PERF

This is the first and only publication that discusses the consequences of abortion- related conflict from the perspective of law enforcement. Two thirds of all jurisdictions in the United States with at least one known abortion provider have experienced actual abortion-related incidents - ranging from protests and demonstrations to murder - in the five years preceding publication. But few police departments train their officers or establish guidelines for officers to use when responding to abortion-related conflicts or violence. This project was funded with the support of the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation.

A Time for Dignity: Police and Domestic Abuse of the Elderly

Code 116

$ 9

Martha R. Plotkin, 1988

ISBN#: 1-878734-05-9

112 pp.

WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

Based on an extensive survey of more than 175 police departments in 45 states, A Time for Dignity concludes that, due to a lack of adequate data and low awareness, there is an uneven and sometimes inadequate response to crimes associated with elder abuse. The report includes examples of training curricula, policies and procedures, and descriptions of police programs that have been successfully implemented across the country. The foreword is by the late U.S. Senator Claude Pepper.

And Justice for All: Understanding and Controlling Police Abuse of Force

Code 237

$ 29.95

William Geller and Hans Toch, eds., 1995

ISBN: 1-878734-37-7

372 pp.

WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

Police abuse of force is one of the most difficult and painful issues both for citizens interested in police accountability and police departments seeking to forge partnerships with citizens. This collection of essays from leading experts addresses such topics as public opinion about police abuse of force, race-related issues, officer training, prevention strategies, lawsuits, resolution strategies that satisfy both citizens and police, and much more.

Beyond Command and Control: The Strategic Management of Police Departments

Code 173

$ 16.5

Mark H. Moore and Darrel W. Stephens, 1991

ISBN#: 1-878734-25-3

145 pp.

Police are expected to not only control crime, but also reduce fear, maintain order and manage social crises. Beyond Command and Control is a first step toward establishing a new police management orthodoxy - one that moves away from the traditional military command bureaucracy and toward a structure that fosters change and innovation. This new management philosophy borrows corporate strategies from the private sector to help define the goals of policing.

Case Studies in Decision Making: Three Volume Set

Code 323A

$ 16.5

The Cedar Grove Riot

Ronald C. Sloan, 1994

ISBN: 1-878734-34-2

46 pp.

Product #323

The Cedar Grove Riot examines how the Shreveport, La., Police Department handled the rioting and looting that ensued after a white female shot and killed an African-American male. Sloan also provides a historical perspective on tensions in Shreveport.

The Cincinnati Police Division's Response to Antiabortion Demonstrations

Lesli Lord, 1994

ISBN#: 1-878734-35-0

70 pp.

Product # 324

Antiabortion protests often pose major dilemmas for police departments called in to respond to them. In this case study, the author examines how the Cincinnati police balanced antiabortionists' rights to freedom of speech and assembly with the privacy rights of clinic patients and physicians.

Drug Enforcement in Minority Communities: The Minneapolis Police Department, 1985-1990

Nelson Oramas, 1994

ISBN#: 1-878734-36-9

28 pp.

Product # 325

The influx of crack-cocaine became a major law enforcement issue for the Minneapolis Police Department in the mid-1980s, as it did for departments nationwide. This case study addresses both the police role in combating drugs and police behavior in minority communities. It also discusses the perspectives of two very different police chiefs, and the community's impressions of the department.

Challenge to Change: The 21st Century Policing Project

Code 836

$ 10

Craig B. Fraser, Michael Scott, John Heisey, Robert Wasserman, 1998

ISBN: 1-878734-59-8

64 pp.

As crime affects the economic vitality of cities throughout the United States, the ability of cities to fight and control crime must be improved. With just that in mind, Motorola and PERF engaged in a bold experiment to see how one private sector, quality improvement tool, called "process-mapping", could streamline internal operations in police departments. A Challenge to Change describes how eight police departments participated in the experiment, and the surprising results that came to the fore.

Chief Concerns: Exploring the Challenges of Police Use of Force

Code 851

$ 22

ISBN#: 1-878734-88-1

Publication Date: April, 2005

Joshua A. Ederheimer and Lorie A. Fridell, eds.

155 pp.

Chief Concerns: Exploring the Challenges of Police Use of Force addresses many of the core issues surrounding police use of force and addresses the pressing topics of the day. The book offers readers a wealth of perspectives on current use-of-force issues, such as use-of-force policies and training; tools, including firearms and less-lethal devices; and handling the aftermath of an incident, including communicating with the public, building relationships with the media, investigating police use of force, and officer aftercare.

Also included in the book, which was generously supported by Motorola Inc., are several compelling commentaries and articles that provide a variety of practitioner and other expert perspectives. They include matters related to leadership, agency culture, policy, tactics, training, less-lethal weapons, consent decrees, dealing with controversy, building trust, post-shooting trauma, and international perspectives.

Chief Concerns: Police Management of Mass Demonstrations: Identifying Issues and Successful Approaches

Code 852

$ 22

ISBN#: 1-878734-95-4

Publication Date: 2006

Tony Narr, Malcolm McFarland, Jessica Toliver, Joshua Ederheimer, and Jerry Murphy

96 pp.

Chief Concerns: Police Management of Mass Demonstrations - Identifying Issues and Successful Approaches addresses many of the challenges for police officers in a democracy in handling mass demonstrations. From spontaneous disorder after athletic events to highly organized protests against international monetary policies, local law enforcement agencies have encountered demonstrations that require every available resource to contain. In addition, police actions seem to be the subject of increased monitoring by third parties, including news agenies, amateur reporters, and civil rights organizations, all of whom are armed with video cameras. These developments exert sustained pressure on law enforcement to "get it right".

Citizen Involvement: How Community Factors Affect Progressive Policing

Code 842

$ 17.00

Mark Correia, 2000

ISBN#: 1-878734-69-5

124 pp.

Based on an analysis of six sites and other survey data, interviews and reports, author Mark Correia provides us with information about how community actors can influence community policing efforts. Among his many findings is that members of a community must be organized into a social network - in which neighbors know and rely on one another and government officials - to advance community policing effectively. Without a cohesive social network, community policing efforts may be ineffective. It may be that police need to pay as much attention to how communities mobilize and develop bonds of rust, as they do to innovative policing principles. This book is used by consortiums for training and in citizen engagement forums, as well as in the classroom.

