Community relations
Crime Prevention Policy and Government Research: A Comparison of the United States and United Kingdom
Conflicting Values in Community Policing
Why Neighborhoods Matter: The Importance of Geographic Composition
Policing in Public Housing: Using Calls for Service To Examine Incident-Based Workload in the Philadelphia Housing Authority
Neighborhood Residents' Production of Order: The Effects of Collective Efficacy on Responses to Neighborhood Problems
Neighborhood Collective Efficacy -- Does It Help Reduce Violence?
Policing Neighborhoods in Baltimore County
Prison Escapes and Community Consequences: Results of a Case Study
Chiefs' Panel Points to Top Issues and Related Innovation Needs Facing Law Enforcement
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.
Situational Approaches to Making Communities and Correction Institutions Safer
NIJ Conference panelists will present the results of three studies that applied situational crime prevention (SCP) principles: (1) an evaluation of the Safe City initiative in Chula Vista, Calif., designed to combine the expertise and resources of local law enforcement, retailers and the community to increase the safety of designated retail areas; (2) a randomized controlled trial (in partnership with the Washington Metro Transit Police) that assessed the effectiveness of SCP to reduce car crime in Metro's parking facilities; and (3) an evaluation of the impact of SCP
Strengthening Law Enforcement-Community Relations
Responding to Sexual Assault Victims of Color
Category #1 - Neighborhoods, Stress, & Police Behavior: Understanding the Relationships
An Evaluation of Simulation vs Classroom-Based Training to Improve Police Decision Making and Enhance the Outcomes of Citizen Encounters
Understanding the Broader Impacts of Body Worn Cameras on Police Work, Community Perceptions and Community Health: A Multi-Method Assessment
Officers' and Community Members' Evaluations of Police-Civilian Interactions
Stop Snitching or Keep Talking? Civilian Information Provision to the Baltimore Police
Video: NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Program - Departing Class
NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Program — Departing Class
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