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• 1. [Article] Police Personnel Challenges After September 11: Anticipating Expanded Duties and a Changing Labor Pool

  Many police departments face ongoing challenges in recruiting and retaining police officers. Heightened concern about terrorist attacks has exacerbated this problem by increasing demands on local law enforcement ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Police Personnel Challenges After September 11: Anticipating Expanded Duties and a Changing Labor Pool Author: Raymond, Barbara, Hickman, Laura J., Miller, Laura J., Wong, Jennifer S. Year: 2005 Many police departments face ongoing challenges in recruiting and retaining police officers. Heightened concern about terrorist attacks has exacerbated this problem by increasing demands on local law enforcement agencies. To address this problem, the authors, drawing on RAND’s extensive work in military personnel management, identify key lessons that could help develop a force management plan for police agencies focusing on future demand for police personnel and creative sources of supply. This analysis considers changing demands for police services; labor pool qualifications; and possible national and regional efforts to adapt military recruitment strategies for police agencies. The Long Beach Police Department, a metropolitan police department struggling with officer recruitment and retention in the face of increased security-related demands, serves as a case study example offering informative background data about these issues. Title: Police Personnel Challenges After September 11: Anticipating Expanded Duties and a Changing Labor Pool Author: Raymond, Barbara, Hickman, Laura J., Miller, Laura J., Wong, Jennifer S. Year: 2005 Many police departments face ongoing challenges in recruiting and retaining police officers. Heightened concern about terrorist attacks has exacerbated this problem by increasing demands on local law enforcement agencies. To address this problem, the authors, drawing on RAND’s extensive work in military personnel management, identify key lessons that could help develop a force management plan for police agencies focusing on future demand for police personnel and creative sources of supply. This analysis considers changing demands for police services; labor pool qualifications; and possible national and regional efforts to adapt military recruitment strategies for police agencies. The Long Beach Police Department, a metropolitan police department struggling with officer recruitment and retention in the face of increased security-related demands, serves as a case study example offering informative background data about these issues. Close

• 2. [Article] Identifying Deportable Aliens in the Los Angeles County Jail: Implementing the HI-CAAP Federal-Local Partnership

  Throughout the 1990s, Los Angeles (L.A.) County officials grew increasingly concerned about the negative impact of criminally involved aliens on local public safety and criminal justice resources. Of particular ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Identifying Deportable Aliens in the Los Angeles County Jail: Implementing the HI-CAAP Federal-Local Partnership Author: Raymond, Barbara, Hickman, Laura J., Williams, Elizabeth, Riley, K. Jack Year: 2004 Throughout the 1990s, Los Angeles (L.A.) County officials grew increasingly concerned about the negative impact of criminally involved aliens on local public safety and criminal justice resources. Of particular concern was that subgroup of criminal aliens who had been previously deported from the United States and later rearrested for new criminal activity in L.A. County. In response, a multi-agency partnership was formed called High Intensity Criminal Alien Apprehension and Prosecution (HI-CAAP). The goals of the HI-CAAP partnership are to increase the identification and federal prosecution of previously deported criminal aliens. This report is an assessment of the partnership’s progress toward implementation of these goals. The findings are that considerable progress has been made in identification of previously deported criminal aliens, including increased ability to make a fingerprint-based identification; improved working relationships with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Law Enforcement Support Center, and progress toward implementation of an automated immigration detainer process. There also appears to have been progress toward the goal of increased federal prosecution of HI-CAAP aliens. Despite no increase in resources, the United States Attorney Office has been actively seeking methods, such as the adoption of the Fast Track program, to increase the number of federal prosecutions of criminal aliens. The issues raised in this report may serve as informative background for federal policymakers and local jurisdictions seeking to address criminal aliens. While they are not easily developed or maintained, such partnerships may hold great promise for addressing the multijurisdictional problem of previously deported criminal aliens. Title: Identifying Deportable Aliens in the Los Angeles County Jail: Implementing the HI-CAAP Federal-Local Partnership Author: Raymond, Barbara, Hickman, Laura J., Williams, Elizabeth, Riley, K. Jack Year: 2004 Throughout the 1990s, Los Angeles (L.A.) County officials grew increasingly concerned about the negative impact of criminally involved aliens on local public safety and criminal justice resources. Of particular concern was that subgroup of criminal aliens who had been previously deported from the United States and later rearrested for new criminal activity in L.A. County. In response, a multi-agency partnership was formed called High Intensity Criminal Alien Apprehension and Prosecution (HI-CAAP). The goals of the HI-CAAP partnership are to increase the identification and federal prosecution of previously deported criminal aliens. This report is an assessment of the partnership’s progress toward implementation of these goals. The findings are that considerable progress has been made in identification of previously deported criminal aliens, including increased ability to make a fingerprint-based identification; improved working relationships with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Law Enforcement Support Center, and progress toward implementation of an automated immigration detainer process. There also appears to have been progress toward the goal of increased federal prosecution of HI-CAAP aliens. Despite no increase in resources, the United States Attorney Office has been actively seeking methods, such as the adoption of the Fast Track program, to increase the number of federal prosecutions of criminal aliens. The issues raised in this report may serve as informative background for federal policymakers and local jurisdictions seeking to address criminal aliens. While they are not easily developed or maintained, such partnerships may hold great promise for addressing the multijurisdictional problem of previously deported criminal aliens. Close

