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Program To Address Violent Crime Described
Reducing
Gun Violence: Operation Ceasefire in Los Angeles focuses
on an area of Los Angeles experiencing high rates of gun violence
and homicide. It describes the program and how government agencies,
community groups, and researchers can form partnerships to
address violent crime.
Examining Effective Intelligence
Volume
4: The Production and Sharing of Intelligence of
the Protecting Your Community From Terrorism: Strategies
for Local Law Enforcement series discusses the importance
of intelligence-led policing and its correlation with problem-oriented
policing principles. The report outlines criteria for effective
intelligence at all levels of government and includes important
sidebars written by key players in the fields of intelligence
and policing.
Responding to School Bomb Threats
Bomb
Threats in Schools, a new guide from the Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), reviews the
factors that increase the risk of bomb threats in schools,
identifies a series of questions that might assist police
departments in analyzing their local problems, and reviews
possible responses and what is known about them from evaluative
research and police practice.
Get the 411 on 311
Managing
Citizen Calls to the Police With 911/311 Systems determines
that a 311 system can greatly reduce the 911 call burden
if accompanied by an effective public awareness campaign,
careful planning, and organizational changes. The report
also describes the findings' impact on law enforcement
operations. Calling
311: Guidelines for Policymakers provides a brief
overview of policy and implementation issues from a senior
management perspective.
 Analyzing and Interpreting Vehicle Stop Data
By
the Numbers: A Guide for Analyzing Race Data From Vehicle
Stops is a detailed how-to guide for analyzing race-related
data from vehicle stops and presents methods for law enforcement
professionals, researchers, and other stakeholders to consider
when interpreting the data.
COPS Releases Drugs and Crime CD-ROM
Drugs and Crime, one of the latest resource CD-ROMs from the Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS), includes information on club drugs, cocaine,
ecstasy, methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug- and crime-fighting policies
and research. To obtain copies, call the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770.
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