Publications

Proactive Monitoring and Operator Discretion: A Systematic Social Observation of CCTV Control Room Operations

Eric L. Piza and Lauren N. Moton (2023) Journal of Criminal Justice Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintVersion of Record *Data collection activities were funded by the National Institute of Justice (grant number 2010-IJ-CX-0026) Key Takeaways Research Summary Technological advancements have allowed seamless integration of a range of surveillance technologies, making…

Gunshot Detection Technology Time Savings and Spatial Precision: An Exploratory Analysis in Kansas City

Eric L. Piza, David N. Hatten, Jeremy G. Carter, Jonas H. Baughman, and George O. Mohler (2023) Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintVersion of Record *This study was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Justice (grant number 2019-R2-CX-0004) Key Takeaways Research…

Drug overdoses, geographic trajectories, and the influence of built environment and neighborhood characteristics

Eric L. Piza, Kevin T. Wolff, David N. Hatten, and Bryce E. Barthuly (2023) Health & Place Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintVersion of Record *This study was funded by a grant from the Bureau of Justice of Assistance and administered by the Institute for Intergovernmental Research Key Takeaways Research Summary…

Situational Factors and Police Use of Force Across Micro-Time Intervals: A Video Systematic Social Observation and Panel Regression

Eric L. Piza, Nathan T. Connealy, Victoria A. Sytsma, and Vijay F. Chillar (2022) Criminology Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintVersion of Record *This study was funded by the Charles Koch Foundation, Policing and Criminal Justice Reform program Key Takeaways Research Summary Prior research has consistently found that police-citizen encounters involving…

The Impact of Suspect Resistance, Informational Justice, and Interpersonal Justice on Time Until Police Use of Physical Force: A Survival Analysis

Eric L. Piza and Victoria A. Sytsma (2022) Crime & Delinquency Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintVersion of Record *This study was funded by the Charles Koch Foundation, Policing and Criminal Justice Reform program Key Takeaways Research Summary While colloquial discussions of police use of force revolve around notions of “split-second…

The Irony of Paywalled Articles Is They Can Be Made Open Access for Free

Scott Jacques & Eric L. Piza (2022) Originally published in March 2022 edition of ACJS Today. Reproduced with permission. The field of criminal justice (CJ) uses research, education, and outreach to make the world better. CJ scholars have become increasingly concerned with applied science, whereby research findings are widely disseminated…

The Effect of the Seattle Police-Free CHOP Zone on Crime: A Microsynthetic Control Evaluation

Eric L. Piza & Nathan T. Connealy (2022) Criminology & Public Policy Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintVersion of RecordData Key Takeaways Research Summary The murder of George Floyd by then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin propelled immediate protests and calls for police reform around the world. Like many cities, Seattle was…

Conducting a Systematic Social Observation of Body-Camera Footage: Methodological and Practical Insights

Vijay Chillar, Eric L. Piza, & Victoria A. Sytsma (2021) Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology Research BriefVersion of Record (Open Access) *This study was funded by the Charles Koch Foundation, Policing and Criminal Justice Reform program Key Takeaways Research Summary Video recording technologies provide researchers with modes for…

Measuring Procedural Justice Policy Adherence During Use of Force Events: The Body-Worn Camera as a Performance Monitoring Tool

Victoria A. Sytsma, Eric L. Piza, Vijay Chillar, & Leigh Grossman (2021) Criminal Justice Policy Review Research BriefVersion of Record (Open Access) *This study was funded by the Charles Koch Foundation, Policing and Criminal Justice Reform program Key Takeaways Research Summary In May 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil…

When Crime Moves Where Does It Go? Analyzing the Spatial Correlates of Robbery Incidents Displaced by a Place-based Policing Intervention

David N. Hatten & Eric L. Piza (2021) Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article Key Takeaways Research Summary There is a well-documented belief among some police practitioners that, despite their best efforts, crime will simply move to another area and/or time in response…

Scripting Police Escalation of Use of Force Through Conjunctive Analysis of Body-Worn Camera Footage: A Systematic Social Observational Pilot Study

