Past Research Projects 2006 Projects
Title: Evaluation of the OSHP Vehicle Integration Technology Demonstration PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis and Dr. Robin Engel Agency: Ohio State Highway Patrol Description: The purpose of the evaluation is to compare the new equipment and vehicle cockpit configuration with the traditional patrol vehicle in OSHP vehicles. The evaluation examines issues related to installation, officer efficiency, officer safety, and provide an overall cost/benefit analysis regarding the use of this technology.
Title: Neighborhood Safety Working Group Research Analyst PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: City of Columbus Description: This ongoing project assesses officer efforts to disrupt drug sales and use, gang related violence, and violent gun crimes in a targeted “model zone” neighborhood. Work on the project has included analyses involving calls for service, reported crime data and arrest data. These data have been used to develop maps depicting violent crime, gun crime and gang-related “hot spots”. Preliminary findings from these analyses have been presented to Columbus Police Division command staff personnel and select city officials.
Title: Project on Police-Citizen Contacts PI: Dr. Robin Engel Agency: Pennsylvania State Police Description: The Project on Police-Citizen Contacts collects data on all trooper initiated contacts with motorists in the state of Pennsylvania, which allows an analysis of patterns and trends of traffic stops.
Title: Search & Seizure Best Practices PI: Dr. Robin Engel Agency: Ohio State Highway Patrol Description: The Best Practices in Search and Seizure project is an analysis of Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper tactics, methods and issues in drug interdiction practices. This project seeks to determine the most efficient and effective methods related to search and seizure practices and to disseminate this information to inform and improve search and seizure practices.
Title: Uptown Consortium Technical Assistance PI: Dr. John Eck Agency: Uptown Consortium Description: The aim of this project is to transform Uptown Cincinnati into a safe and attractive place to work and live through a public safety initiative. Specifically, a problem-oriented approach in being applied, which includes providing ongoing analyses of crime problems and hot spots, recommending the most effective responses for these locations, and assessing the effectiveness of each response in terms of crime reduction.
2005 Projects
Title: Project on Police-Citizen Contacts PI: Dr. Robin Engel Agency: Pennsylvania State Police Description: The Project on Police-Citizen Contacts collects data on all trooper initiated contacts with motorists in the state of Pennsylvania, which allows an analysis of patterns and trends of traffic stops.
Title: Project Safe Neighborhoods PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: Office of Justice Programs Description: Project focused on violent gun related crime in the Southern District of Ohio.
Title: Traffic Stop Data Collection Project for the City of Cleveland, Department of Public Safety, Division of Police PI: Dr. Robin Engel and Dr. James Frank Agency: Cleveland Division of Police Description: The Traffic Stop Data Collection Project collected data on all officer initiated traffic stops of motorists within the city of Cleveland to identify and report on any patterns and trends in stopping behavior. 2004
Title: Project on Police-Citizen Contacts PI: Dr. Robin Engel Agency: Pennsylvania State Police Description: The Project on Police-Citizen Contacts collects data on the nature of trooper initiated contacts with motorists in the state of Pennsylvania . Collection covers a wide variety of data allowing the analysis of patterns and trends regarding trooper citizen contact.
Title: Project Safe Neighborhoods, Researcher/Analyst PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: Office of Justice Programs Description: Project focused on violent gun related crime in the Southern District of Ohio.
Title: Traffic Stop Data Collection Project for the City of Cleveland , Department of Public Safety, Division of Police PI: Dr. Robin Engel and Dr. James Frank Agency: Cleveland Division of Police Description: This project examined racial/ethnic disparities in traffic stops and post-stop outcomes and described the possible sources of these disparities for the Cleveland, OH Division of Police. Data was collected during all police-initiated traffic stops for an eight-month period. In addition, roadway observations of traffic patterns and violating behavior and community indicators from the U.S. Census Bureau were gathered. These three data sources were used to develop four benchmarks for examining traffic stops: 1) Census data, 2) adjusted Census data, 3) roadway observations, and 4) roadway violator observations. These four benchmarks were used to assess racial/ethnic disparities in traffic stops. Furthermore, multivariate analyses were used to identify any racial/ethnic disparities in post-stop outcomes.
