In response to persistent violence and firearm-related crime throughout Leon County, FL, three local law enforcement agencies—the Leon County Sheriff's Office, Tallahassee Police Department, and Florida State University Police Department—operate the Capital Region Real Time Crime Center (CRRTCC), a county-wide, multi-agency RTCC. A primary goal of the CRRTCC is to improve communication and coordination among law enforcement agencies in Leon County, allowing them to work together on active investigations—live and in real-time—to solve crimes within minutes or hours rather than days or weeks.

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice serves as the research arm of the CRRTCC and conducts ongoing process and outcome evaluations, regular surveys of local law enforcement personnel, surveys of community members, interviews with agency stakeholders, literature reviews, and peer-reviewed publications. The evaluations provide assessments of (1) tasks completed by the CRRTCC analysts, (2) crime reduction and improvements to public safety, (3) enhanced efficiency of law enforcement efforts, and (4) law enforcement and community perceptions of the CRRTCC.

CONTACTS

FACULTY |  Thomas G. Blomberg, Julie Brancale, Young-An Kim, and Brian Stults.

GRADUATE STUDENTS | Alex Billmeier and Jonathan Caswell

RESEARCH PARTNERS | Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida State University Police Department, Leon County Sheriff's Office, and the Tallahassee Police Department.