Victoria A. Sytsma, Vijay Chillar, & Eric L. Piza (2021) Journal of Criminal Justice Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article *This study was funded by the Charles Koch Foundation, Policing and Criminal Justice Reform program Key Takeaways Research Summary Crime scripts organize crime events into sequential stages leading to a…

Police Officers’ Best Friend?: An Exploratory Analysis of the Effect of Service Dogs on Perceived Organizational Support in Policing

Kenneth M. Quick & Eric L. Piza (2021). The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles Open Access Post PrintPublished Article Abstract This study explored the effectiveness of a novel technique for police departments to support their officers and promote wellness: the use of service dogs. We evaluated officer perceptions in…

How Can Embedded Criminologists, Police Pracademics, and Crime Analysts Help Increase Police-Led Program Evaluations? A Survey of Authors Cited in the Evidence-Based Policing Matrix

Eric L. Piza, E., Jason Szkola, & Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill, K. (2021) Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 15(2): 1217-1231. Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article Key Takeaways Lack of support from leadership and mid-level managers identified as most damaging factors to police researchCrime analysts identified as easiest to incorporate…

Crime Control Effects of a Police Substation Within a Business-Improvement District: A Quasi-Experimental Synthetic Control Evaluation

Eric L. Piza, Andrew P. Wheeler, Nathan T. Connealy, & Shun Q. Feng (2020) Criminology & Public Policy, 19(2): 653-684. Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished ArticleData *This study was funded by the Professional Staff Congress – The City University of New York. Key Takeaways The Newark Police Department opened a…

CCTV Surveillance for Crime Prevention: A 40-Year Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Eric L. Piza, Brandon C. Welsh, David P. Farrington, & Amanda L. Thomas (2019) Criminology & Public Policy, 18(1): 135-159 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article *This study was funded by the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention Key Takeaways CCTV was associated with a ~13% reduction of crime in…

Predicting Initiator and Near Repeat Events in Spatiotemporal Crime Patterns: An Analysis of Residential Burglary and Motor Vehicle Theft

Eric L. Piza & Jeremy G. Carter, J. (2018) Justice Quarterly, 35(5): 842-870 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article *This study was supported by the Central Indiana Community Foundation, grant # 0000018207 Key Takeaways Near-repeat patterns  were observed for both motor vehicle theft and residential burglary~28% of motor vehicle thefts…

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.

Measuring the Temporal Stability of Near-Repeat Crime Patterns: A Longitudinal Analysis

David N. Hatten & Eric L. Piza (2020) Crime & Delinquency Open Access Post PrintPublished Article Study Abstract This study investigates the temporal stability of identified near-repeat patterns using robbery crimes data in Newark, NJ. With the noteworthy exception of Hoppe & Gerell (2019) scholars have yet to explore the…

The Criminogenic Effect of Marijuana Dispensaries in Denver, Colorado: A Microsynthetic Control Quasi-Experiment and Cost-Benefit Analysis

Connealy, N., Piza, E. and Hatten, D. (2020) Justice Evaluation Journal, 3(1): 69-93 Published Article (Open Access) Study Abstract The study analyzed the criminogenic effect of legalizing recreational marijuana dispensaries in Denver. Street segments with recreational dispensaries experienced no changes in violent, disorder and drug crime but did experience an…

The Sensitivity of Repeat and Near Repeat Analysis to Geocoding Algorithms

Haberman, C., Hatten, D., Carter, J. and Piza, E. (2021) Journal of Criminal Justice, 73: 1-12 Open Access Post PrintPublished Article Study Abstract Purpose: To determine if repeat and near repeat analysis is sensitive to the geocoding algorithm used for the underlying crime incident data. Methods: The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police…

Private Security and CCTV Surveillance: A Systematic Review of Function and Performance

Welsh, B., Piza, E., Thomas, A. and Farrington, D. (2020) Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 36(1): 56-69 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Modern Policing using ArcGIS Pro

by Piza, E. and Baughman, J. Redlands, CA: Esri Press. (In Progress, Under Contract) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Book description to be added soon.