Citizen Review of the Police, 1994: A National Survey

Code 004

$ 4.00

Samuel Walker and Betsy Wright, 1995

20 pp.

Citizen review of the police has steadily increased in the United States. In Citizen Review of the Police, 1994, authors Walker and Wright examine citizen review in the United States, addressing both its prevalence among cities and jurisdictions of various sizes and types of citizen review procedures.

Citizen Review Resource Manual

Code 802

$ 27.50

Samuel Walker, 1995

ISBN: 1-878734-37-7

424 pp.

As more and more jurisdictions, large and small, establish review committees of community members in an effort to hold the police accountable for their actions, it is crucial that police leaders and policymakers be familiar with the policies and procedures in place across the country. In the Citizen Review Resource Manual, author Samuel Walker provides an overview of the state of citizen review, including a section of ordinances and statutes, executive and department orders, and other documents collected from more than 30 police departments nationwide.

Command Performance: Career Guide for Police Executives

Code 839

$ 29.95

William Kirchoff, Charlotte Lansinger and James Burack, 1999

ISBN#: 1-878734-68-7

228pp.

Command Performance: Career Guide for Police Executives is the culmination of a three-year project to bring you the most comprehensive and practical information on successfully competing for police executive positions and understanding the selection process. If you are interested in establishing or maintaining your position as a progressive leader in policing, you will not want to miss this opportunity. Written by a city manager, employment specialist and police researcher, the book provides useful resources, helpful advice and substantive briefings on issues related to career development as a police executive.

Crime Analysis Through Computer Mapping

Code 009

$ 29

Carolyn Rebecca Block, Margaret Dabdoub and Suzanne Fregly, eds., 1995

ISBN#: 1-878734-34-2

297 pp.

Crime Analysis Through Computer Mapping offers a comprehensive view of spatial crime analysis as it is being applied in law enforcement agencies across he country. Published in conjunction with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), Crime Analysis Through Computer Mapping consists of 25 essays written by practitioners and scholars for a 1993 computer mapping workshop organized by ICJIA and the sociology department of Loyola University of Chicago. It offers practical advice for both police professionals interested in implementing computer mapping in their agencies and students of spatial analysis interested in learning the detailed applications of this technology. It remains a classic among those interested in computer mapping.

Crime in Schools: Reducing Fear and Disorder with Student Problem Solving

Code 830

$ 23.95

Dennis J. Kenney and T. Steuart Watson, 1998

ISBN#: 1-878734-58-X

236 pp.

More metal detectors, school security personnel and other target-hardening approaches alone fail to make our schools safer. Crime in the Schools provides a student-oriented response that builds on the success of police problem-solving efforts. The authors outline a tested curriculum that empowers students to make creative uses of school, student, faculty and police resources to combat the fear and disorder problems many experience during the school day. The School Safety Program applies the police problem-solving model, used successfully in community policing efforts nationwide, to school situations.

Crime Mapping Case Studies: Success in the Field (Volume 1)

Code 834

$ 17

Nancy LaVigne and Julie Wartell, eds., 1998

ISBN#: 1-878734-61-X

150 pp.

PERF and the National Institute of Justice Crime Mapping Research Center (CMRC) collaborated in this volume to highlight various criminal justice agencies' successes with applying mapping to their problem-solving, prevention and enforcement efforts. The book encourages agencies' use of crime mapping and offers ideas on various ways to apply geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping. Readers have the opportunity to form their own opinions about the efficacy and applicability of these efforts to their own jurisdictions.

Crime Mapping Case Studies: Success in the Field (Volume 2)

Code 841

$ 20

Nancy LaVigne and Julie Wartell, 2000

ISBN#: 1-878734-71-1

140 pp.

This second PERF-CMRC volume of crime mapping case studies meets increasing demands for practical information on how crime mapping technologies can be applied to community and police agency problems. It highlights such issues as gun violence, drug crackdowns, neighborhood watch efficacy, identifying serial suspects, sex offender registrant compliance, gang suppression, police agency redistricting/staffing, and many more. Written by practitioners, this volume is a must-read for students, police professionals, policymakers and others interested in accurate information that supports crime control and community policing; aids in suspect apprehension and prosecution; and improves law enforcement operations.

Critical Issues in Policing Series: Patrol-Level Response to a Suicide Bomb Threat: Guidelines for Consideration

Code 854

$ 15

Lisa Spahr, et al.

Published: April 2007

ISBN#: 978-1-934485-01-9

39 pp.

By absorbing the lessons learned by national and international policing partners, the work of bomb squads and specialists, and the progressive actions of a number of departments, PERF hopes to provide information to initiate the development of training and policy as well as to foster further discussion on this complex and sensitive topic.

Critical Issues in Policing Series: Strategies for Resolving Conflict and Minimizing Use of Force

Code 853

$ 30

Joshua Ederheimer, ed.

Published: April 2007

ISBN#: 1-878734-96-2

180 pp.

This book is the fourth in the ongoing Critical Issues in Policing series supported by Motorola and focuses on building community trust around issues of force, including the management of high-profile incidents; managing police use of force while interacting with people with mental illness, emphasizing specialized approaches and promising training; examining less-lethal technology--both currently available and future devices--as well as discussing how technology relates to less-lethal force decision-making; and presenting a glossary of terms on conducted energy devices and proposed national guidelines for their use.

Deadly Force: What We Know - A Practitioner's Desk Reference on Police-Involved Shootings-Paperback

Code 197A

$ 20

William Geller and Michael Scott, 1992

ISBN: 1-878734-30-X

656 pp.

Published in 1992, Deadly Force remains one of the most comprehensive volumes of information about police-involved shootings, compiling data from hundreds of research studies conducted over the past 30 years. Its 187 detailed graphs and tables highlight the most important findings from prior landmark research and present such previously unpublished information as national FBI data on justifiable homicides by police and data from a dozen major American cities on all shots fired from 1970 through 1991. The book also provides data and practical advice on such critical issues as shootings of cops by "friendly fire," justifying actions to local officials, averting a civil disorder after a controversial shooting, creating sound policies and reducing civil liability.

