Research

Distinguishing Counterfeit From Authentic Product Retailers in the Virtual Marketplace. Program on Police Consolidation and Shared Services, Michigan State University, Research Report, 2014.

Product Counterfeiting & Illicit Markets

Product counterfeiting is a large and growing crime that has many forms of victims, from consumers and corporations to governments and societies. Contributing to this growth, the Internet offers a means by which counterfeiters can easily apply their illicit trade around the globe with relative anonymity. Read More

Strategies for Police Recruitment: A Review of Trends, Contemporary Issues, and Existing Approaches. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 14(1): 78-97, 2014.

Police Staffing

The recession beginning in 2008 caused many unprecedented difficulties for sustaining police workforces throughout the United States. Over time, law enforcement has experienced increased responsibilities and difficulties attracting and hiring qualified, diverse, and skilled personnel. Read More

Police Staffing Allocation and Managing Workload Demand: A Critical Assessment of Existing Practices. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, Vol. 8 (2): 96-108, 2014.

Police Staffing

Police agencies take a variety of approaches to determining their staffing allocation needs. Based on a review of the literature, interviews with practitioners representing 20 diverse agencies across the USA and national focus group of 21 staffing experts, this article assesses current trends and experiences in staffing allocation. Read More

Police Consolidation in the News. Police Quarterly, Vol. 17 (2): 150-175, 2014.

Police Consolidation and Shared Services

Although there is a large body of research on media coverage of crime and criminal justice issues, there is significantly less information about policing issues generally, and there has not been a study that specifically examines how the consolidation of law enforcement agencies has been presented in the news. This study fills this gap. Read More

Contracting for Law Enforcement Services: Lessons from Research and Practice. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 14 (2): 34-45, 2014.

Police Consolidation and Shared Services

Since the economic recession of 2008 and 2009, police agencies have found it increasingly difficult to maintain proper staffing levels, provide basic police service, and deliver certain functions, particularly community policing and problem-solving activities. Read More

The Nexus Between Terrorism and Product Counterfeiting in the United States. Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection Backgrounder Series, 2014.

Product Counterfeiting & Illicit Markets, Terrorism and Internal Security

Terrorists use a wide variety of methods to fund their operations, obtain profits and carry out ideologically driven goals. This study mines open-source data to capture known product counterfeiting schemes linked to known extremists in the United States since 1990. Read More

Who Are The Guardians In Product Counterfeiting? A Theoretical Application of Routine Activities Theory. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 2014.

Product Counterfeiting & Illicit Markets

Product counterfeiting, as an emerging problem, has seen limited scholarly attention. This article is an attempt to address one considerable gap in the product counterfeiting literature – the application of criminological theory. Read More

Training for Brand Protection: What Your Team Needs to Know. Global Edge Business Review, Vol. 9 (1): 1-3, 2014.

Brand Protection

Brand Protection is a growing concern among corporate executives, particularly those who operate in the global marketplace. Training for those tasked with this function is critical, yet existing resources and knowledge about needs are few. Read More

Routine Activities and Product Counterfeiting: A Research Note. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 2014.

Product Counterfeiting & Illicit Markets

Product counterfeiting has only recently emerged as an area of research interest for criminal justice and criminology scholars. Read More

Police Consolidation: Collaborating with Stakeholders. US Dept Of Justice, Office Of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), 2014.

Police Consolidation and Shared Services

Police Consolidation: Collaborating with Stakeholders aims to help those charged with exploring options for transforming an organization and for delivering public safety services by presenting a step-by-step process to constructively engage a group of stakeholders and formulate options for transformation. Read More

Distinguishing Counterfeit From Authentic Product Retailers in the Virtual Marketplace. Program on Police Consolidation and Shared Services, Michigan State University, Research Report, 2014.

Strategies for Police Recruitment: A Review of Trends, Contemporary Issues, and Existing Approaches. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 14(1): 78-97, 2014.

Police Staffing Allocation and Managing Workload Demand: A Critical Assessment of Existing Practices. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, Vol. 8 (2): 96-108, 2014.

Police Consolidation in the News. Police Quarterly, Vol. 17 (2): 150-175, 2014.

Contracting for Law Enforcement Services: Lessons from Research and Practice. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 14 (2): 34-45, 2014.

The Nexus Between Terrorism and Product Counterfeiting in the United States. Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection Backgrounder Series, 2014.

Who Are The Guardians In Product Counterfeiting? A Theoretical Application of Routine Activities Theory. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 2014.

Training for Brand Protection: What Your Team Needs to Know. Global Edge Business Review, Vol. 9 (1): 1-3, 2014.

Routine Activities and Product Counterfeiting: A Research Note. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 2014.

Police Consolidation: Collaborating with Stakeholders. US Dept Of Justice, Office Of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), 2014.

Reframing the Police Staffing Challenge: A Systems Approach to Workforce Planning and Managing Workload Demand

Becoming a Learning Organization for Recruitment

Police Recruitment and Selection: Resources And Lessons for Workforce Building

A Performance-Based Approach to Police Staffing and Allocation

Brand Protection and the Global Risk of Product Counterfeits: A Total Business Solution Approach

Staffing Composition in Large, US Police Departments: Benchmarking Workforce Diversity