The Globalization of Evidence-Based Policing: Innovations in Bridging the Research-Practice Divide

by Piza, E. and Welsh, B. London, UK: Routledge Press. (In Progress, Under Contract) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Book description to be added soon.

Environmental Factors Influencing Urban Homicide Clearance Rates: A Spatial Analysis of New York City

Kennedy, L., Caplan, J., Piza, E. and Thomas, A. (2020) Homicide Studies, DOI: 10.1177/1088767920976183 Published ArticleOpen Access Post Print Abstract: In this paper, we explore the conditions under which clearance rates improve bylooking at the experience across New York City. Using one agency provides a controlon the administrative differences that…

Environmental Predictors of a Drug Offender Crime Script: A Systematic Social Observation of Google Street View Images and CCTV Footage

Sytsma, V., Connealy, N. and Piza, E. (2021) Crime & Delinquency, 67(1): 27-57. Open Access Post PrintPublished Article Study Abstract The extent to which environmental context has been considered when developing crime scripts has been limited to descriptions of the locations offenders visit during the crime. This research contributes a…

Measuring the Temporal Stability of Near-Repeat Crime Patterns: A Longitudinal Analysis

Hatten, D. and Piza, E. (2020) Crime & Delinquency. DOI: 10.1177/0011128720922545 Open Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Quality Over Quantity: Assessing the Impact of Frequent Public Interaction Compared to Problem-Solving Activities on Police Officer Job Satisfaction

Sytsma, V. and Piza, E. (2020) Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 14(2): 526-541 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Using Vulnerability and Exposure to Improve Robbery Prediction and Target Area Selection

Caplan, J., Kennedy, L., Piza, E., and Barnum, J. (2020) Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 13(1): 113-136 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

The Effect of Police Layoffs on Crime: A Natural Experiment Involving New Jersey’s Two Largest Cities

Piza, E. and Chillar, V. (2020) Justice Evaluation Journal. DOI: 10.1080/24751979.2020.1858697 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished ArticleData Key Takeaways The economic crisis of 2008 led both Newark and Jersey City officials to strongly consider police officer layoffsDuring fiscal year 2009, officials from both cities negotiated with their respective police unions…

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.

Police Technologies for Place-Based Crime Prevention. Integrating Risk Terrain Modeling for Actionable Intel

Piza, E. (2019) Issues in Spatial Analysis Series, Volume 1. Newark, NJ: Rutgers Centeron Public Security. Published Report (Open Access) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Report description to be added soon.

Leveraging Wireless Broadband to Improve Police Land Mobile Radio Programming: Estimating the Resource Impact

Carter, J., Piza, E. and Grommon, E. (2019) Journal of Crime and Justice, 42(1): 60-77 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Aggravating Effects of Alcohol Outlet Types on Street Robbery and Aggravated Assault in New York City

Feng, S., Piza, E., Kennedy, L. and Caplan, J. (2019) Journal of Crime and Justice, 42(3): 257-273 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Risk Terrain Modeling: Seasonality and Predictive Validity

Szkola, J., Piza, E. and Drawve, G. (2021) Justice Quarterly, 38(2): 322-343 Published ArticleOpen Access Post Print Abstract: This study focuses on crimes involving firearms in Baltimore, Maryland to answer three research questions concerning the effect of seasonality: 1) Do changes in the seasons affect which spatial factors are significantly…

Risk Factor and High-Risk Place Variations Across Different Robbery Targets in Denver, Colorado

Connealy, N. and Piza, E. (2019) Journal of Criminal Justice, 60: 47-56 Open Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article 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…

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 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

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, NJFoot patrol officer actions fell within 2 broad typologies: enforcement actions and guardian actionsEnforcement actions consisted…

Piracy for Ransom: The Implications for Situational Crime Prevention

Shane, J., Piza, E., and Silva, J. (2018) Security Journal, 31(2): 548-569 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

