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 Enhancing intelligence post-September 11
This
COPS guide was prepared in response to requests from law enforcement
executives for guidance on intelligence functions in a post-September
11 world. It will help law enforcement agencies develop or enhance
their intelligence capacity and enable them to fight terrorism and
other crimes while preserving community policing relationships.
Law
Enforcement Intelligence: A Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Law
Enforcement, 320 pages
 Ombudsman programs protect youth in the juvenile
justice system
This bulletin, part of OJJDP's Juvenile Justice Practices Series,
defines the roles of an ombudsman and examines ombudsman programs
and offices in Tennessee, Connecticut, and Georgia. It also discusses
how Kentucky, New Jersey, and Rhode Island have adopted the ombudsman
concept using funding from the State and other sources.The bulletin
provides information to assist individuals and agencies interested
in establishing a State ombudsman office for children, youth, and
families.
State
Ombudsman Programs, 21 pages
 Addressing bomb threats in schools
This Problem-Oriented Guide for Police addresses bomb threats in
schools, public or private, kindergarten through 12th grade. Four
primary factors increase the risk of bomb threats in schools.These
include the characteristics of the offender; family background; school
climate, particularly an atmosphere that is insensitive to provocations
of violence, lacks basic prevention programs, or is excessively authoritarian;
and opportunity.The guide includes a series of questions to help
departments analyze their local problem.
Bomb
Threats in Schools, Problem-Specific Guides Series No. 32,
82 pages
 Budget motels often mar local communities
In many communities, certain motels generate significant numbers of
service calls and consume police resources.They can also inhibit nearby
economic redevelopment and reduce the number of safe, clean lodging
units available to travelers. Poorly designed or managed budget motels
may generate vandalism, theft, or domestic disturbances and may harbor
prostitution or clandestine drug lab operations.This guide describes
the problem of disorder at budget motels and reviews the factors that
contribute to it.
Disorder
at Budget Motels, Problem-Specific Guides Series No. 30,
85 pages
 Drug markets have marked effect on local residents'
quality of life
Open-air drug markets represent the lowest level of the drug distribution
network.They need to be tackled effectively not only because of the
risks posed to market participants but also to reduce the harm that
illicit drug use can inflict on the local community. Drug Dealing
in Open-Air Markets describes the problem and reviews the factors
that increase the risks of drug dealing in open-air markets.
Drug
Dealing in Open-Air Markets, Problem-Specific Guides Series
No. 31, 80 pages
 Cruising—more than a harmless pastime
This Problem-Oriented Guide for Police identifies questions to ask
when dealing with a cruising problem; proposes numerous responses
to the problem, such as enlisting community support, establishing
alternative activities for youth, and enforcing local ordinances
and loitering laws; and identifies ways to measure the effectiveness
of responses.
Cruising,
Problem-Specific Guides Series No. 29, 54 pages
 Protecting communities from terrorism
This COPS publication discusses the importance of intelligence-led
policing and its correlation with problem-oriented policing principles.The
report outlines criteria for an effective intelligence function at
all levels of government—highlighted by important sidebar contributions
from key players in the fields of intelligence and policing.
Protecting
Your Community From Terrorism: Strategies for Local Law Enforcement,
Volume 4: The Production and Sharing of Intelligence,
77 pages
 Report evaluates implementation, outcomes of Intensive
Aftercare Program
This online report presents the findings from a 5-year, multisite
evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the OJJDP-sponsored
Intensive Aftercare Program (IAP).The IAP model was developed to
reduce recidivism among high-risk juvenile parolees. According to
the IAP model, effective intervention requires that an offender receive
intensive supervision and services after release from an institution.The
reintegration process begins during incarceration and is followed
by a highly structured and gradual transition between the institution
and aftercare.
Implementation
and Outcome Evaluation of the Intensive Aftercare Program,
110 pages
 Implementing car-stop data in two police departments
Most existing evaluations of racial profiling based on car-stop
data rely on aggregate comparisons between the racial composition
of stops in a city and the racial composition of the city's total
population. But the aggregate approach may be too simplistic and
may generate misleading results. Because evaluating profiling patterns
may influence police training, it is essential that such evaluations
rely on appropriate methodological approaches and objective data.This
COPS Innovations study applies the tools and methods developed in
a previous COPS report, How to Correctly Collect and Analyze Racial
Profiling Data: Your Reputation Depends On It!
A
Suggested Approach to Analyzing Racial Profiling: Sample Templates
for Analyzing Car-Stop Data, COPS Innovations: A Closer Look
series, 28 pages
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and
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serve.
Go to www.ovc.gov/gallery/screensavers.html today and
download screensavers that feature—
- OVC Web Forum
- OVC Mission, "No More Victims"
- OVC Online
Directory of Crime Victim Services
- National Crime
Victims' Rights Week
OVC has a wide variety of programs and services to
help
you help crime victims. Bookmark www.ovc.gov and visit
often
to see what's new in victim services. |
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