Deadly Force: What We Know - A Practitioner's Desk Reference on Police-Involved Shootings-Hardcover

Code 197B

$ 25

William Geller and Michael Scott, 1992

ISBN: 1-878734-30-X

656 pp.

Differential Police Response Strategies

Code 002

$ 6

Michael T. Farmer, Raymond D. Sumrall and Jane Roberts, 1981

ISBN: 1-878734-04-0

193 pp.

Differential Police Response Strategies is a classic report on a two-year study that examined the various methods of responding to calls for service. The report focuses on methods for screening, referring and prioritizing calls; call assignments; and the development of procedures and training methods for telephone operators. Though Differential Police Response Strategies was written over 20 years ago, it remains a time-honored text on police response to calls for service.

Dispute Resolution and Policing: A Collaborative Approach Toward Effective Problem Solving

Code 007

$ 5.50

Ron Glensor and Alissa Stern, 1995

16 pp.

WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

Today's police are called upon to handle an increasingly diverse array of community problems, some of which they lack the authority or expertise to resolve. Consequently, some law enforcement agencies have turned to dispute resolution as a means for working with professionals from other fields to develop new problem-solving strategies.

Drug Enforcement in Minority Communities: The Minneapolis Police Department, 1985-1990

Code 325

$ 6.5

Nelson Oramas, 1994

ISBN: 1-878734-36-9

28 pp.

This series of case studies resulted from a National Institute of Justice-funded project aimed at capturing and reconstructing police decision-making processes. They are particularly suited for classroom discussion and training that uses a practical, case study approach. The entire series may be purchased at the discounted price of $15.00 for PERF members and $16.50 for nonmembers.

How to Recognize Good Policing: Problems and Issues

Code 833

$ 25

Jean-Paul Brodeur, ed., 1998

ISBN: 0-7619-1614-8

272 pp.

We no longer stock this title. To purchase copies, please call SAGE Publications at 805-499-9774.

Community and problem-oriented policing are at the top of the policing reform agenda. How to Recognize Good Policing focuses on the obstacles, problems and concerns impacting police reform, and it offers direction for formulating an easy-to-understand evaluation method. This volume pulls together research findings with practical experience, offering a comprehensive study of policing. With its focus on practical problems and how to achieve results, How to Recognize Good Policing is a must-read for police professionals, academics, researchers, practitioners and policy makers, as well as advanced students in related fields of study.

Information Management and Crime Analysis: Practitioner's Recipes for Success

Code 819

$ 21

Melissa Miller Reuland, ed., 1997

ISBN #: 1-878734-48-2

152 pp.

In Information Management and Crime Analysis: Practitioners' Recipes for Success, police practitioners from around the country discuss ways to manage police information to meet a variety of needs, from crime analysis to community awareness. Chapters cover crime information, database structures, administrative crime analysis, use of information technologies to assist investigations and tactical planning, how crime analysts can use computer mapping to identify "hot spots," and decentralization of information to beat officers and citizens.

Innovative Training Package for Detecting and Aiding Victims of Domestic Elder Abuse

Code 271

$ 45

PERF, 1993

ISBN: 1-878734-32-6

474 pp.

The nation's elderly population is expected to steadily increase. Police will be asked to serve this growing population, including elder abuse victims. Developed through a grant from the Office of Victims of Crime, PERF's training package provides practical information about the police response to domestic elder abuse, from the initial call for service to the closing of the case. The training package includes instructors' and participants' training manuals, a model roll-call training bulletin, model procedures, a model response and investigative protocol, a model policy, a review of previous research and an assessment of other training materials. All materials can be adapted to the needs of individual jurisdictions. The package has been used in statewide trainings.

Issues in IT: A Reader for the Busy Police Chief Executive

Code 873

$ 22

ISBN#: 1-878734-82-2

137 pp.

Issues in IT: A Reader for the Busy Police Chief Executive, supported by Versaterm, Inc., is a concise and informative overview of the issues most important to police leaders interested in employing cutting-edge technology. The reader focuses on such topics as emerging technologies, strategic planning, working with vendors, ways to get funded, information sharing and more.

Written by law enforcement executives, policing IT managers, a city chief information officer and other experts in the field, this nontechnical publication identifies the questions to ask and issues to consider when trying to make the most of technology. In agencies with limited resources, but ever-expanding responsibilities, this publication is a good starting point for considering the best way to integrate information systems that will improve police processes.

Leadership Matters: Police Chiefs Talk About Their Careers

Code 812

$ 25

ISBN#: 978-1-934485-09-5

152 pp.

This book is based on interviews with 25 experienced police chiefs regarding the lessons they have learned about performing the job of police chief. The book consists almost entirely of chiefs� quotations about the real-world pitfalls they have encountered, the sources of job satisfaction they have found, and the ways they deal with the stresses of the job.

Topics include: preparing for the job of police chief; how to decide whether a chief�s position in a particular city is a good �fit� for you; the challenges involved in applying for a chief�s position; making the transition to chief; developing and empowering your command team; working well with your mayor and other �bosses,� the community, and your employees; the elements of an effective news media strategy; stepping up to racial issues; the challenges faced by female police chiefs; and measures of success.

Also included are short biographies of the 25 chiefs who contributed to the book, as well as findings of PERF�s 2009 survey of approximately 300 police chiefs regarding salaries, benefits, and other aspects of their jobs.

Managing for Success: A Police Chief's Survival Guide

Code 097

$ 11

Michael S. Scott, 1986

ISBN: 1-878734-11-3

78 pp.

While Supplies Last

A chief's tenure is relatively short in comparison with other professions. Yet, to make significant improvements in any department, a police chief must survive long enough to see new programs through. Drawing on the experiences and observations of some of the nation's most respected police administrators, Managing for Success guides new chiefs through the application process, the first few weeks on the job and the honeymoon period. Although it focuses on the initial stages of the job changing process, the book will also be of value to established law enforcement executives who want to know how they can survive the pressures of conflicting demands yet remain effective. The book includes an insert that offers advice to police chiefs who have been fired.

Managing Innovation in Policing: The Untapped Potential of the Middle Manager

Code 803

$ 27.5

William A. Geller and Guy Swanger, 1995

ISBN#: 1-878734-41-5

204 pp.

