2020-2023 Funder: National Institute of Justice($503,129) Principal Investigator: Eric L. Piza Co-Principal Investigators: Jeremy G. Carter & George O. Mohler Project Overview This quasi-experimental longitudinal interrupted time series project will evaluate the Gunshot Detection Technology (GDT) systems (ShotSpotter) in Kansas City, MO, and Chicago, IL using a synthetic control group approach to improve comparability. BothContinue reading “The Impact of Gunshot Detection Technology on Gun Violence in Kansas City and Chicago: A Multi-Pronged Synthetic Control Evaluation”
Category Archives: External Awards
Western Hemisphere Regional Transnational Crime Assessment and Analysis
2020-2021Co-Principal Investigator: U.S. Department of State($306,720) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Project description to be added soon.
Developing and Evaluating a Data-Driven Approach to Address the Opioid Epidemic
2020-2021Principal Investigator: City of Paterson, NJ Police Department($146,851) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Project description to be added soon.
The Impact of Gunshot Detection Technology on Gun Violence in Kansas City and Chicago: A Multi-Pronged Synthetic Control Evaluation
2020-2021Principal Investigator: National Institute of Justice, Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence [2019-R2-CX0004]($503,129) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Project description to be added soon.
Identifying Situational Determinants of Police Use of Force: A Systematic Social Observation of Body Camera Footage in Newark, NJ
2019-2020Funder: Charles Koch Foundation, Criminal Justice &Policing Reform Program($110,000) Principal Investigator: Eric L. Piza Co-Principal Investigator: Victoria A. Sytsma Project Overview This project is an applied research partnership between the Newark Police Division and a multi-university research team. The research involves the systematic viewing, coding, and analysis of body-worn camera footage of police use ofContinue reading “Identifying Situational Determinants of Police Use of Force: A Systematic Social Observation of Body Camera Footage in Newark, NJ”
Newark Public Safety Department Body-Worn Camera Enhancement Project
2018-2020Co-Principal Investigator: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program [2017-BC-BX-0045]($496,920) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Project description to be added soon.
The Effect of CCTV on Crime and Perceptions of Safety: An Updated Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
2017-2018 Co-Principal Investigator: The Swedish National Council for CrimePrevention (Brå) (£11,250) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Project description to be added soon.
Policing by Place: A Multi-Level Analysis of the Effectiveness of Risk Terrain Modeling for Allocating Police Resources in New York City
2014-2017Co-Principal Investigator: National Institute of Justice, Testing GeospatialPredictive Policing Strategies [2013-IJ-CX-0053]($461,384) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Project description to be added soon.
A Multi-Jurisdictional Test of Risk Terrain Modeling and a Place-Based Evaluation of Environmental Risk-Based Patrol Deployment Strategies
2013-2015Co-Principal Investigator: National Institute of Justice, Testing GeospatialPolice Strategies and Exploring their Relationship to CriminologicalTheories [2012-IJ-CX-0038]($499,633) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Project description to be added soon.
Detection of Crime, Resource Deployment, and Predictors of Success: A Multi-Level Analysis of CCTV in Newark, NJ
2011-2013Co-Principal Investigator (for Newark Police Department): NationalInstitute of Justice, Research on Policing [2010-IJ-CX-0026]($188,620) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Project description to be added soon.
Eric L. Piza, Ph.D. 