News & Events
Policy-relevant research is always good news. RCPS sponsors and participates in conferences and symposia around the world to share findings and build relationships with scholars and practitioners.
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Updated November 27, 2011
−NEWS & EVENTS−
2011
New Book Release:
2010
Les Kennedy offers plan to assess global risks: The Daily Targum (11/16/10)
Eric Piza, Joel Caplan, and Les Kennedy were awarded an NIJ grant for a project entitled" "Detection of crime, resource deployment, and predictors of success: A multi-level analysis of CCTV in Newark, NJ" (posted Oct. 2010)
RCPS Associate and Newark PD GIS Specialist Eric Piza will be teaching a 5-day hands-on "Crime Mapping and Analysis" training workshop at Rutgers-Newark, with certification provided by the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA) from Nov. 8 to Nov. 12, 2010. For registration information, go to http://iaca.net/IACATraining.asp?TID=59
RTM in Action:: KCPD Chief Corwin's Blog: Risk Terrain Modeling (July 20, 2010)
PRESS RELEASE: Criminal Justice Professor's Free GIS Textbook Download Helps Crime-Fighting and Public Safety Practitioners Worldwide (May 26, 2010)
Drs. Kennedy and Caplan presented their work on Risk Terrain Modeling at the ESRI User Conference in San Diego, CA (July 2010)
Dr. Kennedy was an invited presenter at a conference on Juvenile Delinquency in Turkey, sponsored by the state Governor, in Dyarbykar, Turkey (May 2010)
Dr. Kennedy presented at the Blue Sky Conference on GIVAS, UN Secretary General's office program on Voice of the Vulnerable, a new information based decision tool for UN agencies (Bellagio Center, Italy, April 2010)
Check out Les's and Joel's television interview on (the second half of) Episode 5 of Breakfast at the Barracks (2010)
Check out our critically acclaimed publication, "GIS for Public Safety" and take advantage of your Free Book Download (2010)
RCPS Research Associate Eric Piza "...is a champion for the kind of geographic information systems technology that makes CompStat possible. The data empower police to make decisions they could not otherwise, said Mr. Piza, who was invited to talk by the [University of Scranton's] criminal justice program" Read more of the story from The Times-Tribune
"Today, the center is breaking new ground in the use of spatial modeling in developing innovative methods for data analysis and information dissemination..." Click here to read more from our write-up in the SCJ Newsletter (see pg. 3)
We have posted a number of new research briefs – see publications page. In addition, we are active in a number of research meetings and symposium.
Les Kennedy coordinated the DGA colloquium series on global risk assessment, see http://dga.rutgers.edu/news/2009/colloquium/RISK_Fall2009.pdf.
Joel Caplan was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Rutgers Academic Excellence Fund to begin a research project entitled “Inmates with Severe Mental Illness: Institutional Behavior, Chances for Parole and Supervision Needs in the Community.”
Les Kennedy and Erin van Brunschot presented at the
International Studies Association presentation @ New Orleans, LA on “Contrasting Approaches to Terrorism: A Multi-national Comparison”
RCPS was co-sponsor of the Symposium on Searching for a Common Methodology for the Study of Emergent Threats on March 18-19, 2010. Papers prepared for the conference are available in our publication page.
2009
Les Kennedy, Joel Caplan, and Chris Andreychak made a presentation in October for Department of Homeland Security, Office of University Programs, Research Transition Workshop; at the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center, Woodlawn, MD on "Integrating Theory, Data Collection and Analysis in Decision-making”
Presentations
@ American Society of Criminology
“A Risk Assessment of Violent Crime in Irvington and Newark, New Jersey”
Jie Xu and Les Kennedy
“Risk-Based Policing: Applying Intelligence to Process”
Les Kennedy and Erin Van Brunschot
“Sustaining Stakeholder Satisfaction: Identifying the Needs of People who Provide Input to Parole Boards”
Heather Tubman-Carbone and Joel Caplan
Les Kennedy presented on ET 21 the 1st International Symposium on Terrorism and Transnational Crime (ITTS2009 Symposium) sponsored by the Turkish National Police College to be held in Antalya, Turkey.
Joel Caplan participated in a panel presentation on Food Borne Illness Bioterrorism Case Study at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, School of Health Sciences Pomona, NJ | April 2009. It was taped and broadcast on the Stockton TV Channel (Comcast Cable channel 9) Monday -Friday from 4:30-6 PM and Saturday and Sunday from 12:30 - 2pm. The video can also be found here (1.5hrs)