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Building a 311 System: A Case Study of the Orange County, FL, Government Service Center

This Internet-only publication documents the experiences of Orange County, FL, in organizing and establishing a multijurisdictional, non-emergency 3-1-1 telephone system.  Topics discussed in this case study include the political, financial, and technological challenges involved in intergovernmental partnerships and interagency coordination, along with developing call routing and tracking mechanisms, staffing a 3-1-1 call center, and the role that the Orange County 3-1-1 system plays in hurricane emergency preparedness.  You will find the publication at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/ric/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=447.

Promoting Effective Homicide Investigations

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services funded the Police Executive Research Forum to bring together practitioners and academics to discuss possible causes behind a decrease in closure rates for U.S. homicide investigations.  The result is Promoting Effective Homicide Investigations.  This publication focuses on policy options, scientific protocols, and legal safeguards confronting law enforcement executives, as well as lessons learned from agencies that have implemented some of the practices highlighted.  The publication also includes information about the latest developments in eyewitness identification, videotaped interrogations, DNA, cold case squads, crime analysis, and management and personnel policies.  Find the publication at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/ric/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=446.

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007

This publication was produced by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics.  It presents data on crime and safety at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population.  Indicators of School Crime and Safety also provides the most current detailed statistical information on the nature of crime in schools, school environments, and responses to violence and crime at school.  Find this informative publication at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/iscs07.htm.

Funding Opportunity from the National Institute of Justice

The deadline is approaching for NIJ’s Crime and Justice Research solicitations, but there is still time to submit your proposals.  They are looking for “innovative, precedent-setting ideas… for social and behavioral research and evaluation on criminal and juvenile justice policy and practice.”  This year up to $4 million may be available.  Get more information at http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000820.pdf.