The conventional wisdom holds that middle managers are almost inevitably obstacles to strategic innovation, including community policing. In Managing Innovation in Policing, however, authors Geller and Swanger argue that, when properly motivated and supported, police middle managers have been and can be key players in policing reform. This book includes case studies of successful middle managers and suggestions for how police senior leaders, city officials and others can help position middle managers to voluntarily, proactively and effectively help implement community policing. Managing Innovation in Policing has become a popular text for community policing and command-level training courses.

Mapping Across Boundaries: Regional Crime Analysis

Code 847

$ 20

Nancy LaVigne and Julie Wartell, 2001

ISBN: 1-878734-74-1

130 pp.

Mapping Across Boundaries: Regional Crime Analysis addresses the obstacles and answers in developing regional crime mapping. The 130-page report is a primer for police agency personnel and students of mapping who want to enhance crime control and prevention efforts. The book discusses how cross-boundary mapping can better reveal hot spots of crime that occur along jurisdictional boundaries or identify serial crimes by offenders operating in neighboring jurisdictions.

The book provides guidance through case studies on a range of regional mapping models from central archiving systems to ambitious multi-agency consortia with common database structures and GIS platforms. This practical guide outlines for each case model how the mapping effort began; how it was implemented; decisions regarding software, hardware, data sharing and privacy agreements; and how the cross-agency mapping has been used in practice. It highlights issues to consider in cross-agency collaborations and provides sources for additional resources, information, sample Memoranda of Understanding and other guidance on emerging regional crime analysis efforts.

Miranda and the Deaf Suspect

Code 268

$ 16.5

PERF, 1992

Videotape

The Miranda warnings are written at a comprehension level that may not be understood by some people who are deaf or hearing-impaired. Officers who read the standard warnings may jeopardize the admissibility of the information gained through questioning. This seven-minute videotape requires little or no introduction and is ideal for presentation during roll-call sessions as well as recruit and in-service training programs.

Neighborhood Team Policing: Organizational Opportunities and Obstacles

Code 822

$ 6.5

Richard DeParis, 1997

ISBN#: 1-878734-51-2

60 pp.

In Neighborhood Team Policing another addition to the "Research and Evaluation" series then-San Deigo Lieutenant Richard DeParis examines the actors that contribute to or detract from the success of neighborhood police teams. After conducting an extensive survey of neighborhood police teams in California and analyzing the data collected, DeParis concluded that most ineffective teams failed not because of the officers' deficiencies, but because of organizational obstacles that prevented them from effectively fulfilling their mission. DeParis outlines the various organizational factors that influence team success, and makes policy recommendations for police agencies that wish to avoid or overcome obstacles.

Police and Drug Control: A Home Field Advantage

Code 109

$ 3

John E. Eck, 1989

ISBN: 1-878734-12-1

22pp.

Because the harm from drug abuse occurs at the local level, local government must begin to take greater responsibility for addressing drug problems. According to this monograph, a home field advantage underscores the importance of a collaborative effort in solving drug problems by local government, the community and other groups if effective local strategies are to be devised. Federal strategies are also critiqued in the report, and suggestions for more suitable means for combating drugs are detailed.

Police Antidrug Tactics: New Approaches and Applications

Code 808

$ 18.50

Deborah Lamm Weisel, 1996

ISBN: 1-878734-43-1

196 pp.

As drug dealers' operations become more sophisticated, law enforcement personnel must respond with new strategies to stop them. With funding from the National Institute of Justice, PERF offers Police Antidrug Tactics, which addresses the evolution of drug enforcement and provides in-depth descriptions of the tactics police agencies have considered the most effective.

Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Speak Out On Local Immigration Enforcement...

Code 855

$ 25

PERF, April 2008

ISBN: 978-1-934485-05-7

117 pp.

This report summarizes the experiences, observations and recommendations that emerged from the PERF Immigration Survey and the November 2007 Summit meeting.

Police Education and Minority Recruitment...

Code 174

$ 4

Full Title: Police Education and minority Recruitment: The Impact of a College Requirement

David L. Carter and Allen D. Sapp, 1991

ISBN: 1-878734-23-7

27 pp.

Should applicants for police officer positions be required to have college degrees? Do minorities face obstacles to obtaining a college education? Will educational requirements adversely affect police departments' efforts to recruit minority candidates? These and other issues are addressed in Police Education and Minority Recruitment. Written by professors David Carter and Allen Sapp, this provocative report is based, in part, on a previous research paper that won the Anderson Outstanding Paper Award at an Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences conference. The work was recognized for its thorough analysis of the issues concerning minorities in police agencies.

Police Interactions with Racial and Ethnic Minorities: Resolving the Contradictions...

Code 843

$ 7

Full Title: Police Interactions with Racial and Ethnic Minorities: Resolving the Contradictions Between Allegations and Evidence

Samuel Walker, with response by Richard Myers, 2000

ISBN: 1-878734-65-2

24 pp.

Are police traffic-stop reform efforts misguided? The author of Police Interactions with Racial and Ethnic Minorities attempts to answer that question by examining social science evidence that the police do not engage in systematic discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities.

Police Management: Issues and Perspectives

Code 265

$ 17

Larry T. Hoover, ed., 1992

ISBN#: 0-878734-28-8

380 pp.

This volume provides a comprehensive review of important issues facing police administrators in the 1990s. More than a dozen noted researchers and police administrators contributed to this unique anthology, including George Kelling, Elizabeth Watson, Larry Hoover, Victor Strecher, Dennis Kenney and Darrel Stephens. Police Management: Issues and Perspectives, used increasingly as a management text and required reading for promotional exams, systematically addresses the underlying, intractable problems that police agencies face.

Police Planning for an Influenza Pandemic: Case Studies and Recommendations from the Field

Code 098

$ 20

Andrea M. Luna, Corina Sol� Brito, Elizabeth Sanberg, October 2007

ISBN: 978-1-934485-03-3

112 pp.

Today law enforcement officials are challenged with balancing the daily responsibilities of maintaining public order and safety with the need for emergency preparedness�often with fewer resources than they have had in the past. As law enforcement executives spend more time thinking about increases in violent crime, the threat of terrorism, and other issues, the threat of an influenza pandemic may not be high on the list of planning priorities. However, a pandemic flu has the potential to cause more death, illness, and social and economic disruption than most other threats faced by law enforcement.

