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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"police presence"”.
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Evaluating Police Presence and Police Stops in Schools: Outcomes for Adolescent Mental Health
Police and school partnerships have grown exponentially over the past 20 years. However, research examining the impact of school policing has primarily focused on aspects of school safety. The current study extends the literature beyond feelings of safety to consider the mental health outcomes of …
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Critical policy analysis of police presence in Florida, Illinois, and Texas county district schools
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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Hiding In Plain Sight: Ghosted Police Vehicles And The Perception Of Police Presence On College Campuses
<p>Previous research has shown that police presence, which involves visibility of law enforcement personnel, is often related to perceptions of individual safety and individual behavior. The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of college students and campus law enforcement regarding …
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Essays on Criminal Justice and Inequality
… studies the impacts of neighborhood targeting of police presence brought about by predictive policing algorithms on crime and arrests. While predictive policing is widely used, the impacts of neighborhood targeting brought about by predictive policing on crime, and whether there are …
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A Study of the Effectiveness of Unmanned Radar as a Speed Control Technique in Freeway Work Zones
… radar transmitters, to simulate and supplement police presence in work zones. A review of the literature and past research on speed control techniques was conducted, and data was collected in several work zones on Interstate 81 in Virginia. Traffic data were gathered both upstream and in the …
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An Examination of School Safety Preparedness in Canada
… school safety plan in place, have a security or police presence at their schools, report insufficient supervision and a lack of student connection to their schools. Respondents working in smaller schools, by contrast, believed students were more likely to bring weapons to school. Respondents also …
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Evaluation of Public Order Policing Strategies during Violent Service Delivery Protests: A case of Vuwani in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
… arrests, injuries and killing of civilians by police during these demonstrations. Hence the study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of POP strategies in curbing common acts of violence during violent protests particularly in Vuwani area of Vhembe District, Limpopo Province. The study adopted a …
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On the Stage of Change: A Dramaturgical Approach to Violence, Social Protests, and Policing Styles in the U.S.
… I code for three violent outcomes—arrests, police violence, and any violence—and one measure of threat—police presence. I identify four components of the protest event which influence these outcomes—actors (e.g., authorities, protesters, and counterprotesters), enemies (e.g., the target of …
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Relationship Among Department Satisfaction, Training, and Police Behavior
<p>The call for police reform has been sparked by incidents involving the shooting and killing of individuals by the police. Public and political scrutiny of police behavior and procedures has created a social identity of “Us Versus Them” mentality among police officers. Proactive policing …
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Policing and the Likelihood of Terrorism: A Community Structural Approach to an Uncertain Relationship
… though the mechanisms by which the police should prevent terrorism are empirically unsettled and atheoretical in nature. Even less understood is how policing might differentially impact terrorism across specific ideological movements (e.g., far-right, environmental, Islamic …
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Have Video Gaming Revenues led to an Increase in Municipal Services in Illinois?
… for addiction services programs and an increased police presence in areas with a high density of video gaming establishments are suggested as an alternative to the current municipal revenue allocation.
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Gun Violence in Black and White: State Gun Laws and Race-Specific Mortality Rates
… between gun laws and factors such as poverty, police presence, and the density of federally licensed firearm dealers. The dissertation concludes by discussing the value of these findings for informing both public policy and scholarly research in policy analysis and public administration. Most …
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Barriers to Trust Between Police and Disadvantaged Communities: A Comparative Analysis of Officers' and Residents' Perspectives in San Antonio, Texas
Trust between police officers and residents of disadvantaged communities remains a critical issue in contemporary policing. This study explores the barriers preventing trust between law enforcement officers and residents in San Antonio, Texas, using a qualitative comparative analysis of …
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Liberty and Security in an Austere City: Security Politics and Urban Restructuring in Post-Bankruptcy Detroit
… actively monitored in real-time by the Detroit Police Department. In exchange, Project Green Light partners are promised prioritized police response and enhanced police presence. Conceiving of Project Green Light as a form of speculative security, this dissertation examines how the program has …
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A Capability Approach to Examining the Effects of Actual and Anticipated Fear of Crime: Experiences and Perceptions of Black Female Youth in the Cape Flats
… (losing friends and relatives), lack of proper police service (lack of police presence, incompetence of police, corruption), fear for family or friends, lack of trust and support systems (broken families, loss of trust, no role models, lack of social capital), lack of infrastructure (such as …
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Investigating sources and modes of communication through which rural raised drivers learn and experience cultural models of driving and their impact on driving safety
… is associated with reckless practices, low police presence, and underage driving, though safety benefits from minimal distractors (besides wildlife). Findings also indicate that, of all cultural model transmission modes, punishment and observation/modeling have the strongest impact on mental …
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Living in fear : the experiences of parents of political activists in "coloured" Cape Flats townships, 1985-1988 : a social-psychological study
… of the methods of operation of the South African Police, from a historical perspective, were given as a backdrop against which the analyses of the empirical data were presented. The concrete experiences of the parents with respect to various forms of political repression were described and …
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Evaluating Responses to Contraflow for Hurricane Evacuation
… dealt with six factors (service availability, police presence, exit location, entry congestion, availability of multiple entries, and limited choice) which were studied independently and compared against individual background characteristics. The distribution of the responses from the survey …
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Policing With A Double-Edged Sword: The Associations Between Neighborhood Deprivation, Coping & Substance Use Among Black & Latiné Families
… discrimination, and negative perceptions of the police. Social constraints from quarantining and social distancing have weakened community relationships that previously provided relief from these stressors. Persistent poverty and racial discrimination further strain community ties and challenge …
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Black mothers and othermothers: Lived consequences and creative responses to the policing of space in Central City, New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
… the city, along with high rates of profiling and police brutality. In New Orleans, Black mothers who live, work, or frequent the Central City neighborhood live with the daily consequences of this policing, resulting in a culture of fear. The term “mothers” is inclusive of several different roles …