The Influence of Job Assignment on Community Engagement: Bicycle Patrol and Community-Oriented Policing

Sytsma, V. and Piza, E. (2018) Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 19(4): 347-364 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Facilitators and Impediments to Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Risk-Based Policing Strategies Using Risk Terrain Modeling: Insights from a Multi-City Evaluation in the United States

Piza, E., Kennedy, L., and Caplan, J. (2018) European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 24(4): 489-513 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

The Crime Prevention Effect of CCTV in Public Places: A Propensity Score Analysis

Piza, E. (2018) Journal of Crime and Justice, 41(1): 14-30 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

The Devil You Don’t Know: A Spatial Analysis of Crime at Newark’s Prudential Center on Hockey Game Days

by Kurland, J. and Piza, E. (2018) Journal of Sport Safety and Security, 3(1): Article 1 Published Article (Open Access) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Risk-Based Policing: Evidence-Based Crime Prevention with Big Data and Spatial Analytics

by Kennedy, L., Caplan, J., and Piza, E. (2018) Oakland, CA: University of California Press Published Book PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Book description to be added soon.

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.

The Influence of Community Areas, Neighborhood Clusters, and Street Segments on the Spatial Variability of Violent Crime in Chicago

by Schnell, C., Braga, A., and Piza, E. (2017) Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 33(3): 469-496. Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

CCTV as a Tool for Early Police Intervention: Preliminary Lessons from Nine Case Studies

by Piza, E., Caplan, J., and Kennedy, L. (2017) Security Journal, 30(1): 247-265 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Crime in Context: Utilizing Risk Terrain Modeling and Conjunctive Analysis of Case Configurations to Explore the Dynamics of Criminogenic Behavior Settings

by Caplan, J., Kennedy, L., Barnum, J., and Piza, E. (2017) Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 33(2): 133-151 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

The Current and Potential Role of Crime Analysts in Evaluations of Police Interventions: Results from a Survey of the International Association of Crime Analysts.

by Piza, E. and Feng, S. (2017) Police Quarterly, 20(4): 339-366. Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

The Crime Kaleidoscope: A Cross Jurisdictional Analysis of Place Features and Crime in Three Urban Environments

by Barnum, J., Caplan, J., Kennedy, L., and Piza, E. (2017) Applied Geography, 79: 203-211 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Place-Based Correlates of Motor Vehicle Theft and Recovery: Measuring Spatial Influence Across Neighbourhood Context

by Piza, E., Feng, S., Kennedy, L. and Caplan, J. (2017) Urban Studies, 54(13): 2998-3021 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Exploring the Defensive Actions of Drug Sellers in Open-Air Markets: A Systematic Social Observation

by Piza, E. and Sytsma, V. (2016) Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 53(1): 36-65 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

The Financial Implications of Merging Proactive CCTV Monitoring and Directed Police Patrol: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Piza, E., Gilchrist, A., Caplan, J., Kennedy, L. and O’Hara, B. (2016) Journal of Experimental Criminology, 12(3): 403-429 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Vulnerability and Exposure to Crime: Applying Risk Terrain Modeling to the Study of Assault in Chicago

by Kennedy, L., Caplan, J., Piza, E., and Buccine-Schraeder, H.* (2016) Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 9(4): 529-548 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Situational Crime Prevention and Worldwide Piracy: A Cross-Continent Analysis

by Shane, J., Piza, E., and Mandala, M.* (2015) Crime Science, 4(1): 1-13 Published Article (Open Access) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Risk Terrain Modeling for Spatial Risk Assessment

by Caplan, J., Kennedy, L., Barnum, J.* and Piza, E. (2015) Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, 17(1): 7-16 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

The Effects of Merging Proactive CCTV Monitoring with Directed Police Patrol: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Piza, E., Caplan, J., Kennedy, L., and Gilchrist, A. (2015) Journal of Experimental Criminology, 11(1): 43-69 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article *This study was funded by the National Institute of Justice, grant number 2010-IJ-CX-0026. PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

