What's New from COPS
Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities
In 2003, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
reported that approximately 4,700 pedestrians were killed and another
70,000 injured due to pedestrian-vehicle crashes. On average, a pedestrian
is killed in a traffic collision every 113 minutes and injured every eight minutes.
This problem-oriented guide for police by Justin A. Heinonen and John E.
Eck examines the problem of pedestrian-vehicle crashes resulting in injuries
and fatalities. It then provides a series of questions to help law enforcement
analyze their local pedestrian injury and fatality problem. Finally, it reviews
responses to the problem and what is known about them from evaluative research and police practice.
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Sting Operations
Sting operations have been part of the modern police
response to crime for over 40 years, although artful deceptions
and undercover operations have been part of police techniques for
as long as policing has existed. This response guide for police by
Graeme R. Newman, with the assistance of Kelly Socia, takes a broad
approach to include a wide range of crime types, and the different sting
operations that target them. This guide is intended to help law enforcement
decide whether a sting operation would be right for them by reviewing both the
benefits and negative consequences of sting operations.
www.cops.usdoj.gov/ric/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=443
Planning and Managing Security for Major Special Events:
Guidelines for Law Enforcement
For law enforcement executives, command staff, and trainers involved in,
or providing training in, managing special events in their communities, the safety
and security of the event itself, the people who attend the event, as well as
the surrounding community, are of the utmost importance. The guide covers all
aspects of pre-event planning, security needs during the event, and post-event
activities. Topics covered include threat and risk assessments; intelligence;
staffing needs and resources; communications; access control and credentialing;
traffic and transportation; logistics, training, and public information;
hazardous materials; critical infrastructure; demonstrations; and security management.
www.cops.usdoj.gov/ric/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=441
Campus Safety CD-ROM
This CD-ROM contains more than 50 publications and resource links related
to crime and violence, drug and alcohol issues, as well as sexual assault and stalking.
It also contains a video, Because Things Happen Every Day: Responding to Teenage Victims
of Crime, produced by the National Center from Victims of Crime and sponsored by the COPS Office.
www.cops.usdoj.gov/ric/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=385
Solutions to Address Gang Crime CD-ROM
The CD-ROM includes resources related to law enforcement responses for
addressing gang activity, gang activity in specific populations, criminal behavior
of gangs, and statistics and research on gangs. This CD-ROM contains a video documenting
the 2003 Herman Goldstein Award Winner and Finalists.
www.cops.usdoj.gov/ric/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=388
A Chief's Toolkit for Community Policing:
Ten Tips for a Safer City
This toolkit provides ten categories of COPS resources highlighting community policing practices for a safer city.
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