
About the Task Force
The independent Task Force on Policing was launched in November 2020 by the Council on Criminal Justice. Its mission was to identify the policies and practices most likely to reduce violent encounters between officers and the public and improve the fairness and effectiveness of American policing. Members evaluated more than two dozen proposed policing reforms, including those focused on preventing excessive use of force, reducing racial biases, increasing accountability, and improving the relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. The Task Force is staffed by the Council, with research support from the Crime Lab at University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy.
Summaries and Key Resources
Assessment Briefs
Shifting Police Functions
In order to inform what functions may be safely offloaded to other actors and entities, the Task Force recommends more research on how officers currently spend their time, along with more rigorous evaluations of co-responder, mobile crisis, community-led safety, and civilian traffic enforcement models.
Task Force Members

Rosie Rivera

Sean Smoot
21CP Solutions, LLC

Nancy La Vigne
Supporters
Support for the Task Force on Policing comes from the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, The Joyce Foundation, Ken Griffin, Microsoft, the National Football League, and other CCJ general operating contributors.