Project Green Light, a controversial 3-year-old surveillance program that has been touted as a major crime stopper by the Detroit Police Department, will make its entry into the city’s public housing program by year’s end. The program, which installs cameras at participating locations that feed into the city’s Real Time Crime Center, has raised questionsContinue reading “Detroit Free Press: Controversial Surveillance Program Coming to Detroit Public Housing”
Yearly Archives: 2018
The Brooklyn Ink: Extreme Makeover: Precinct Edition
In the 73rd precinct in Brownsville, reporting a crime goes like this: you step through a brick entryway into a cramped, dimly-lit room and you wait there, staring at a wall. A set of double doors and a window break up the metal barrier, but red-lettered signs remind you that you aren’t allowed to goContinue reading “The Brooklyn Ink: Extreme Makeover: Precinct Edition”
Script Analysis of Open-Air Drug Selling: A Systematic Social Observation of CCTV Footage
Sytsma, V. and Piza, E. (2018) Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 55(1): 78-102 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.
Spatiotemporal Convergence of Crime and Vehicle Crash Hot Spots: Additional Consideration for Policing Places
Carter, J. and Piza, E. (2018) Crime & Delinquency, 64(14): 1795-1819 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.
Measuring the Effect Heterogeneity of Police Enforcement Actions Across Spatial Contexts
Piza, E. and Gilchrist, A. (2018) Journal of Criminal Justice, 54: 76-87. Research BriefPublished Article (Open Access) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.
The History, Policy Implications, and Knowledge Gaps of the CCTV Literature: Insights for the Development of Body-Worn Video Camera Research
Piza, E. (2021) International Criminal Justice Review, 31(3): 304-324 Open Access Post PrintPublished Article Abstract Closed-circuit television (CCTV) and body-worn video cameras (BWVCs) have rapidly spread throughout policing. Such widespread deployment has heightened the importance of identifying best practices for both of these technologies. The research community has worked toward the identification of such bestContinue reading “The History, Policy Implications, and Knowledge Gaps of the CCTV Literature: Insights for the Development of Body-Worn Video Camera Research”
The Philadelphia Inquirer: After Fatal Strip Mall Shooting Lack of Dashcams Under Scrutiny in Deptford
After Fatal Strip Mall Shooting Lack of Dashcams Under Scrutiny in Deptford…
The Effect of Various Police Enforcement Actions on Violent Crime: Evidence from a Saturation Foot-Patrol Intervention
Piza, E. (2018) Criminal Justice Policy Review, 29(6-7): 611-629 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article Key Takeaways This study tested the effect of police officer actions on crime during a foot-patrol intervention in Newark, NJ Foot patrol officer actions fell within 2 broad typologies: enforcement actions and guardian actions Enforcement actions consisted of arrests, qualityContinue reading “The Effect of Various Police Enforcement Actions on Violent Crime: Evidence from a Saturation Foot-Patrol Intervention”
Ben Fordham Drive Show, Radio Sydney (Australia): Citizen Virtual Patrol Network
Listen to the full show of Sydney Live with Ben Fordham…
Chicago City Wire: Still No Arrests in Mob Assault on Teenager Near Lane Tech; Roscoe Village Residents on Wedge
Chicago Police (CPD) have yet to make any arrests stemming from a mob assault, caught on video, on a 15-year-old male near Lane Tech High School in Roscoe Village during a Memorial Day weekend carnival. A spokesperson for the CPD told Chicago City Wire only that the investigation into the assault was ongoing. The teenager,Continue reading “Chicago City Wire: Still No Arrests in Mob Assault on Teenager Near Lane Tech; Roscoe Village Residents on Wedge”
Eric L. Piza, Ph.D. 