Community relations
Measuring Police-Community Co-production: Trade-offs in Two Observational Approaches
Modeling Fear of Crime in Dallas Neighborhoods: A Test of Social Capital Theory
Conflicting Values in Community Policing
Policing Neighborhoods in Baltimore County
Crime Prevention Through Neighborhood Revitalization: Does Practice Reflect Theory?
Crime Prevention Policy and Government Research: A Comparison of the United States and United Kingdom
Neighborhoods Matter: A Situational Policing Perspective
Prison Escapes and Community Consequences: Results of a Case Study
Body-Worn Cameras and Citizen Interactions With Police Officers: Estimating Plausible Effects Given Varying Compliance Levels
Neighborhood Collective Efficacy -- Does It Help Reduce Violence?
Applying Community Tapestry Data to Public Safety
Impact of Community Policing on the Criminal Justice System
Directly Intervene or Call the Authorities?: A Study of Forms of Neighborhood Social Control Within a Social Disorganization Framework
Linking Community Factors and Individual Development
Tweeting Your Way to Better Community Relations
Improving Responses to Citizens Questions about Community Safety
Effectiveness of Line Operations, Final Report
Project Safe Neighborhoods and Violent Crime Trends in US Cities: Assessing Violent Crime Impact
Law Enforcement Organization (LEO) Survey
Changing the Behavior of Drug-Involved Offenders: Supervision That Works
A small number of those who commit crimes are heavily involved in drugs commit a large portion of the crime in this country. An evaluation of a "smart supervision" effort in Hawaii that uses swift and certain sanctioning showed that individuals committing crimes who are heavily involved in drug use can indeed change their behavior when the supervision is properly implemented.
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The State of the Police Field: A New Professionalism in Policing?
Panelists debate the premise of a Harvard Executive Session working paper that suggests police organizations are striving for a "new" professionalism. Leaders are endeavoring for stricter standards of efficiency and conduct, while also increasing their legitimacy to the public and encouraging innovation. Is this new? Will this idea lead to prematurely discarding community policing as a guiding philosophy?
A View From the Street: Police Leaders Share Their Perspectives on Urgent Policy and Research Issues
Sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and its Research Advisory Committee (RAC), this panel unites law enforcement leaders from across the country to discuss their policy and research concerns. Charles Wellford, IACP RAC co-chair and University of Maryland professor, will facilitate the panel. Presenters will discuss urgent policing issues that merit ongoing research, law enforcement and academic research partnerships, and how research can and does affect agency policy and operations.
Familial DNA Searching: Issues and Answers
Familial DNA searching is the practice of creating new investigative leads in cases where DNA evidence found at the scene of a crime strongly resembles that of an existing DNA profile but is not an exact match. Panelists will explain how the technology works, provide examples of successful convictions obtained through familial searches, and discuss the various misconceptions and concerns regarding this practice.