New Findings from the Smart Policing Initiative

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Bureau of Justice Assistance Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) sites continue to produce research findings regarding the effectiveness of innovative policing strategies, using rigorous research designs. This panel will feature several sites that have evaluation research findings related to Smart Policing: East Palo Alto, CA (evaluation of ShotSpotter as a key tool for investigation, problem-solving, and crime prevention); Indio, CA (multivariate spatial modeling to understand and develop strategies for burglary-related crimes); Pullman, WA (spatial and temporal analyses of the impacts of fixed cameras in hot spots); and Shawnee, KS (quasi-experimental evaluation of Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety [DDACTS]). On this panel, police and researcher presenters will highlight the SPI process implemented in each site (crime analysis, strategy development, and implementation), as well as process and outcome evaluation findings.

Sub Unit

• Area IV. Criminal Justice Policy and Practice / 39. Policing and Law Enforcement

Individual Presentations

• Using a Place-Based Technology to Reduce Shootings in East Palo Alto, CA - Melvin Gaines, East Palo Alto Police Department; Sarah Lawrence, University of California, Berkeley

• Can We Predict Crime: The case of Burglary in Indio, CA - Robert Nash Parker, University of California, Riverside

• The Effect of Cameras on Crime: The Pullman Safety Camera Initiative - Michael Gaffney, Washington State University; Zachary R. Hays, California State University, Bakersfield

• Data-Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety: Lessons Learned from the Smart Policing Initiative in Shawnee, Kansas - Kevin Bryant, Benedictine College

Chair

• James "Chip" R. Coldren, Jr., CNA

Discussant

• Denise O'Donnell, Bureau of Justice Assistance, USDOJ