Resources

Good to Great Policing: Application of Business Management Principles in the Public Sector

 
The COPS Office is pleased to announce a new publication entitled, Good to Great Policing: Application of Business Management Principles in the Public Sector which has been produced by the Police Executive Research Forum. This new document takes the core principles articulated by Jim Collins in his best-selling book Good to Great, and applies it to law enforcement. The result is not only based on Good to Great, but also a one-day executive session, funded by COPS, that brought together a group of leaders from the public sector. By reading this document, leaders will learn more about the application of principles that can move their organizations to a higher level of effectiveness.  The publication is available at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/ric/ResourceMain.aspx?RID=427. For more information, call Amy Schapiro at 202-514-8721.

Vital Partners: Mayors and Police Chiefs Working Together for America's Children and Youth

 
Vital Partners: Mayors and Police Chiefs Working Together for America's Children and Youth was produced by the COPS Office and the National League of Cities/Institute for Youth, Education and Families. The report contains in-depth descriptions of promising approaches in seven cities, as well as ten additional city examples of successful youth safety initiatives. These examples describe efforts to prevent youth violence, bullying, delinquency, and substance abuse; develop safe recreational spaces for youth; and create effective neighborhood policing programs. The report is available at http://nlc.org/IYEF/PUBLICATIONS___RESOURCES/5554.aspx. For more information, call Katherine McQuay at 202-514-8237.

 
Robbery of Convenience Stores, POP Guide

 
More than 135,000 convenience stores operate in the United States.  Although robbery of convenience stores accounts for a relatively small percentage of total robberies, convenience store employees suffer from high rates of workplace homicide, second only to taxicab drivers.  In this latest Problem-Oriented Guide for Police in the Problem-Solving Tools series, authors Alicia Altizio and Diana York describe the extent of the problem, the harm resulting, and the factors that contribute to convenience store robberies.  This is an essential tool for law enforcement to develop specific responses to their local problem.   This publication is available at the COPS Office Response Center or online at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/files/ric/Publications/e0407972.pdf

 
Drugs and Crime CD-ROM
 

This CD-Rom contains more than 140 COPS Office, U.S. Department of Justice, and other federal agency publications and resources related to drugs and crime, including information on club drugs, cocaine, crack, marijuana, methamphetamine, and crime-fighting policy and research. For more information, visit http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/ric/ResourceMain.aspx?RID=387.

New From the National Criminal Justice Reference Service
 

Despite rising rates of identity theft, little is known about those who engage in this crime. ID Theft – Assessing Offenders’ Strategies and Perceptions of Risk sheds light on the offenders’ perspectives. The study includes information obtained from interviews of 59 identity thieves incarcerated in federal prisons. Findings suggest that several well-known situational crime prevention techniques may be effective at reducing identity theft through increasing efforts, increasing risks, and removing excuses. For more information, visit http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/219122.pdf.

Serving Crime Victims With Disabilities
 

This DVD presents two popular award-winning videos. The Time Is Now helps crime victim service providers reach out and serve people with disabilities. Meet Us Where We Are presents first person accounts of how crime affects people with disabilities, educates disability service providers and people with disabilities about crime victims' rights, and resources. For more information, visit http://www.ojp.gov/ovc/publications/infores/other.htm#servingcrime.