Research Reports & Resources

The resources list is intended to provide public safety professionals from all disciplines easy access to a number of vetted resources, including data, statistics, research, programs, practices, and policies. This list is by no means exhaustive and is intended to be a living document - the number of resources out there increases daily.

The report list contains the PDFs of recent reports completed by DPSST's in-house research team.

DPSST Reports

2025

2025-26 Annual Academy Enrollment & Police Workforce Forecasting Report (Released October 2025)

Choosing to Serve: Views of a Career in Law Enforcement Report & Executive Summary (Released June 2025)

2024-25 Annual Academy Enrollment & Police Workforce Forecasting Report (Released January 2025)

2024

2024 ORPAT Evaluation & Recommendations (Released May 2024)

Resources

Learning Hubs

Oregon-Based Resources

Oregon Blue Book
Oregon Criminal Justice Commission - Statistical Analysis Center
Oregon DOC Data Analytics & Reporting
ODOT Crash Statistics & Reports
Oregon Health Authority Data & Statistics
Oregon Knowledge Bank (Programs, research, and links to other resources)
Oregon Prospector (Business Oregon – Community information related to business, labor, & basic demographics)
PSU Criminal Justice Research
PSU Population Research Center
State of Oregon Data Portal

Data & Statistics

United States Census (Census Data)
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS – CJ System-wide statistics)
FBI - Crime Data Explorer
FBI – Uniform Crime Reporting (NIBRS, SRS, LEOKA, & Hate Crime Statistics)
National Corrections Reporting Program (Expand "Publications & Products)

Mental Health Resources

Research Resources

21st Century Policing Blueprint (IACP)
Applied Police Briefings
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Publications
Campbell Collaboration (Summaries of systematic reviews)
Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy (Reading on EBP)
Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy (One-page research article summaries)
Center for Problem-Oriented Policing (POP Center)
Crime and Justice Research Alliance
Crime Reduction Practice for Small and Rural Agencies (IACP)
NIJ Crime Solutions (Evaluated programs & practices)
National Institute of Corrections (Library)
National Policing Institute (formerly National Police Foundation)
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) (Publications)
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF Reports)
Police Staffing Observatory (Michigan State University)
RTI International (Publications)
Strategies for Policing Innovation (BJA's Smart Policing Initiative)
Transform 911 Research Corner (University of Chicago Health Lab)
UK What Works Centre for Crime Reduction (Impact and cost of programs)

Other Resource Hubs

Campbell Collaboration Evidence Portal
CrimPapers Daily Update Page (list of recently published Criminal Justice articles - to join the email list, go here)
National Policing Institute Research Partnership Opportunities
Justice Research and Statistics Association Resource Page