This document describes the efforts of four very different police departments�in London, England; Toronto, Ontario; Fairfax County, Va.; and Overland Park, Kansas�to develop plans for dealing with a flu pandemic. All four departments recognize that the challenge has two basic parts: responding to the increased demand for services that a pandemic would cause; and doing so with a reduced workforce, as some of their own officers become ill or need to stay home to attend to sick family members. Two chapters (�Summary of Findings� and �Lessons from the Field�) contain practical tips that readers can apply to public health emergency planning strategies in their own departments.

Police Program Evaluation

Code 815

$ 18

Larry Hoover, ed., 1997

ISBN: 1-878734-54-7

260 pp.

It's a challenge police professionals face daily - how to determine if programs and tactics are effective. Meaningful program evaluation often requires going beyond piecemeal observations or simple "before and after" comparisons. Police Program Evaluation, an edited volume from PERF and the Sam Houston State University, provides substantive articles covering various aspects of police program evaluation such as evaluating tactical patrol and criminal investigations. The authors present valuable information on types of evaluations and different ways of collecting and analyzing data, all in language accessible to both experienced researchers and those engaging in program evaluation for the first time.

Police Pursuits: What We Know

Code 845

$ 20

Dennis Kenney and Geoff Alpert, 2000

ISBN: 1-878734-66-0

212 pp.

Police Pursuits: What We Know is based on extensive data from four diverse sites and a national survey, and examines the issue not only from the police perspective, but from the perspectives of the public and offenders as well. The book also summarizes and builds on some key prior research, examines liability and risk-management issues, and makes specific policy recommendations for police agencies. With this book in hand, police professionals and policymakers will have the information they need to create policies that truly serve the best interests of the public, and further the police mission to protect citizens' lives and safety.

Police Use of Force: A Statistical Analysis of the Metro-Dade Police Department

Code 801

$ 6.5

Geoffrey P. Alpert and Roger G. Dunham, 1995

ISBN: 1-878734-38-5

44 pp.

Police Use of Force focuses on both purposeful and accidental firearms discharges in the Metro-Dade, Fla., Police Department between 1988 and June 1994. Presented largely in tabular format, the data are organized to compare variables such as the weapons used, training of officers involved, the situations in which shootings occurred, and characteristics of involved officers and suspects. The study not only provides a detailed picture of police shootings in one metropolitan area, but also illustrates the value of statistical research in helping police departments to make policy decisions.

Policing a Multicultural Community

Code 010

$ 6.5

Henry DeGeneste and John Sullivan, 1997

ISBN: 1-878734-53-9

40 pp.

As the cultural make-up of cities changes worldwide due to migration, economics and other forces, police are often called on to respond to conflict among ethnic groups. The authors of Policing a Multicultural Community - a part of PERF's "Fresh Perspectives" discussion paper series - first examine some of the factors that influence the ethnic composition of communities, as well as interethnic conflict. They provide numerous examples, from the United States and elsewhere, of such well-documented conflicts as the 1992 riots in Los Angeles and violence between Korean merchants and African Americans in urban neighborhoods. Finally, they outline steps that police agencies can take to better equip police officers to effectively respond to, or even help prevent, such conflicts.

Problem-Oriented Policing

Code 181

$ 41

Herman Goldstein, McGraw Hill, 1990

ISBN:0-07-023694

180 pp.

This is the original and definitive work on problem solving. The culmination of nearly 20 years of research, Problem-Oriented Policing outlines the basic elements of the problem-oriented approach to policing - in which police focus on the underlying causes of crime rather than just respond to calls for service. This "blueprint" for a revolution in policing is must reading for police professionals, students and researchers seeking practical guidance for how police can be problem solvers as well as law enforcers. It is regularly used in problem-oriented policing training courses.

Problem-Oriented Policing: Crime -Specific Problems, Critical Issues and Making POP Work (Volume 1)

Code 831

$ 27

Anne Grant and Tara O�Conner Shelley, eds., 1998

ISBN#: 0-878734-60-1

430 pp.

BUY ALL THREE POP BOOKS FOR: Member: $65 and Nonmember: $75

This publication reflects the collective knowledge from police officers, academicians and other experts about problem-oriented policing. It is the first in a series that highlights information shared at previous annual POP Conferences by practitioners and academicians with expertise in three areas: crime-specific problems, critical issues and practices, and the challenges of making problem-solving work. Authors include such national leaders as Scott Decker, Malcolm Klein, Sam Walker, Jack Greene, Ron Clarke and Gary Cordner.

Problem-Oriented Policing: Crime -Specific Problems, Critical Issues and Making POP Work (Volume 2)

Code 840

$ 29.00

Corina Sole Brito and Tracy Allan, eds., 1999

ISBN#: 0-878734-70-9

412 pp.

BUY ALL THREE POP BOOKS FOR: Member: $65 and Nonmember: $75

The second in the problem-solving series, this book focuses on practical problem-solving efforts that resolve long-term issues in addressing community problems. It focuses on such issues as domestic violence, repeat burglaries, the role of investigators in community policing, crime mapping and other concerns of police professionals and community problem solvers. It is an excellent reader for classroom and training forums.

Problem-Oriented Policing: Crime -Specific Problems, Critical Issues and Making POP Work (Volume 3)

Code 846

$ 30.00

Corina Sole Brito and Eugenia E. Gratto, eds., 2000

ISBN#: 0-878734-72-5

246 pp.

BUY ALL THREE POP BOOKS FOR: Member: $65 and Nonmember: $75

The third in the problem-solving series, this book focuses on emerging issues in addressing community problems. It focuses on such issues as hate crimes, stalking, crime in public housing, public disorder and other issues of concern to police problem solvers.

Problem-Oriented Policing (3 Volume Set)

Code 846A

$ 75

Problem-Oriented Policing: Crime- Specific Problems, Critical Issues and Making POP Work (Volume 1)

Anne Grant and Tara O�Conner Shelley, eds., 1998

ISBN#: 0-878734-60-1

430 pp.

