Current Research

Parole, Risk-based policing, Surveillance, Criminogenic spatial modeling, Risk terrains, Global threat assessment, Crisis mapping, Drug markets and shootings ...

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Updated November 27, 2011

Project on Surveillance
RCPS is engaged in a multi-staged project examining different aspects of public surveillance.  With data from the Newark police, we are examining the deterrent effect of CCTV on violent crime in the city. This project, titled "Detection of crime, resource deployment, and predictors of success: A multi-level analysis of CCTV in Newark, NJ" is funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ; Award #2010-IJ-CX-0026). [Click here to view the dedicated project webpage]

Public Input at Parole

Most U.S. parole boards are legally required to consider input at parole hearings. RCPS is involved with a content analysis of input submitted to the NJ State Parole Board to identify how the information provided by the public may best be utilized by the Board when making release decisions, setting conditions of release, or responding to the ongoing needs of victims and other stakeholders.

Emerging Threats
RSPC is involved in a multi-stage project on Emerging Threats in the 21^st century.  The center’s role will focus on global violence, examining the methodology, data, and analysis challenges that we face in providing predictions about patterns and trends of violent outbreaks. [Click here to view related Research Briefs]

U.N. Global Pulse
RSPC is teamed with Global Pulse, part of the United Nations (UN) Executive Office of the Secretary-General, to bring RTM and actionable information to the global community.

Data Integration and Threat Assessments
This project examines the opportunities and limitations that exist in developing threat assessments based on access to integrated data sets.  The first step of this project involved a conference at the NJ State fusion center, the ROIC, where experts on different aspects of data mining and analysis came together to discuss the applications of these approaches to the study of public security. 
 

Risk Based Policing
RCPS is involved in research on risk based policing in domestic and international policing jurisdictions. 
 

Risk Terrains and Shootings

With data supplied by the NJ State Police, RSPC is involved in an ongoing project mapping the predictors of shooting crimes.  Using a forecasting technique based on raster maps, researchers are exploring the accuracy of this approach compared to the more commonly used retrospective mapping approaches. [Click here to view related Research Briefs]

Parolees and Community Services

Building off the findings from two recently completed studies; one on neighborhood effects and recidivism and one on post-release service availability, this project's objectives are to: 1) identify the spatial distribution and intersection of social services and parolee residences; 2) describe the community signatures of where parolee residences tend to cluster following release from prison; and 3) examine the relative influence of these factors on recidivism.