In May 2015, the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing (21CPTF) delivered 156 recommendations and action items, organized into 6 pillars, to law enforcement agencies and the federal government.  This project examines 21CPTF Report’s reach and impact in the law enforcement field in the five years following the publication release.

This diffusion assessment incorporates a literature review, policy evaluation, and environmental scan related to the 21CPTF Report. Surveys, stakeholder interviews, and the case studies provide additional qualitative data and evidence-based practices. The overarching goals include: 1) exploring the extent to which the principles and strategies that underlie the 21CPTR have influenced changes in policing or have otherwise been absorbed into the field; 2) examining catalysts and inhibitors to implementation of these principles and strategies; and, Providing examples of agencies that have or have not implemented these principles and the ways in which they have done so, or, if they have not, the barriers.