Product # 831

This publication reflects the collective knowledge from police officers, academicians and other experts about problem-oriented policing. It is the first in a series that highlights information shared at previous annual POP Conferences by practitioners and academicians with expertise in three areas: crime-specific problems, critical issues and practices, and the challenges of making problem solving work. Authors include such national leaders as Scott Decker, Malcolm Klein, Sam Walker, Jack Greene, Ron Clarke and Gary Cordner.

Problem-Oriented Policing: Crime- Specific Problems, Critical Issues and Making POP Work (Volume 2)

Corina Sole Brito and Tracy Allan, eds., 1999

ISBN#: 0-878734-70-9

412 pp.

Product # 846

This second in the problem-solving series, this book focuses on practical problem- solving efforts that resolve long-term issues in addressing community problems. It focuses on such issues as domestic violence, repeat burglaries, the role of investigators in community policing, crime mapping and other concerns of police professionals and community problem solvers. It is an excellent reader for classroom and training forums.

Problem-Oriented Policing: Crime- Specific Problems, Critical Issues and Making POP Work (Volume 3)

Corina SolΘ Brito and Eugenia E. Gratto, eds., 2000

ISBN#: 0-878734-72-5

246 pp.

Product # 846

The third in the problem-solving series, this book focuses on emerging issues n addressing community problems. It focuses on such issues as hate crimes, stalking, crime in public housing, public disorder and other issues of concern o police problem solvers.

Problem Solving: Problem-Oriented Policing in Newport News

Code 085

$ 16

John Eck and William Spelman with others, 1987

ISBN: 1-878734-06-7

150 pp.

Problem Solving: Problem-Oriented Policing in Newport News remains one of the only publications available on how problem-oriented policing was first implemented on the local level. This book shows how the police in Newport News, Va., implemented problem-oriented policing by focusing on resolving problems that led to crimes, as well as on the public's dissatisfaction with its safety. The book also makes recommendations for implementing the problem-oriented approach in other departments. It remains a popular classroom text as well.

Quantifying Quality in Policing

Code 804

$ 19

Larry Hoover, ed., 1995

ISBN: 1-878734-40-7

280 pp.

In Quantifying Quality in Policing, police professionals and social scientists identify those elements of total quality management (TQM) that may be used to assess effectiveness in police performance. In the past, police performance has primarily been evaluated in terms of numbers, such as crime statistics and arrest rates. The authors of Quantifying Quality in Policing, however, suggest that other indicators such as citizen satisfaction and crime prevention, although hard to quantify, are also important in fairly assessing police services. Routinely used as required reading for classes and promotional exams, this book features such noted experts as George Kelling, Gary Cordner, John Eck, Darrel Stephens, and David Bayley.

Quality Policing: The Madison Experience

Code 200

$ 9.00

David C. Couper and Sabine H. Lobitz, 1991

ISBN: 1-878734-22-9

101 pp.

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This discussion paper chronicles the experiences of the Madison (WI), Police Department in using quality improvement methods to implement a problem-solving approach to community policing. Quality Policing is a detailed diary of the obstacles and achievements experienced by that department over a nine year period as it moved toward a style of leadership conducive to formulating long-term solutions to the chronic, underlying causes of crime and disorder. The account details how department personnel worked together to establish advisory councils, mission statements and neighborhood police districts in their quest to improve the department.

Racially Biased Policing: A Principled Response

Code 848

$ 0

Lorie Fridell, Robert Lunney, Drew Diamond, Bruce Kubu, 2001

Download this report for free.

PERF has released a report on its racially biased policing project that was funded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. This report provides recommendations for an effective law enforcement response to racially biased policing and perceptions of racially biased policing. The recommendations address anti-biased policing policy, recruitment/hiring, training/ education, community outreach, supervision/accountability, and data collection. PERF's work is based on focus groups held around the nation, a national survey of more than 1,000 law enforcement executives, the review of materials sent by more than 250 departments, and input from a Project Advisory Board representing chiefs, as well as organizations, such as the ACLU and the Urban League.

Recognizing Value in Policing: The Challenge of Measuring Police Performance

Code 850

$ 22

Mark Moore with David Thacher, Andrea Dodge and Tobias Moore, 2002

ISBN 1-878734-76-8

160 pp.

As police resources are being stretched to their limits, there is renewed pressure to evaluate what our police agencies are doing well, and whether we are using the right measures to determine their effectiveness. Mark Moore and his colleagues, with support from the Sloan Foundation, provide researchers, policymakers, police professionals and citizens the insight and tools to better assess what they should value in law enforcement services, and how to better measure police performance. Recognizing Value in Policing explores seven valuable goals of policing and demonstrates how traditional measures have been inadequate to assess police effectiveness on so many dimensions. The publication provides very concrete advice to those thinking about strategic reforms for their police agency - reforms that will improve how the department's professionals do their jobs and better serve individuals and society. Working with numerous criminal justice practitioners and conducting research in several cities, Moore has created a framework that represents the latest thinking about measuring police performance. This publication has been used in PERF�s Senior Management Institute for Police and other classes and trainings.

Removing Managerial Barriers to Effective Police Leadership

Code 229

$ 12

Norman H. Stamper, 1992

SBN#: 1-878734-29-6

175 pp.

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Police executives whose attempts to provide quality leadership are frustrated by the obstacles they encounter in their organizations may find the solutions they seek in Removing Managerial Barriers to Effective Leadership. This report includes an examination of more than 50 big-city police chiefs and their assistants to determine what America's urban police chiefs profess to value in relation to their community and organizational responsibilities, and whether they are perceived by their assistants as acting in accord with those values in their daily work.

Repeat Offender Programs for Law Enforcement

Code 115

$ 8

William Spelman with others, 1990

ISBN: 1-878734-18-08

292 pp.

Committing crimes and catching crooks are the two sides of a never-ending cat-and-mouse game between career criminals and those who enforce the law. For police and prosecutors to win, they have to get better at catching, convicting and sentencing career criminals. This book shows how three jurisdictions did just that by applying different model programs, developed by PERF, to their repeat offender problems.

Selecting a Police Chief: A Handbook for Local Government

Code 838

$ 35

ICMA and PERF, 1999

ISBN#: 0-87326-167-4

184pp.

