January 2016

Research in Brief: Increasing Efficiency and Service: The Centralization of the Toronto Police Service

The Toronto Police Service (TPS), in a time of almost universal fiscal restraint and paradoxically increased complexity of service, restructured itself by moving from a decentralized command and contr...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Restoring Refuge: Using Technology to Enhance the Security of Places of Worship

In November 2015, Augusta University in Georgia and the U.S. Department of Justice joined hands to sponsor the first-ever Safety and Security Summit to Assist Houses of Worship. The U.S. Attorney for ...

Human & Civil Rights

Stopping the Violence: Public Service and Social Media Campaign

In the context of violence against women and gender-based violence, these two words are a cornerstone of the efforts undertaken by law enforcement and victim advocates in Vermont. Those two simple wor...

Crime & Violence

The Stalking and Harassment Assessment and Risk Profile (SHARP)

A police chief in a small town attended a workshop on stalking. After hearing about the research on all of the things victims endure while being stalked—fear of physical and sexual harm, fear of har...

Victim Services

Using Science and Experience When Contacting Sexual Assault Victims

Any one of the law enforcement executives in the United States who is engaged in efforts to test large numbers of sexual assault kits is well aware of the challenges: figuring out how to get an accura...

Research & Evidence-Based Policing

Using Science to Increase Effectiveness of Sexual Assault Investigations

Multiple forces are converging to put increasing pressure on law enforcement to ramp up the effectiveness of sexual assault investigations. There is a growing awareness and concern about the scourge o...