Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE POLICE FOUNDATION (PF) IS AN INDEPENDENT AND NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION LEADING ADVANCES IN AMERICAN POLICING AND SERVING AS A CLEAR AND UNBIASED VOICE FOR INNOVATION AND SCIENCE-BASED REFORMS AND THE CONTINUED PROFESSIONALIZATION OF POLICING.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TRAINING & ASSISTANCE: THE FOUNDATION DEVELOPS AND PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED ASSISTANCE TO POLICE AGENCIES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHERS TO IMPROVE THE POLICE RESPONSE TO PUBLIC SAFETY PROBLEMS AND TO IMPROVE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THOSE THEY SERVE. THE FOUNDATION DEVELOPS NEW APPROACHES TO ASSIST POLICE IN BEING RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS, BECOMING MORE TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE, AND ASSISTS AGENCIES IN DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING SAFETY AND WELLNESS FOR OFFICERS AND STAFF.
RESEARCH & EVALUATION: PF CONDUCTS EXPERIMENTAL AND PRACTICAL RESEARCH IN POLICING STRATEGIES AND CRIME REDUCTION APPROACHES THAT ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE, REDUCE THE NEED FOR FORCE, BUILD TRUST AND MUTUAL SUPPORT BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND OFFICERS, AND THAT IMPROVE OFFICER SAFETY AND WELL-FUNCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE COMMUNITY EFFECTIVELY. PF'S WORK ALSO FOCUSES ON CRIME CAUSATION AND SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON ORGANIZATIONAL, OPERATION, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYSES; ASSESSMENTS OF RESPONSES TO CRIME AND DISORDER; COMMUNITY SURVEYS; AND RESEARCH ON EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES.
COMMUNICATION & OUTREACH: PF IS AN OBJECTIVE, NON-PARTISAN RESOURCE FOR THE MEDIA, THE POLICE, AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. PF UTILIZES A VARIETY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE SCIENCE-BASED REFORMS, THE IMPORTANCE OF EVIDENCE BASED CRIME REDUCTION AND RESPONSE, AND A FAIR AND EQUITABLE JUSTICE SYSTEM. THIS INCLUDES THE DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION DATA, POLICING AND PUBLIC SAFETY DATA, CRITICAL INCIDENT REPORTING, AND OTHER INFORMATION SHARED THROUGH OUR BLOGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBINARS, LIVESTREAMS, PRINT AND DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS, AND MORE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| James Burch | PRESIDENT | 40 | $209,154 |
| Blake Norton | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | 40 | $188,963 |
| Robert Davis | CHIEF SOCIAL SCIENTEST | 40 | $165,338 |
| Kim Bright | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $150,453 |
| Frank Straub | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC STUD | 40 | $148,454 |
| Karen Amendola | CHIEF BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST | 40 | $136,760 |
| Virgil Young | INTERIM DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS | 40 | $120,076 |
| Dan Merkle | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Ronal Serpas | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Mellman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Laurie Robinson Phd | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Cynthia Lum Phd | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sue Rahr | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| George Little | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| David Klinger Phd | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Henry Degeneste | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Daniel Isom | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Cuneo | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Freeman-Wilson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Pam Cammarata | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Cheryl Epps Jd | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Brown | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Bernard Melekian | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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