• 3. [Article] Evaluation of the Impact of Seattle's DWLS Vehicle Impound Law

  In recent years, a number of jurisdictions have sought to strengthen rules and regulations for promoting safe driving. Some have authorized impounding vehicles operated by individuals driving with a suspended ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Evaluation of the Impact of Seattle's DWLS Vehicle Impound Law Author: Hickman, Laura J., Fain, Terry, Ridgeway, Greg, Turner, Susan, Lockwood, J. R., Raymond, Barbara Year: 2003 In recent years, a number of jurisdictions have sought to strengthen rules and regulations for promoting safe driving. Some have authorized impounding vehicles operated by individuals driving with a suspended license. In 1998, the City of Seattle passed such an ordinance, and it was implemented on January 1, 1999. Some critics of Seattle’s Impound Law contend that targeting DWLS drivers whose licenses are suspended for comparably minor offenses (called DWLS 3 drivers) is overly harsh, contending they are not significantly more dangerous than validly licensed drivers. Supporters of the law contend that more stringent actions against DWLS 3 drivers could help reduce accidents and injuries by removing more unsafe drivers from the roads. The City of Seattle Legislative Department sponsored this evaluation to address questions about the appropriateness of targeting DWLS 3 drivers of the Impound Law, as well as the specific and general deterrence impact of the legislation. The current study utilized existing (and often limited) databases, including arrests and citations, court filing charges, impounds, accidents, and license suspensions. Seattle drivers were compared to drivers in Federal Way and Yakima. Results of this study should be of interest to policymakers and researchers looking for ways to increase public safety through innovative penalties for driving-related offenses. Title: Evaluation of the Impact of Seattle's DWLS Vehicle Impound Law Author: Hickman, Laura J., Fain, Terry, Ridgeway, Greg, Turner, Susan, Lockwood, J. R., Raymond, Barbara Year: 2003 In recent years, a number of jurisdictions have sought to strengthen rules and regulations for promoting safe driving. Some have authorized impounding vehicles operated by individuals driving with a suspended license. In 1998, the City of Seattle passed such an ordinance, and it was implemented on January 1, 1999. Some critics of Seattle’s Impound Law contend that targeting DWLS drivers whose licenses are suspended for comparably minor offenses (called DWLS 3 drivers) is overly harsh, contending they are not significantly more dangerous than validly licensed drivers. Supporters of the law contend that more stringent actions against DWLS 3 drivers could help reduce accidents and injuries by removing more unsafe drivers from the roads. The City of Seattle Legislative Department sponsored this evaluation to address questions about the appropriateness of targeting DWLS 3 drivers of the Impound Law, as well as the specific and general deterrence impact of the legislation. The current study utilized existing (and often limited) databases, including arrests and citations, court filing charges, impounds, accidents, and license suspensions. Seattle drivers were compared to drivers in Federal Way and Yakima. Results of this study should be of interest to policymakers and researchers looking for ways to increase public safety through innovative penalties for driving-related offenses. Close