster
Publication Date 2023
DOI doi:10.26207/0cxg-vf02
Deposited October 03, 2024

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    • Groundwork: High-profile cases of excessive use of force have contributed to a “legitimacy crisis” in policing.1,6,7,8 The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) created and implemented the Building Bridges program to improve police-community relations in response. The effectiveness of these programs is unknown.
    • Research Question: Does exposure to the PSP’s Building Bridges intervention improve perceptions of police?
    • Approach: Conducted a multi-year pre- and post-test empirical assessment of the Building Bridges intervention.
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    • 2023
  • Added Creator NICHOLAS JAMES ROWLAND
  • Added Creator Nathan E Kruis
  • Added Creator Ziwei Lin
  • Added Creator Lam Vo
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  • Added Creator Ray Lindelwe Ncube
  • Added Creator Katelyn Kurtz
  • Added Creator Alexander Kinney
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