Police

Officer Diversity May Reduce Black Americans’ Fear of the Police (Re-Blog)

Would police racial and gender diversification reduce Black Americans' fear of the police? The theory of representative bureaucracy indicates that it might. We tested the effects of officer diversity in two experiments embedded in a national survey …

Report on the 2023 Douglas County Community Survey

Executive Summary In the fall of 2023, we surveyed (via mail + web) a random sample of residents of unincorporated Douglas County about their perceptions of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, their neighborhoods, and crime and disorder problems, among other topics.

Promoting Women Officers: Lessons Learned from the International Association of Women Police Gender Responsive Policing Summit

Recruitment and Retention of Women Officers: Lessons Learned from the International Association of Women Police Gender Responsive Policing Summit

The role of men in promoting gender diversity: Lessons Learned from the International Association of Women Police Gender Responsive Policing Summit

Women Police Associations: Lessons Learned from the International Association of Women Police Gender Responsive Policing Summit

Drs. Nix & Huff: When police pull back: Neighborhood-level effects of de-policing on violent and property crime (Re-Blog)

Many U.S. cities witnessed both de-policing and increased crime in 2020, yet it remains unclear whether the former contributed to the latter. Indeed, much of what is known about the effects of proactive policing on crime comes from studies that …

When police pull back: Neighborhood-level effects of de-policing on violent and property crime

Many U.S. cities witnessed both de-policing and increased crime in 2020, yet it remains unclear whether the former contributed to the latter. Indeed, much of what is known about the effects of proactive policing on crime comes from studies that …

Officer Diversity May Reduce Black Americans’ Fear of the Police

Would police racial and gender diversification reduce Black Americans' fear of the police? The theory of representative bureaucracy indicates that it might. We tested the effects of officer diversity in two experiments embedded in a national survey …

A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Phoenix Crime Gun Liaison Program: Leveraging Patrol Officers for Investigations

Despite considerable attention to gun violence, crime gun investigations have received limited empirical focus. Research suggests that reliance on specialized investigators and long periods of time between gun crimes, evidence collection, and …