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Code
837
$ 17
Dennis J.
Kenney, Dina Rose, Cristine
Maglieri, Tara O'Connor Shelley, Melissa Reuland,
and Deborah Lamm Weisel,
1999
ISBN:
1-878734-62-8
368 pp.
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.
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Code
116
$ 9
Martha R.
Plotkin, 1988
ISBN#:
1-878734-05-9
112 pp.
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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.
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Code
237
$ 29.95
William Geller
and Hans Toch, eds., 1995
ISBN:
1-878734-37-7
372 pp.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Code
197B
$ 25
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.
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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.
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Code
007
$ 5.50
Ron
Glensor and Alissa
Stern, 1995
16 pp.
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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.
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Code
325
$ 6.5
Nelson
Oramas, 1994
ISBN:
1-878734-36-9
28 pp.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Police Antidrug
Tactics:
New Approaches and Applications
Code
808
$ 18.5
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Code
098
$ 20
Andrea M.
Luna, Corina Solé 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Code
831
$ 27
Anne Grant and
Tara O’Conner Shelley, eds., 1998
ISBN#:
0-878734-60-1
430 pp.
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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.
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Code
840
$ 29.00
Corina
Sole Brito and Tracy Allan, eds., 1999
ISBN#:
0-878734-70-9
412 pp.
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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.
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Code
846
$ 30.00
Corina
Sole Brito and Eugenia E.
Gratto, eds., 2000
ISBN#:
0-878734-72-5
246 pp.
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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.
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Code
846A
$ 75
Problem-Oriented Policing: Crime- Specific Problems, Critical Issues and Making
POP Work (Volume 1)
Anne
Grant and Tara OÆConner 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.
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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.
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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.
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Code
200
$ 9.00
David C.
Couper and Sabine H. Lobitz,
1991
ISBN:
1-878734-22-9
101 pp.
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LAST
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.
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