Michael S. Scott, Dr Lisa Thomson, Dr Justin Ready
There are four basic reasons why a problem-oriented- or evidence-based-policing initiative might fail: 1) the problem was inaccurately identified; 2) the problem was insufficiently or inadequately analyzed; 3) the responses developed from the analysis were improperly or insufficiently implemented, or not implemented at all; or 4) the problem was properly identified and analyzed, and responses were implemented, but the responses did not have the desired effect. This session deals with the third of these four reasons: implementing responses to problems in problem-oriented and evidence-based policing initiatives. It addresses the reasons why the responses you plan to implement do or do not get properly implemented, and how you can better ensure that they do. There are factors to consider in four project stages: 1) the preimplementation stage; 2) the planning stage; 3) the implementation stage; and 4) the post-implementation learning stage.
Biographies
Michael Scott is a clinical professor at Arizona State University’s School of Criminology & Criminal Justice and the director of the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing, a research center that produces and disseminates information about how police can effectively and fairly address specific public-safety problems. Scott was formerly a clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School; chief of police in Lauderhill, Florida; special assistant to the chief of the St. Louis, Missouri, Metropolitan Police Department; director of administration of the Fort Pierce, Florida, Police Department; a senior researcher at the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) in Washington, D.C.; legal assistant to the police commissioner of the New York City Police Department; and a police officer in the Madison, Wisconsin, Police Department. In 1996, he received PERF’s Gary P. Hayes Award for innovation and leadership in policing. Scott holds a law degree from Harvard Law School and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Dr Lisa Tompson is a Senior Lecturer at the NZ Institute for Security and Crime Science. Prior to that she was an Associate Professor at UCL, after originally working as a Police crime analyst. Her primary professional interests are understanding the patterned nature of crime to inform crime prevention, and embedding evidence into police practice. Before she left the UK she was involved in a large programme of work to develop the infrastructure to support Evidence-Based Policing, culminating in a Chief Constable’s Commendation. Lisa is currently enjoying working with New Zealand Police to revitalise problem solving across the organisation.
Dr Justin Ready is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University. He received his PhD at Rutgers University, where he served as Project Director in the Centre for Crime Prevention Studies. He later worked as a Senior Research Associate at the Police Foundation in Washington, DC. His research focuses on crime hot spots, the link between crime and public health, and the impact of new technology on police practices. He is the 2013 recipient of the Young Experimental Scholar Award and the 2016 recipient of the Award for the Outstanding Experimental Field Trial. Recently, he has studied the evolution police command and control structures, the effects of active shooter incidents on officer memory, and the impact of body cameras and GPS technology on police operations. His publications have appeared in academic journals such as Criminology, the Journal of Experimental Criminology and Justice Quarterly.