2021 PSP Virtual Violent Crime Summit: Georgetown University Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project

The PSP Virtual Violent Crime Summit took place on April 21-22, 2021 and convened criminal justice leaders and key stakeholders from PSP sites, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials, subject-matter experts (SMEs), and other field-based partners to examine topics of interest and additional evidence-based practices to increase public safety, reduce violence, and enhance partnerships in the participating communities. The virtual event featured the following: • Keynote Address on the Pandemic, Social Unrest, and Crime in U.S. Cities • Plenary and breakout sessions • PSP Law Enforcement Leaders' Roundtable • Information on DOJ violence reduction resources Session Description: The ABLE (Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement) Project aims to prepare officers to successfully intervene to prevent harm and to create a law enforcement culture that supports peer intervention. The ABLE Project builds upon years of academic research and on-the-ground implementation to develop and deliver practical, scenario-based training for police agencies in the strategies and tactics of police peer intervention, and it guides agencies and communities on the concrete measures that must be in place to create and sustain a culture of peer intervention.

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Author: PSP

Federal Sponsor Agency: BJA

Publication Date: April 2021