| Session 217: PP44 -> The Evidence on Police Work: Fairness and Effectiveness in American Policing | |||
| Time: 9:30AM to 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 14 | |||
| Place: Crystal | |||
| Session Chair: Wesley G. Skogan, Northwestern University | |||
| This panel session will present the key findings of the National Research Council's Committee to Review Research on Police Policy and Practices report: The Evidence on Police Work: Fairness and Effectiveness in American Policing. This report, sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, contains recommendations on policy and research based on an examination of policing research conducted over the past 30 years. A number of the committee's members will be on hand to present and discuss these recommendations. | |||
| The Nature of Police Work | |||
| by: | Samuel E. Walker, University of Nebraska at Omaha (Corresponding) | ||
| Explaining Police Work | |||
| by: | Robert E. Worden, University at Albany (Corresponding) | ||
| Police Effectiveness in Reducing Crime, Fear of Crime, and Disorder | |||
| by: | John Eck, University of Cincinnati (Corresponding) | ||
| David L. Weisburd, Hebrew University/University of Maryland | |||
| Understanding and Measuring Police Legitimacy | |||
| by: | Lawrence W. Sherman, University of Pennsylvania (Corresponding) | ||
| Wesley G. Skogan, Northwestern University | |||
| Reflections on Criminal Justice Research | |||
| by: | David H. Bayley, University at Albany (Corresponding) | ||
Updated 05/20/2006