New from COPS
2008 National Chemical Control Symposium:
A Focus on Tracking Precursor
Chemicals (DVD)
Complete conference proceedings: this multi-DVD set includes video of all the
conference sessions. The purpose of the symposium was to educate attendees on the
recent legislative, policy and programmatic developments that states are using to control
the diversion of chemicals into the illegal manufacturing of methamphetamine and other
controlled substances. A primary focus was the efficient, effective establishment and
operation of electronic pseudoephedrine product tracking systems. Session topics
included: Technical standards for electronic tracking systems and IT needs for
interoperability with other criminal justice systems; The role of the retail community and
maintaining positive working relationships between law enforcement and retailers;
Legislative options for authorizing electronic tracking systems; Privacy issues and how to
properly address them; The positive benefits, economic or otherwise, resulting from the
pseudoephedrine restrictions and similar types of controls.
www.cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=540.
Effective Alternatives to Incarceration:
Police Collaborations with Corrections and
Communities
This publication examines the problems created by decades of growth in the U.S. prison
population, and the role of police in community-based alternatives to prison. It examines
police involvement in programs around the country, which are effective in dealing with
crime, while keeping low risk offenders in the community.
www.cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=536.
Effective Policing and Crime Prevention: A Problem-Oriented Guide for Mayors, City Managers, and County Executives
This publication is intended to help local government executives understand how local
government in general, and local police in particular, can more effectively meet this
challenge of establishing public safety. It provides information on general approaches to
crime and disorder (including community policing), specific responses to crime and
disorder, and the local government executive's role in policing and crime prevention.
www.cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=537.
Operation Partnership: Trends and Practices in Law Enforcement and Private Security Collaboration
Operation Partnership: Trends and Practices in Law Enforcement and Private Security
Collaboration is intended to help law enforcement and private security organizations
develop and operate effective partnerships to address issues of mutual concern. It
provides guidelines and analysis which are supplemented with examples from
partnerships throughout the nation of trends, innovative practices, obstacles, lessons
learned, and results. These partnerships were formed or expanded to address a range of
critical policing and private sector needs, including: terrorism preparedness and
prevention, to support neighborhood and downtown revitalization efforts, to combat
financial crimes, to improve security at special events, to improve security for the
nation’s critical infrastructure, and to bring community policing strategies to bear on
crimes against businesses and the community.
www.cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=534.
Standards and Guidelines for Internal Affairs: Recommendations from a Community of Practice
Through a grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the Los
Angeles Police Department (LAPD) convened the National Internal Affairs Community
of Practice group comprising the LAPD and 11 major city and county law enforcement
agencies. The purpose was to share and develop standards, recommendations, and best
practices in Internal Affairs work, discuss differences and similarities in practice, and
look at various approaches to improving individual and collective agencies’ Internal
Affairs practices. This report is the result of the group’s work. The project reaffirmed the
vital importance of Internal Affairs as a critical internal police agency function. Internal
Affairs serves two communities—law enforcement and the general public—and is
essential in building and maintaining mutual trust and respect between the two.
www.cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=530.
Analyzing Crime Displacement and Diffusion
Analyzing Crime Displacement and Diffusion provides an introduction to crime
displacement and diffusion, discusses the nature of displacement and its varieties and
then describes ways to manage displaced crime to ensure your project’s success. It also
describes methods for measuring and analyzing displacement that can be used to
determine the overall effectiveness of problem-oriented policing projects.
www.cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=531.