Staff safety in the 'field' is often overlooked, with the focus, more often, directed toward institutional settings. Community corrections staff routinely work independently, without backup, when making home visits or other collateral contacts. The possibility of harm to staff, physical and emotional, is ever present while performing duties in community settings.

New Approaches to Staff Safety
Date: March 2003
This NIC publication remains a relevant document to assist community corrections practitioners in designing and developing officer and staff safety programs and training based on the needs of their agency.

ADAPT: Adaptive Defensive and Protective Tactics Research Report
Date: March 2022
The Current State of Police Control and Defensive Tactics Training provides a new model program called Adaptive Defensive and Protective Tactics (ADAPT). ADAPT is based on the concept that the foundation of officer safety is the ability to adapt decisively to dynamic circumstances and conditions.

Valor Officer Safety and Wellness Program
Date: 2010-2022
This site serves as a resource for numerous training programs improving skills for safety and wellness developed through the Office of Justice Programs and has been in existence for ten years. VALOR is continuously evolving to address the various issues, concerns, and trends that law enforcement officers face and integrates the latest research and practices to address all aspects of officer safety, wellness, and performance.