Chapter 14: The Role of Research and Planning in Policing
Self Check Answers
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Chapter Links
Computer on Patrol, page 545
United States Department of Justice (DOJ)
http://www.usdoj.gov
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org
The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service
http://www.ncjrs.org
PAVNET (The Partnerships Against Violence Network)
http://www.pavnet.org
The Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov
Web Patrol, page 565
Evaluating Information Resources
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov
National Institute of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/
Planning Issues
http://www.ialep.org
Additional Activities
Simulation Scenarios
Test your knowledge of law enforcement application with a Simulation Scenario.
Advanced Web Research
- Visit the Police Foundation, which can be located at http://www.policefoundation.org. Click on "Current Projects" in the left-hand menu, then select one of the topics and read the summary on it. When you are done, answer these questions:
- Which topic did you choose, and what is the study about?
- How does this topic affect today's policing?
- Visit the Police Department Crime Statistics Locator, which is located at http://www.vera.org. Read the section and browse the crime statistics of a few of the links.
- What information does this site provide?
- What did you learn from the statistics that you reviewed?
- Learn more about how building permits and zoning processes can be planned to help prevent crime by visiting the Law Enforcement Environmental Planning Association of California (LEEPAC). They can be found at http://www.leepac.com.
- Why was LEEPAC formed?
- How do their policies help crime prevention, and why is this approach preferable?
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