The Company You Keep? The Spillover Effects of Gang Membership on Individual Gunshot Victimization in Social Networks

by Papachristos, A., Braga, A., Piza, E., and Grossman, L.* (2015) Criminology, 53(4): 624-649 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Integrating Human Factors Engineering and Information Processing Approaches to Facilitate Evaluations in the Criminal Justice Technology Research.

by Salvemini, A., Piza, E., Carter, J., Grommon, E., and Merritt, N. (2015) Evaluation Review, 39(3): 308-338 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Risk Terrain Modeling for Strategic and Tactical Action

Caplan, J., Kennedy, L., Piza, E., Marotta, P.* (2014) Crime Mapping & Analysis News: A Police Foundation Publication. Issue 1 Published Article (Open Access) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Spatial Risk Factors of Felonious Battery to Police Officers

by Caplan, J., Marotta, P.*, Piza, E., and Kennedy, L. (2014) Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 37(4): 823-838. Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Analyzing the Influence of Micro-Level Factors on CCTV Camera Effect

by Piza, E., Caplan, J. and Kennedy, L. (2014) Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 30(2): 237-264 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Is the Punishment More Certain? An Analysis of CCTV Detections and Enforcement

by Piza, E., Caplan, J. and Kennedy, L. (2014) Justice Quarterly, 31(6): 1015-1043 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article *This study was funded by the National Institute of Justice (grant number 2010-IJ-CX-0026) Key Takeaways Overall, calls for service exhibited shorter dispatch processing times than CCTV detectionsCCTV detections experienced higher case…

A Plague on Both Your Houses? Risks, Repeats, and Reconsiderations of Urban Residential Burglary

by Moreto, W., Piza, E., and Caplan, J. (2014) Justice Quarterly, 31(6): 1102-1126 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon.

Saturation Foot Patrol in a High-Violence Area: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation

Piza, E. and O’Hara, B. (2014) Justice Quarterly, 31(4): 693-718 Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article Key Takeaways The Newark, NJ Police Department deployed a team of foot patrol officers in a 0.25 sq. mi. target area from 6pm-2am on a nightly basisThe evaluation measured the effect of the foot…

Using Police Data to Measure Children’s Exposure to Neighborhood Violence: A New Method for Measuring Children’s Exposure to Violence and Evaluation Relations Between their Exposure and Mental Health.

by Boxer, P., Sloan-Power, E., Piza, E., and Schappell, A.* (2014) Violence and Victims, 29(1): 24-33 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article 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.

Joint Utility of Event Dependent and Contextual Crime Analysis Techniques for Violent Crime Forecasting.

by Caplan, J., Kennedy, L., and Piza, E. (2013) Crime & Delinquency, 59(2): 243-270 Published Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article 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.

Using Poisson and Negative Binomial Regression Models to Measure the Influence of Risk on Crime Incident Counts

Piza, E. (2012) Newark, NJ: Rutgers Center on Public Security Published Article (Open Access) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Article description to be added soon.

A Primer on the Spatial Dynamics of Crime Emergence and Persistence

Kennedy, L., Caplan, J., and Piza, E. (2012) Rutgers Center on Public Security: Newark, NJ Published book PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Book description to be added soon.

Vacant Properties and Gun Shootings: Empirical Validation of a Core Assumption of the Kensington Renewal Initiative

Caplan, J., Kennedy, L., Piza, E., and Kim, E.* (2012) Newark, NJ: Rutgers Center on Public Security Published article (Open Access) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article description to be added soon

Risk Clusters, Hotspots, and Spatial Intelligence: Risk Terrain Modeling as an Algorithm for Police Resource Allocation Strategies.

by Kennedy, L., Caplan, J. and Piza, E. (2011) Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 27(3): 339-362. Research BriefOpen Access Post PrintPublished Article PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Article 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.

Project Title: Identifying the Best Context for CCTV Camera Deployment: An Analysis of Micro-Level Features

2010Association of Doctoral Programs in Criminology & Criminal JusticeDissertation Award($3,000) PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Project description to be added soon.