2003 Title: Case Classification for Juvenile Corrections: An Evaluation of the Youthful Level of Service Inventory PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis and Dr. Edward Latessa Agency: National Institute of Justice
Title: Evaluation of Mobile Crisis Team PI: Dr. James Frank and Dr. John Eck Agency: Hamilton County Community Mental Health Board and the Health Foundation Description: This project examined the Mobile Crisis Team and Cincinnati Police Department collaboration that is intended to improve the handling of calls involving mentally impaired individuals.
Title: Police Department and Police Officer Association Leaders’ Perceptions of Community Policing: Describing the Nature and Extent of Agreement Agency: National Institute of Justice
Title: Project on Police-Citizen Contacts PI: Dr. Robin Engel Agency: Pennsylvania State Police Description: The Project on Police-Citizen Contacts collects data on the nature of trooper initiated contacts with motorists in the state of Pennsylvania . Collection covers a wide variety of data allowing the analysis of patterns and trends regarding trooper citizen contact.
Title: Project Safe Neighborhoods, Researcher/Analyst PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: Office of Justice Programs Description: Project focused on violent gun related crime in the Southern District of Ohio.
2002
Title: Case Classification for Juvenile Corrections: An Evaluation of the Youthful Level of Service Inventory PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis and Dr. Edward Latessa Agency: National Institute of Justice
Title: Evaluation of the City of Cincinnati Employee Discipline Process Agency: City of Cincinnati
Title: Evaluation of Mobile Crisis Team PI: Dr. James Frank and Dr. John Eck Agency: Hamilton County Community Mental Health Board and the Health Foundation Description: This project examines the Mobile Crisis Team and Cincinnati Police Department collaboration that is intended to improve the handling of calls involving mentally impaired individuals.
Title: Police Department and Police Officer Association Leaders’ Perceptions of Community Policing: Describing the Nature and Extent of Agreement Agency: National Institute of Justice
Title: Project on Police-Citizen Contacts PI: Dr. Robin Engel Agency: Pennsylvania State Police Description: The Project on Police-Citizen Contacts collects data on the nature of trooper initiated contacts with motorists in the state of Pennsylvania . Collection covers a wide variety of data allowing the analysis of patterns and trends regarding trooper citizen contact.
Title: Project Safe Neighborhoods, Researcher/Analyst PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: Office of Justice Programs Description: Project focused on violent gun related crime in the Southern District of Ohio.
2001
Title: Case Classification for Juvenile Corrections: An Evaluation of the Youthful Level of Service Inventory PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis and Dr. Edward Latessa Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: Institutionalizing the Use of Research in a Local Police Department: A Continuing Partnership PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis Agency: Funded by the National Institute of Justice
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Title: Police Department and Police Officer Association Leaders’ Perceptions of Community Policing: Describing the Nature and Extent of Agreement PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis Agency: Funded by the National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: The Role of Law Enforcement in Public Schools: A National Survey PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis Agency: Funded by the National Institute of Justice Description:
2000
Title: Case Classification for Juvenile Corrections: An Evaluation of the Youthful Level of Service Inventory PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis and Dr. Edward Latessa Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: Institutionalizing the Use of Research in a Local Police Department: A Continuing Partnership PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis Agency: Funded by the National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: P olicing in a Community Context: An Observational Study of Suburban, Rural, and Urban Policing. PI: Dr. James Frank and Dr. Lawrence Travis III Agency: National Institute of Justice Description: This study is a systematic observational study of street‑level policing in 21 small town, suburban and rural police agencies.
1999
Title: Case Classification for Juvenile Corrections: An Evaluation of the Youthful Level of Service Inventory PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis and Dr. Edward Latessa Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: Evaluation of Cincinnati Neighborhood Action Strategy III PI: Dr. James Frank and Dr. Lorraine Green Mazerolle Agency: Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Description: Continuation grant examining city government problem solving teams.
