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Conducting Community Surveys: A Practical Guide for Law Enforcement Agencies
From the Introduction: "The widespread adoption of community policing across the nation has increased the interest in law enforcement agencies' conducting community surveys. Many police engaged in community policing want to know 'how we're doing' from the citizens' perspective. Community surveys provide descriptive information that goes beyond the traditional measures of police workload, arrest activity, reported offenses, and calls for service. Besides, since community police officers are trying to be responsive to community concerns, any complete measure of success would have to include asking the members of the community themselves. Community surveys at a city-wide or county-wide level can be designed to provide police with reliable feedback from citizens about perceptions of police performance. In addition, these surveys collect information about criminal victimization, residents' views about crime, and their willingness to report crime to the police. From a police management perspective, these surveys collect information about the most effective approaches to dealing with crime."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Weisel, Deborah Lamm
1999-10
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Specialized Gang Units: Form and Function in Community Policing
"Between 1980 and the mid-1990s, the number of specialized gang units in American law enforcement agencies appeared to increase substantially. The rise in specialized gang units coincided with the widespread adoption of community policing. In many ways, the increased number of gang units appeared inherently in conflict with the move to community- and problem-oriented policing, since the latter emphasizes decentralization and de-specialization. This research examined whether community policing and specialized gang units are complementary or conflicting approaches, either in principle or practice. The research approach consisted of qualitative examination of police department procedures and practices, and extensive field observation of gang personnel. The research was conducted in two community policing agencies with gang units: Indianapolis, IN, and San Diego, CA. The project included extensive interviews with police leaders and other personnel in each agency to determine the rationale for gang-control policies. Over 500 hours of observation were conducted in the two sites of gang unit activities."
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S.)
Weisel, Deborah Lamm; Shelley, Tara O'Connor
2004-10
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Graffiti
"The Problem-Specific Guides summarize knowledge about how police can reduce the harm caused by specific crime and disorder problems. They are guides to prevention and to improving the overall response to incidents, not to investigating offenses or handling specific incidents. Neither do they cover all of the technical details about how to implement specific responses. The guides are written for police--of whatever rank or assignment-- who must address the specific problem the guides cover. [...] This guide addresses effective responses to the problem of graffiti--the wide range of markings, etchings and paintings that deface public or private property. In recent decades, graffiti has become an extensive problem, spreading from the largest cities to other locales. Despite the common association of graffiti with gangs, graffiti is widely found in jurisdictions of all sizes, and graffiti offenders are by no means limited to gangs."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Weisel, Deborah Lamm
2004-08
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Analyzing Repeat Victimization
"This guide is intended as a tool to help police identify and understand patterns of repeat victimization for a range of crime and disorder problems. It describes the concept of repeat victimization and its relationship to other patterns in public safety problems, such as hot spots and repeat offenders. The guide also focuses on techniques for determining the amount of repeat victimization for specific public safety problems and how analysis of repeat victimization may be used to develop more effective responses."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Weisel, Deborah Lamm
2005-08
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Bank Robbery
"Bank robberies are relatively uncommon: only about 2 of every 100 robberies are of a bank. Although violence is rare, employees and customers are at some risk of injury. If nothing else, being victimized can be terrifying. In addition, bank robberies can invoke fear in the community at large, as most are well-covered by the media. Because of the potential for violence, police always respond quickly to a bank robbery in progress. This guide begins by describing the problem of bank robbery and reviewing the factors that increase its risks. It then identifies a series of questions to help local law enforcement analyze their local bank robbery problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem of bank robbery as identified through research and police practice."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Weisel, Deborah Lamm
2007-03
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Burglary of Single-Family Houses
"Burglary causes substantial financial loss and often serious psychological harm to the victims. This problem-oriented guide for police focuses on burglary of single-family houses, primarily owner-occupied and detached. It begins by describing the problem and reviewing risk factors and identifies a series of questions to help law enforcement analyze their local problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem of burglary of single-family houses and what is known about them from evaluative research and police practice."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Weisel, Deborah Lamm
2004-08
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