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New Resources
Promising Strategies for Violence Reduction: Lessons from Two Decades of Innovation
Performance Measurement in Specialist Policing
Effective Crime Prevention Interventions for Implementation by Local Government
Video: Anthony A. Braga: “Focused Deterrence Strategies”
Justice Reinvestment in Action: The Delaware Model
Building Cost-Benefit Analysis Capacity in Criminal Justice: Notes from a Roundtable Discussion
Measuring Success: A Guide to Becoming an Evidence-Based Practice
Police Innovation: Enhancing Research and Analysis Capacity through Smart Policing
 

Quarterly Newsletter

This Spring 2013 issue of the quarterly newsletter includes:

  • An overview of CNA's Training and Technical Assistance;
  • A description of the SPI Crime analysis tool;  
  • Suggested reading on reducing gun violence;
  • A case study on Joliet SPI;
  • And much more!
  

Upcoming SPI Events
Major City Chiefs Conference 05/28/2013 (All day)
The National Forum on Criminal Justice 08/04/2013 (All day) - 08/06/2013 (All day)

 

 

 

SPI Site Updates

Indio, California  

Indio Police Department's SPI study links truancy and burglary using a database that tracks crime 'hot spots.' Learn more about their SPI and recent results, here.

 

Pullman, WA  
Pullman SPI's Safety Camera Initiative see success in providing investigative evidence of an assault of a Washington State University faculty member. The assault case received statewide and regional attention. Learn more and view videos of the suspects as well as Chief Gary Jenkin's press conference regarding the incident on Pullman's SPI site page. 

 

Pharr, TX  

Videos on Pharr SPI

Pharr is in one of the poorest counties in the nation, has high poverty and unemployment rates, and a large number of undocumented residents (often targets of unreported crime); this, along with its increasing population, contributes to the crime problem. Learn more by viewing the City of Pharr's videos on their SPI and their effort to improve police-community interactions.

 

SPI and Gun Violence  

On January 9, 2013, Hildy Saizow (SPI Subject Matter Expert) participated in Vice President Joe Biden's gun-control task force. During this meeting, Ms. Saizow provided recommendations for the dissemination and promotion of Smart Policing strategies to reduce violence.  

York, ME  

Dashboard video of driver hitting York police cruisers

A routine police patrol to collect data on distracted driving, turned into anything but routine when a man smashed into two cruisers. The officers were on an enforcement detail, part of a Smart Policing grant designed to identify distracted drivers and drivers under the influence. See the video and read more here.

 

Technical Assistance

Want to learn about the types of technical assistance available? Go here.

 

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