Using Analysis for Problem-Solving a Guidebook for Law Enforcement

By Bynum, Timothy S.

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Title:	Using Analysis for Problem-Solving a Guidebook for Law Enforcement
Author:	Bynum, Timothy S.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Acknowledgments: The perspectives, experiences, and input of many individuals played a significant role in the production of this guidebook. To a large degree, this guidebook is based on the experiences of departments involved in the cross-site assessment of the COPS funded Problem-Solving Partnerships Program (PSP). Departments that participated in the assessment were Huntsville, AL; Glendale, AZ; Scottsdale, AZ; Cathedral City, CA; San Diego, CA; Routt County, CO; Stonington, CT; Lake Worth, FL; Miami, FL; Champaign, IL; Springfield, MA; Lakewood, NJ; Nashville, TN; Arlington, TX; Seattle, WA; and Tukwila; WA. Many individuals from these departments contributed their time and expertise through site visits and interviews about their problem solving experiences. I want to express my sincere appreciation to all of the willing and cooperative personnel from these departments; this resource truly would not be available without all of their time and assistance.

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What is Analysis? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Why an Analysis Guidebook? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Creating the Foundation for Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Order of Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Analysis Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Generating Useful Analysis Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Analysis Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Principles of Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Impediments To Conducting Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Analysis Tools for Problem-Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Police Department Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Designing and Conducting Surveys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Focus Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Interviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Environmental Surveys/CPTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Observations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Other Data Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Other Issues to Consider in Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Role of Community Partners in Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Reporting of Analysis Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Transition To Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Summary and Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Recommended Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59