Produced through PERF's collaboration with the International City/County Management Association, Selecting a Police Chief is a must-read for local government officials and anyone who is considering going through a police executive job search. Nine chapters detail the selection process and include such topics as local government managers' advice about how to involve the community, maintain the integrity of the process, communicate with the media and make sound decisions; police chiefs' insights on attracting qualified candidates and retaining them; legal issues related to selections; human resources matters; background investigations; chiefs' employment contracts; and practical steps to follow for a successful search.

Solving Crime and Disorder Problems: Current Issues, Police Strategies and Organizational Tactics

Code 849

$ 29.00

Melissa Reuland, Corina Sol-Brito and Lisa Carroll, eds., 2001

ISBN#: 1-878734-75-x

208 pp.

Solving Crime and Disorder Problems: Current Issues, Police Strategies and Organizational Tactics is dedicated to innovations in police problem solving. The 11 chapters each use a case study to identify effective problem-solving strategies to deal with issues such as racially biased policing, sexual assaults, drug and disorder problems, field training, crime mapping, response to people with mental illness, and more. This book is written for police professionals, criminal justice academicians and students looking for innovative ways in which the problem-solving model has been applied. Broken into three sections that deal with applying problem-oriented policing to current issues, police strategies and organizational tactics, each case study offers a successful approach law enforcement departments have used to address seemingly intractable problems within their communities. Reviewed and edited by problem-solving experts, Solving Crime and Disorder Problems is appropriate for police professionals interested in community problem solving and for classroom, promotion exam and training uses. This publication was supported in part by a grant from Global Software Inc.

Solving Crimes: The Investigation of Burglary and Robbery

Code 024

$ 14

John E. Eck, 1983; Reprinted 1992

ISBN: 1-878734-14-8

228 pp.

This report describes a study of the activities patrol officers and detectives perform to investigate burglary and robbery, and explains how police can improve investigations of these crimes. A detailed list of policy recommendations for the investigation process, based on this and other studies, is provided in the report. These recommendations include specific techniques police should use and suggested ways for police to manage investigative case flows, supervise investigative units and measure performance.

Subject to Debate

Code 099

$ 35

All PERF members receive Subject to Debate as part of their membership benefits.

Subject to Debate, a monthly newsletter published by PERF, will bring you news from the cutting edge of progressive policing. Subject to Debate includes research and opinion on timely topics in policing, legislative news and descriptions of successful community policing and problem solving, as well as notices about publications, conferences, job openings and other useful information. Feature articles have focused on the future of community policing, the changing role of law enforcement since 9/11, national drug control policy, law enforcement training, and much more. Subject to Debate also includes Problem Solving Quarterly, which contains articles written by police professionals about innovative problem-solving projects. Don't miss another issue!

Tackling Drug Problems in Public Housing

Code 179

$ 16.5

Deborah Lamm Weisel, 1990

ISBN: 1-878734-19-9

117 pp.

This reader-friendly book will familiarize police and other officials with critical information about the development of public housing policies, rules and management practices such as screening and eviction, as well as legal and fiscal constraints. Tackling Drug Problems in Public Housing uses this information to describe a framework for developing collaborative relationships to ease drug problems in troubled public housing communities. It includes a foreword by Jack Kemp, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Take Another Look: Police Response to People with Seizures and Epilepsy

Code 232B

$ 8

PERF and the Epilepsy Foundation of America, 1993

Take Another Look was produced through a grant from the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and is designed to help officers distinguish between seizure-related behavior and behavior caused by substance abuse or other conditions. It features a two-part training videotape with footage of actual seizures suitable for roll-call or in-service training, and a written training curriculum with six separate training modules that allow police trainers to tailor training to meet their departments' needs.

The Cedar Grove Riot

Code 323

$ 6.5

Ronald C. Sloan, 1994

ISBN: 1-878734-34-2

Product #323

The Cincinnati Police Division's Response to Antiabortion Demonstrations

Code 324

$ 7.5

Lesli Lord, 1994

ISBN: 1-878734-35-0

70 pp.

The Force Factor: Measuring Police Use of Force Relative to Suspect Resistance

Code 821

$ 5.50

Geoffrey P. Alpert and Roger G. Dunham, 1997

SBN: 1-878734-52-0

28 pp.

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In The Force Factor, authors Alpert and Dunham present a new concept for evaluating use-of-force incidents. The "force factor" is a simple mathematical calculation that measures the difference between the level of force used by police and the level of suspect resistance. Using existing use-of-force data from three police departments, the authors illustrate the force factor concept and outline its potential use as an evaluative and policy-guiding tool for police managers.

The Nature of Community Policing Innovations: Do the Ends Justify the Means?

Code 810

$ 6.50

Jihong Zhao and Quint Thurman, 1996

ISBN: 1-878734-46-6

24 pp.

In The Nature of Community Policing Innovations, Authors Jihong Zhao and Quint Thurman use James Thompson's theory of organizational change as a theoretical framework to investigate the core mission of American policing. They first examine the prioritization of police functions and go on to address the relationship between these priorities and the means used to achieve them, particularly as they relate to community policing.

The Police Response to People with Mental Illness: Trainers Guide

Code 829

$ 10

PERF, 1997

ISBN: 1-878734-19-9

The Police Response to People with Mental Illnesses is a training curriculum and model policy for police agencies that wish to educate their officers about appropriate responses to situations involving people with mental illnesses. The curriculum includes modules�which can be used separately or together on the Americans with Disabilities Act, types of mental illnesses, treatment options, voluntary and involuntary commitment of people with mental illness, psychiatric evaluations and other situations that police may encounter. It offers techniques and model practices for police officers to deal with a variety of situations, from talking to a person who is experiencing delusions, to transporting a person to a mental health facility for evaluation.

The Police Response to People with Mental Illnesses: Training Video

Code 007

$ 10

PERF, 1997

Video

This is a two-part video on improving the police response to people with mental illness. The first part covers basic information about mental illness, the Americans with Disabilities Act and tips for police dealing with some common types of encounters with people who are mentally ill. The second part focuses on a community policing response to situations involving people with mental illness, including how police can forge partnerships with other service providers to develop long-term resolutions to recurring problems.

