Progress in Police Administration

Wilson, O. W.

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“…Our examination of the relationship between research and planning staffing arrangements and innovative practices was intended to focus in on a specific organizational activity that is conceptually designed to facilitate innovation and change. This focus on how police organizations are structured and administered is as important today as it was in the 20th century (O. W. Wilson, 1951).…”

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“…Notwithstanding contemporary pressures to adjust and change, police organizations have historically adapted to new technologies, community demands, and public safety threats (O. W. Wilson, 1951).…”

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“…As many have noted, the policing industry has and continues to change (Bayley, 1994; Skogan & Frydl, 2004; O. W. Wilson, 1951).…”

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Research and Planning Units: An Innovation Instrument in the 21st-Century Police Organization

Bond

Gabriele

2016

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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Police research and planning units have been in existence for decades, yet little is known about these types of organizational functions. This study compared research and planning staffing arrangements within American police organizations with the reported implementation of innovative practices to assess the association between unit existence and innovative practice. Utilizing a national survey of police practices, we found that agencies with formal research and planning units reported significantly greater levels of innovative practices than those without units. This study suggests that investing in research and planning may have a positive influence on the adoption of innovative police practices. As expectations for more progressive and sophisticated policing intensifies, then a promising pathway may be building the internal capacity via research and planning-type functions. Results from this study are of value to leaders and researchers who want to understand the organizational mechanisms that support innovative police agencies.

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Research and Planning Units: An Innovation Instrument in the 21st-Century Police Organization

Bond

Gabriele

2016

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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“…This will become even more salient as more states legalize recreational marijuana. Early work by Wilson et al (1985) examined police attitudes of vice crimes, including drugs. These authors found that, while vice crimes did not require immediate police attention, they do lead to more serious offenses.…”

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“…This could mean that police officers in Colorado may be open to marijuana legalization. Jorgensen (2018) built on the work of Wilson et al (1985) and Petrocelli et al (2014) by surveying police on their attitudes of drug use. Overall, as with the findings of Wilson et al (1985), officers were more punitive toward drug sellers than users.…”

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The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Police in Colorado

Iannacchione

Ward

2022

Criminal Justice Review

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The purpose of this study was to survey a random sample of police departments in Colorado to assess their views on the impact of marijuana legalization in the state. While police perceptions have been used in prior research to assess other topics, very few studies have assessed police perceptions of marijuana legalization. To address this, police officers and sheriff deputies at 64 randomly selected police departments across Colorado were administered surveys that assessed the impact marijuana has had on enforcement and their personal perceptions of marijuana. In addition, qualitative questions were asked to explore these topics in greater detail. The findings of the 131 respondents suggest that most police officers in Colorado are slightly supportive of legalization, but have noted that it has made their job more difficult.

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Federalization of Local Criminal Procedures: a Study of Conflict in Values and Process

Wong

2001

International Journal of the Sociology of Law

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Progress in Police Administration

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Research and Planning Units: An Innovation Instrument in the 21st-Century Police Organization

Research and Planning Units: An Innovation Instrument in the 21st-Century Police Organization

The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Police in Colorado

Federalization of Local Criminal Procedures: a Study of Conflict in Values and Process

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