In 2022, FSU received a three-year grant from the United States Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Smart Policing Initiative. This grant addresses gaps in the literature and provides recommendations for evidence-informed policies and practices that the CRRTCC and real time crime centers across the United States can employ. The project's first phase includes analyses of crime rates, officer safety, response times, and case closures. The project's second phase includes a survey of law enforcement staff from each participating agency about their use of the CRRTCC and perceptions of the use of technology by law enforcement. The project's third phase includes a random survey of Leon County, Florida residents to gauge attitudes about topics directly relevant to the CRRTCC, including fear of crime and risk of victimization, satisfaction with the police, police legitimacy, and attitudes toward the use of technology in law enforcement. 

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

GRADUATE STUDENTS | Alex Billmeier, Jonathan Caswell, Dequan Cowell

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

Dates: 2022-2024