An Examination of Resilience Policing in the District of Columbia

Abstract

Disasters and emergencies have a remarkable impact on urban environments. Community resilience is necessary for cities to withstand and recover from crises, disasters, emergencies, and incidents. This research evaluated how the District of Columbia addresses “resilience policing” through qualitative document analysis of 38 publicly accessible documents. The study used content and thematic analysis based on the City Resilience Framework 2024 and Mutongwizo et al.’s (2019) resilience policing elements. By using this method, this research found that the District of Columbia does not directly use the terminology “resilience policing” as defined by Blaustein et al. (2023). However, this research concluded through thematic analysis that the District of Columbia addresses resilience policing elements. This article concludes with recommendations and policy implications based on our findings.