Publications
The Police Research Center has produced numerous reports and articles on specific research endeavors. Among these are "From Police Administration to Police Science," Police Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 1, March 2005; "A Spatial Distribution of Calls for Service in Texas Suburbs", a doctoral disseration by Sung-hoon Roh, 2005; "The Effect of Neighborhood Watch on Crime", a doctoral dissertation by Claudia San Miguel, 2005; "Drug Abuse Resistance Education: To Continue or Not to Continue", Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 163-171, Fall 2004 (with Rob Sarver III).
The Police Research Center and LEMIT have published three anthologies, described below, with the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). PERF is the professional organization of chief executives of the largest city, county, and state law enforcement agencies in the nation. With headquarters in Washington, D.C., PERF provides a wide range of management services, technical assistance, training, and general support to the field.
Police Program Evaluation
(Larry T. Hoover, ed., 1998)
PERF Product #815, 260 pp.
ISBN #1-878734-54-7
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It's a challenge police professionals face daily — determine if programs and tactics are effective. Meaningful program evaluation often requires going beyond piecemeal observations or simple "before and after" comparisons. Police Program Evaluation provides substantive articles covering various aspects of police program evaluation, such as evaluating tactical patrol and criminal investigations. The authors present valuable information on types of evaluations and different ways of collecting and analyzing data, all in language accessible to both experienced researchers and those engaging in program evaluation for the first time. This is a highly practical volume for police managers implementing new practices or revising traditional ones, as well as other readers who need to measure the effectiveness of police programs and tactics.
Quantifying Quality in Policing
(Larry T. Hoover, ed., 1996)
PERF Product #804, 280 pp.
ISBN #1-878734-40-7
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In Quantifying Quality in Policing, police professionals and social scientists identify those elements of total quality management (TQM) that may be used to assess effectiveness in police performance. In the past, police performance has primarily been evaluated in terms of numbers, such as crime statistics and arrest rates. The authors of Quantifying Quality in Policing, however, suggest that other indicators such as citizen satisfaction and crime prevention, although hard to quantify, are also important in fairly assessing police services. Routinely used as required reading for classes and promotional exams, this book features such noted experts as George Kelling, Dennis Kenney, Gary Cordner, John Eck, Darrel Stephens, and David Bayley.
Police Management: Issues and Perspectives
(Larry T. Hoover, ed., 1992)
PERF Product #265, 380 pp.
ISBN #1-878734-28-8
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This volume provides a comprehensive review of important issues facing police administrators. More than a dozen noted researchers and police administrators contributed to this unique anthology, including George Kelling, Elizabeth Watson, Larry Hoover, Victor Strecher, Dennis Kenney, and Darrel Stephens. Police Management: Issues and Perspectives systematically addresses the underlying, intractable problems that police agencies face.