The Police Response to People with Speech and Hearing Disabilities: Trainers Guide

Code 150

$ 5

PERF, 1998

This training curriculum aids police in responding to people who have hearing impairments and/or other communications disabilities. The curriculum teaches officers various ways of communicating with people who have hearing or speech disabilities, how to administer Miranda warnings to hearing impaired suspects, a few basic signs from American Sign Language and related material. It also includes sample policies from two police departments.

The Police Response to the Homeless: A Status Report

Code 207

$ 20

Martha R. Plotkin and Tony Narr, 1993

ISBN: 1-878734-31-8

312 pp.

The Police Response to the Homeless elaborates on the various conflicts police officers face in trying to fulfill their obligations to protect individual rights and provide for the needs of those living on the nation's streets, while also responding to the demands of the community at large. Authors Plotkin and Narr report the findings of surveys and on-site studies of police departments across the country, clarifying current police attitudes toward and responses to he homeless.

The State of Police Education

Code 132

$ 11.5

David L. Carter, Allen D. Sapp, and Darrel W. Stephens, 1988

ISBN: 1-878734-00-8

172 pp.

According to a survey conducted for PERF, the nation's police force is actually becoming more educated, despite fears among police officials that the education goals of the 1970s had largely been abandoned. This study is intended to provide police executives with a basis for comparing their own departments with others, as well as assist in the preparation of educational policies.

Themes and Variations in Community Policing: Case Studies in Community Policing

Code 809

$ 12

PERF, 1996

ISBN: 1-878734-42-3

92 pp.

Supported through a grant from the National Institute of Justice, Themes and Variations in Community Policing offers six examples of how community policing has been developed and applied by police agencies throughout North America. Each case study provides the historical context in which community policing has emerged, the specific steps the police agency has taken to implement it and frank insights from police personnel, city officials and citizens regarding this modern approach to policing.

Tired Cops: The Importance of Managing Police Fatigue

Code 844

$ 20

Bryan Vila, 2000

ISBN: 1-878734-67-9

190 pp.

Police fatigue is a common and potentially lethal problem that largely has been ignored until now. In Tired Cops, Bryan Vila, Ph.D., a prominent police researcher with 17 years of law enforcement experience, reports important findings from his NIJ-sponsored research with PERF on police fatigue. Vila explores potential links between fatigue and officer accidents, injuries, illnesses and misconduct. The PERF publication, supported by the National Sleep Foundation, also provides police executives with the background they need to start managing fatigue, and gives officers and their families insight into this long overlooked occupational hazard. This book is recommended for agencies reviewing their shift work, overtime and other problems exacerbated by the events of September 11, 2001.

Toy Guns: Involvement in Crime & Encounters with Police

Code 163

$ 5.50

David L. Carter, Allen D. Sapp and Darrel W. Stephens, 1990

ISBN: 1-878734-21-0

50 pp.

Toy guns are not just kid stuff. According to a PERF survey of nearly 700 large police agencies, a significant number of crimes have been committed with such toy weapons as Uzi-style water guns. Toy Guns: Involvement in Crime & Encounters with Police summarizes the results of this extensive survey, assesses he severity of the problem and details the dynamics of typical toy gun incidents.

Under Fire: Gun Buy-Backs, Exchanges and Amnesty Programs

Code 805

$ 20

Martha Plotkin, ed., 1996

ISBN: 1-878734-47-4

234 pp.

Frustrated by gun violence, communities nationwide have turned to gun buybacks, exchanges and amnesty programs to address gun-related crime. But are these programs effective? What outcomes should be measured to determine their success? How do they fit into the larger issue of violence prevention? Under Fire brings together the views of researchers, community organizers, police practitioners, and public health professionals to assess how gun buybacks, exchanges and amnesty programs are promoted, implemented, evaluated, and perceived.

Using Research: A Primer for Law Enforcement Managers

Code 045

$ 19

John E. Eck and Nancy La Vigne, 1994

ISBN: 1-878734-33-4

180 pp.

Using Research, now in its second edition, remains one of the only research texts specifically tailored to police audiences. Authors John Eck and Nancy La Vigne provide a comprehensive introduction to the research process, from defining the problem to designing the research, from analyzing the data to reporting the findings. They also provide criteria for judging others' research and a listing of information sources. The second edition is updated to reflect changes in technology and in the nature of policing itself. Anyone interested n evaluating police practices will want to add this book to his or her collection.

Violent Crime in America: What We Know About Hot Spots Enforcement

Code 856

$ 15

PERF

ISBN: 978-1-934485-06-4

44 pp.

This report includes the results of a PERF crime survey, which tracked crime levels for 2007 in 192 jurisdictions. And because a previous PERF survey revealed that police agencies have implemented hot-spots enforcement as the most common type of anti-violence strategy, this survey asked for detailed information about how those programs are designed. The hot-spots data are also included in this report.

Violent Crime and the Economic Crisis: Police Chiefs Face a New Challenge, Part I

Code 857

$ 15

PERF, January 2009

ISBN: 978-1-934485-07-1

46 pp.

This report reflects the upheavals that occurred in the second half of 2008 and the reductions to many local jurisdictions' tax bases. With the 2008 economic crisis suddenly the most pressing issue for many chiefs was how they were going to to manage 5-percent cuts in their current-year budgets, with 10- or 20-percent cuts the following year, and an uncertain future beyond.

Why Police Organizations Change and The Nature of Community Policing Innovations (Both Books)

Code 810811

$ 21

The Nature of Community Policing Innovations: Do The Ends Justify the Means

Jihong Zhao and Quint Thurman, 1996

ISBN: 1-878734-46-6

24 pp.

Why Police Organizations Change: A Study of Community-Oriented Policing

Jihong Zhao, 1996

ISBN:1-878734-45-8

140 pp.

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Why do police organizations change? What prompts them to make the shift to community-oriented policing? In Why Police Organizations Change, Jihong Zhao addresses the various factors in both the internal and external environment that prompt a police organization to adopt innovative approaches to policing. Such factors range from managerial tenure and personnel diversity to local political culture and community characteristics.

Why Police Organizations Change: A Study of Community-Oriented Policing

Code 811

$ 18.50

Jihong Zhao, 1996

ISBN:1-878734-45-8

140 pp.

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