UCPI Mission The mission of the UCPI is to encourage best practices in law enforcement and policing through the application of research and knowledge to issues of crime control, administration, and public safety. Description of Institute UCPI personnel have presented training programs on a variety of topics including racial profiling, crime analysis, first-line supervision, and civil liability to national, regional, state, and local audiences. The faculty and staff of the UCPI include well-known experts in policing research, attorneys, and advanced doctoral students with expertise in a full range of research and analytic techniques. Services The UCPI offers a broad spectrum of services including training, technical assistance, and research. Among other research, UCPI staff are currently involved in studies of racial profiling, officer recruitment, selection, and training, and assessments of public attitudes towards the police.
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Topics of Expertise Assaultive behavior Bias based policing Citizen attitudes toward the police Community policing Crime analysis & mapping Crime prevention Criminal investigations Criminal justice policy reform Drug markets Evaluation of police policies Family violence General policing practices Investigations Managing conflict Place management Police community relations Police management Police decision making Police supervision Problem-oriented policing Street-level police behavior Use of technology |
Funding Sources Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Ohio Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Ohio Department of Youth Services Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) Police Executive Research Forum Various Local Agencies |
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International London Metropolitan Police (England) Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Canada) Trinidad & Tobago , Minister of Interior Turkey
State Arizona Department of Public Safety Nebraska State Patrol New Jersey State Police New York State Police Ohio State Highway Patrol Pennsylvania State Police |
City/Local Baltimore Police Department , MD Buffalo Police Department , NY Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department , NC Cincinnati Police Department , OH Clermont County Sheriff's Department, OH Cleveland Division of Police, OH Columbus Police Department , OH Fort Wright Police Department , KY Hamilton County Community Mental Health Board, OH Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, OH Indianapolis Police Department , IN Memphis Police Department , TN Phoenix Police Department , AZ Redwood City Police Department , CA San Diego Police Department , CA |
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University of Cincinnati Policing Institute |