Title: Institutionalizing the Use of Research in a Local Police Department: A Continuing Partnership PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis Agency: Funded by the National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: Police Research Methodologies: Comparisons of Structured Survey Items and Semi-structured Debriefing Data for Police Supervisors PI: Dr. Robin Engel Agency: Research & Graduate Studies Office and the Center for Research on Crime and Justice, The Pennsylvania State University Description:
Title: P olicing in a Community Context: An Observational Study of Suburban, Rural, and Urban Policing. PI: Dr. James Frank and Dr. Lawrence Travis III Agency: National Institute of Justice Description: This study is a systematic observational study of street‑level policing in 21 small town, suburban and rural police agencies.
Title: Provision of Development and Research Assistance to the Regional Community Policing Institute PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis Agency: Tri-State Regional Community Policing Institute as a subcontract under U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Policing Services Award to the Tri-State Regional Community Policing Institute Description:
Title: Reducing Non-Emergency Calls to 911: An Assessment of Four Approaches to Handling Citizen Calls for Service PI: Dr. James Frank, Dr. Lorraine Green Mazerolle, Dr. John Eck and Dr. Dennis Rogan Agency: National Institute of Justice Description: This is an evaluation of alternative call response systems in Baltimore , Phoenix , Buffalo and Dallas .
Title: Variation in Community Policing Across Neighborhoods PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: National Institute of Justice Description: This study examines community variation in the implementation of community policing activities.
1998
Title: Evaluation of Cincinnati Neighborhood Action Strategy II PI: Dr. James Frank and Dr. Lorraine Green Mazerolle Agency: Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Description: This project examines city government problem solving teams
Title: Establishing a Research Partnership: The Forest Park (OH) Police Division and the University of Cincinnati PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis, Co-Principal Investigator Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: Provision of Development and Research Assistance to the Regional Community Policing Institute PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis Agency: Tri-State Regional Community Policing Institute as a subcontract under U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Policing Services Award to the Tri-State Regional Community Policing Institute Description:
Title: Reducing Non-Emergency Calls to 911: An Assessment of Four Approaches to Handling Citizen Calls for Service PI: Dr. James Frank, Dr. Lorraine Green Mazerolle, Dr. John Eck and Dr. Dennis Rogan Agency: National Institute of Justice Description: This is an evaluation of alternative call response systems in Baltimore , Phoenix , Buffalo and Dallas .
Title: Street ‑Level Policing Efforts in Cincinnati : The Content of Community and Traditional Policing and the Perceptions of Policing Audiences PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: National Institute of Justice Description: This study is a systematic observational study of street‑level community and patrol officers over a 13 month period.
1997
Title: Community Policing Activities: The Ohio Task Analysis PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: Comprehensive Approaches to Solving Quality of Life Problems: An Evaluation of the Cincinnati Neighborhood Action Strategy PI: Dr. James Frank and Dr. Lorraine Green Mazerolle Agency: Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program and the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Description: This project evaluates the Cincinnati neighborhood government system and its ability to solve quality of life problems in selected neighborhoods.
Title: Establishing a Research Partnership: The Forest Park (OH) Police Division and the University of Cincinnati PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis, Co-Principal Investigator Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: A Field Evaluation of the Shot Spotter Gunshot Location System PI: Dr. James Frank and Dr. Lorraine Green Mazerolle Agency: National Institute of Justice Description: This was an evaluation of an urban gunshot location system in Redwood City , California .
Title: A Field Evaluation of the System for the Effective Control of Urban Environment Security (SECURES) PI: Dr. James Frank and Dr. Lorraine Green Mazerolle Agency: National Institute of Justice Description: This project involves an evaluation of technology used to identify and locate random shots fired incidents.
Title: Measuring Displacement and Diffusion: An Analysis of the Indirect Impact of Community Policing PI: Dr. John Eck, Co-principal Investigator Agency: Police Foundation Description:
Title: Ohio Multijurisdictional Drug Law Enforcement Task Forces PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program and the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Description: This project will examine the organization and effectiveness of Ohio 's multijurisdictional drug task forces.
