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2011
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Promoting Partnerships between Police and Community Supervision Agencies: How Coordination Can Reduce Crime and Improve Public Safety
By Jannetta, Jesse; Lachman, Pamela.
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) (Washington, DC).
The key role a partnership between local law enforcement and community supervision agencies plays in offender reentry is explained. Individuals seeking to reduce recidivism and ensure public safety should read this guide. Sections of this publication include: partnership benefits; partnership contributions; key partnership elements—intelligence and information sharing, case planning and supporting behavior change, problem-solving approaches, emphasis on special populations, and focused deterren... Read More
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64 pages
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2011
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The Shift Length Experiment: What We Know About 8-, 10-, and 12-Hour Shifts in Policing
By Amendola, Karen L.; Weisburd, David; Hamilton, Edwin E.; Jones, Greg; Slipka, Meghan; Heitman, Anneke; Shane, Jon; Ortiz, Christopher; Tarkghen, Eliab.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Police Foundation (Washington, DC).
This report is necessary reading for any agency looking to change from an 8-hour schedule to either a 10- or 12-hour schedule due in part to achieve reduced budgets. Results are reported for: significant findings--quality of work life (QWL), sleep amount, sleepiness/fatigue (subjective), alertness, and overtime worked; and non-significant findings—work performance and safety, health and stress, quality of personal life, sleep quality, fatigue (objective), and sleep disorder, and off-duty employm... Read More
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62 pages
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2011
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The Impact of Shift Length in Policing on Performance, Health, Quality of Life, Sleep, Fatigue, and Extra-Duty Employment
By Amendola, Karen L.; Weisburd, David; Hamilton, Edwin E.; Jones, Greg; Slipka, Meghan; Heitman, Anneke; Shane, Jon; Ortiz, Christopher; Tarkghen, Eliab.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Police Foundation (Washington, DC).
“Because there are significant policy implications associated with compressed workweeks in law enforcement, there is a great need for an examination of both current national practices with regard to CWWs [compressed workweeks] in law enforcement, as well as the impact of such schedules on performance and safety, health, quality of life, sleep, fatigue, and extra-duty employment (i.e., overtime and off-duty work). In this report, we aim to address this gap by providing both the results of the fir... Read More
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201 pages
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2010
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Building Safer Communities: Improving Police Response to Persons with Mental Illness: Recommendations from the IACP National Policy Summit
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Rockville, MD); U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
International Association of Chiefs of Police (Alexandria, VA).
This report identifies ”promising approaches [that] offer safer, more compassionate and often cost-effective ways for police and their community partners to respond to adults and juveniles with mental illness” (p.2). Sections following an executive summary are: Summit background and goals; issues and opportunities—people with mental illness involved in the justice system, causes of the overrepresentation of this population, and promising directions; Summit recommendations for improving quality a... Read More
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32 p.
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2009
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Targeting Criminality: Successful Police-Corrections Partnerships (Video)
International Association of Chiefs of Police (Gaithersburg, MD).
Access to a 13-minute video presentation about three successful partnerships between community corrections and police is provided. These joint operations target supervision of offenders involved with methamphetamines, sex offenses, or gangs.... Read More
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3 p.
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2009
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Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Special Needs Subject Response Guide for Police Officers
Children's Hospital and Health System (Milwaukee, WI).
Strategies for the interaction between police officers and individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and cognitive delays (mental retardation) are described. Sections of this guide include: introduction; understanding autism; who has autism; recognizing ASD; why they are a police problem; the autism directive cycle (ADC) aka the crisis directive cycle (CDC); responding to autism; intermediate weapons; medical precautions; and conclusion.... Read More
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20 p.
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2009
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Smart on Crime: Reconsidering the Death Penalty in a Time of Economic Crisis
By Dieter, Richard C..
Death Penalty Information Center (Washington, DC).
The “prospect of saving states hundreds of millions of dollars by ending the death penalty” is examined (p. 6). Sections following an executive summary: introduction; the views of law enforcement—police chiefs poll regarding the death penalty; the crisis facing state criminal justice systems; how much the death penalty costs--on average $11 million to $250 million per case; the costs of the death penalty cannot be reduced; why the death penalty costs so much; what society receives in return; and... Read More
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28 p.
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2008
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Police & Law Enforcement Short-Term Holding Facilities (Lock-Ups) & the Prison Rape Elimination Act: Information and Assistance for Law Enforcement & Chiefs of Police
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
Center for Innovative Public Policies, Inc. (Naples, FL).
The application of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to lock-ups is explained. This document contains these sections: what PREA is; how PREA impacts you; frequently asked questions; PREA definitions; what you should be doing now; assistance and services offered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA); access to training guides; additional resources; and requesting assistance.... Read More
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6 p.
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2008
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Combat Deployment and the Returning Police Officer
By Webster, Barbara.
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) (Washington, DC).
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) (Washington, DC); Institute for Law and Justice (ILJ) (Alexandria, VA).
Strategies for reintegrating police officers who have been deployed in combat zones are presented. This report has these sections: introduction; project background; psychological effects of combat and natural disasters; intervention and treatment; law enforcement agency responses -- L.A. Police Department Military Liaison Program, L.A. Sheriff's Department Military Activation Committee, Kansas City (Missouri) Police Department, and Richland County (South Carolina) Sheriff's Department; and conc... Read More
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38 p.
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1994
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Forging New Working Partnerships: Results of a National Working Meeting of Police, Probation and Parole Executives
By Drake, William R..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
DRAKE Associates (Washington, DC); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); The Police Foundation (Washington, DC).
This report on the first-ever meeting of fourteen police, probation, and parole executives from throughout the United States, who met in November 1994, focuses on three main themes. They are: cooperation and information sharing, a shared mission of public safety and enforcement, and the recognition that all are searching for ways to prevent and control crime.... Read More
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31 p.
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1990
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Jail Diversion for the Mentally Ill: Breaking Through the Barriers
By Steadman, Henry J..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Coalition for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System (Seattle, WA).
A conference was held on April 2, 1990 that brought together mental health, correctional, and law enforcement professionals to address issues surrounding the mentally ill person who comes in contact with the local jail. Research and program reviews from which the conference deliberations developed are provided. Four categories identified and examined are: screening and evaluation; crisis intervention; treatment; and transfer/discharge planning. ... Read More
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133 p.
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