Read about some of the ICS team's recent and current efforts!

The Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV)

CIRV is a multi-agency and community collaborative effort designed to quickly and dramatically reduce gun violence and associated homicides, with sustained reductions over time.  This focused-deterrence strategy brings together a partnership of multiple law enforcement agencies (local, state, and federal), social service providers, and the community to establish a clear message to violent street groups - Stop the violence and stop the killing.  CIRV was modeled loosely on the Boston Gun Project from the mid-1990's, but is setting new standards for accountability and institutionalization, managerial seriousness, efficiency, and effectiveness. This initiative has been highlighted both locally and internationally for its success and ingenuity.

More information on CIRV including statistics, a detailed description of the project, and changes in the project can be found below in the yearly reports:

Implementation of the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV): Year 1 Report

Implementation of the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV): Year 2 Report

Evaluation of the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV): 2010

Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV): 2008 - 2010 Home Visits Report

Uptown Consortium

We are currently working as crime analysts for the Uptown Consortium, a non-profit organization comprised of Uptown Cincinnati's five largest employers: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, TriHealth, Inc., and the University of Cincinnati.  One component of the Consortium's mission is to transofrm Uptown into a safe and attractive place to work and live through a public safety initiative.

The ICS’s role in this initiative is applying a problem-oriented approach in Uptown, 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.   

For more information, please contact the Uptown Consortium for monthly reports.

Pennsylvania State Police

The Project on Police-Citizen Contacts was voluntarily initiated by the Pennsylvania State Police Department in 2002 to examine trends during all member-initiated traffic stops with citizens. The ICS is currently in its ninth year of analyzing the Project on Police-Citizen Contacts traffic stop data.  The purpose of this study is to utilize a multi-method approach to identify & assess any patterns of racial and ethnic disparities across all officer-initiated traffic stops.  The methodologies include 1) analyses of racial/ethnic differences in the initial stopping decision using various external benchmark comparisons including roadway usage and violator surveys, 2) analyses of racial/ethnic differences in post-stop outcome decisions using advanced statistical techniques, and 3) focus groups with troopers extensively involved in “best search and seizure practices.” Each of these methodologies is designed to provide information that will inform the Pennsylvania State Police in promoting policies and training for equitable policing practices within the Commonwealth.

Arizona Department of Public Safety

The purpose of this study is to utilize a multi-method approach to identify and assess any patterns of racial and ethnic disparities across all officer-initiated traffic stops.  The methodologies include 1) analyses of racial/ethnic differences in post-stop outcome decisions using advanced statistical techniques, 2) focus groups with troopers extensively involved in “best search and seizure practices,” 3) a detailed assessment of the specialized gang and canine units and their interactions with citizens, and 4) a survey of citizens previously stopped by DPS officials to assess citizens’ perceptions of their encounters with DPS.  Each of these methodologies is designed to provide information that will inform and promote policies and training for equitable policing practices within Arizona DPS. The data collection changes instituted by the DPS during the course of this project have resulted in one of the most comprehensive and efficient data collection systems currently in use by any state police agency.  The ICS is currently in its fifth year of analyzing the DPS traffic stop data.