Appendix G Study Support Letter

Appendix G

Study Support Letter

Survey of Law Enforcement Officers/Agencies: Attitudes Towards and Resources for Traffic Safety Enforcement

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are pleased to express our support for the Survey of Law Enforcement Officers on Agency Attitudes Towards and Resources for Traffic Safety Enforcement, produced by RTI International (RTI) and the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 

NHTSA’s mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce traffic-related health care and other economic costs. The agency develops, promotes and implements effective educational, engineering and enforcement programs with the goal of ending preventable tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel.

With the help and cooperation of partners in law enforcement, NHTSA’s work over the past decades has significantly improved law enforcement strategies and traffic safety. However, continued effort is crucial to extending and maintaining these improvements. Due to economic challenges and resource constraints, a number of law enforcement agencies have merged traffic enforcement with other enforcement divisions in order to reduce costs. It is important to gain an understanding of how attitudes and resources have shifted in recent years in order to determine what NHTSA can do to enhance traffic safety. The RTI/PERF study will identify current and past attitudes, as well as expectations for the future held within the law enforcement community (across all command levels) towards traffic safety enforcement, determine the strengths/weaknesses associated with merging traffic enforcement with other enforcement divisions, and assess key variables that have implications for intervention and outreach activities.

We believe RTI and PERF are exceptionally qualified to conduct this research, and respectfully request your participation on this important study.

Respectfully,

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