Title: Provision of Development and Research Assistance to the Regional Community Policing Institute PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis Agency: Tri-State Regional Community Policing Institute as a subcontract under U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Policing Services Award to the Tri-State Regional Community Policing Institute Description:
Title: Strategic Plan for Evaluation of Crime Survey PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Foundation Description: This project examines the problems of the healthcare industry in collecting crime data from member organizations.
Title: Street ‑Level Policing Efforts in Cincinnati : The Content of Community and Traditional Policing and the Perceptions of Policing Audiences PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: National Institute of Justice Description: This study is a systematic observational study of street‑level community and patrol officers over a 13 month period.
1996
Title: Community Policing Activities: The Ohio Task Analysis PI: Dr. Lawrence Travis Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: A Field Evaluation of the System for the Effective Control of Urban Environment Security (SECURES) PI: Dr. James Frank and Dr. Lorraine Green Mazerolle Agency: National Institute of Justice Description: This project involves an evaluation of technology used to identify and locate random shots fired incidents.
Title: Ohio Multijurisdictional Drug Law Enforcement Task Forces PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program and the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Description: This project will examine the organization and effectiveness of Ohio 's multijurisdictional drug task forces.
Title: Strategic Plan for Evaluation of Crime Survey PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Foundation Description: This project examines the problems of the healthcare industry in collecting crime data from member organizations.
1995
Title: Evaluating Community Oriented Policing and the Role of Community PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: Urban University Program Description: This project focused on the attitudes of neighborhood residents and leaders toward Community Policing in Cincinnati.
Title: Evaluation of Community Policing Efforts in Cincinnati , Ohio PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: City of Cincinnati Description: Duties included management and full responsibility for development of evaluation design. Research activities included observing neighborhood and patrol officers, collecting data on police‑citizen interactions, and surveying citizens.
1994
Title: Evaluation of Community Policing Efforts in Cincinnati , Ohio PI: Dr. James Frank Agency: City of Cincinnati Description: Duties included management and full responsibility for development of evaluation design. Research activities included observing neighborhood and patrol officers, collecting data on police‑citizen interactions, and surveying citizens.
Title: Robberies, Homicides and ATM Places PI: Dr. John Eck Agency: Crime Control Institute Description:
1992
Title: Community Policing Consortium PI: Dr. John Eck, Project Director Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance Description:
Title: Drug Market Analysis Program, Phase II PI: Dr. John Eck, Principal Investigator Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
1993
Title: Comprehensive Gang Initiative, Phase II PI: Dr. John Eck, Project Director Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance Description:
1991 Title: Anticipating and Combating Community Decay and Crime PI: Dr. John Eck, Project Director Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: Case Studies in Policing Gangs PI: Dr. John Eck, Principal Investigator Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: Comprehensive Analysis of Community Policing PI: Dr. John Eck, Project Director Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
Title: Comprehensive Gang Initiative, Phase I PI: Dr. John Eck, Project Director Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance Description:
1990
Title: Drug Market Analysis Program, Phase I PI: Dr. John Eck, Principal Investigator Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
1989
Title: Case Studies in Police Decisionmaking PI: Dr. John Eck, Principal Investigator Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
1987
Title: Problem-Oriented Approach to Drug Enforcement PI: Dr. John Eck, Project Director Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance Description:
1984
Title: Crime Analysis (Problem-Oriented Policing) PI: Dr. John Eck, Principal Investigator Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
1981
Title: Research Handbook PI: Dr. John Eck, Principal Investigator Agency: Description:
1979
Title: Investigation of Burglary and Robbery PI: Dr. John Eck, Principal Investigator Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
1978
Title: Citizen Crime Reporting PI: Dr. John Eck, Assistant Director Agency: National Institute of Justice Description:
1977
Title: Burglary Investigation Decision Model Replication PI: Dr. John Eck, Principal Investigator Agency: Description: |
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