Research

Brand Protection as a Total Business Solution. Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection Paper Series, 2014.

Product counterfeiting is a growing, global risk that poses many negative consequences for businesses, consumers, governments, national security, the economy, and society. Research suggests that the first step in formulating effective strategies to combat such crime is to understand what shapes the nature of the criminal opportunity. Read More

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Measurement and Association in the Structure of Municipal Police Organizations. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Special Issue: Police Management and Organizational Issues, Vol. 26 (2): 276-297, 2003.

This research investigates whether various structural elements of municipal police departments are indicative of two latent constructs by developing and testing measurement models representing structural complexity and control. Read More

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Cue Utilization in the Product Authentication Process: A Framework and Research Agenda for Product Counterfeit Prevention. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, Vol. 37 (4): 317-340, 2013.

Scholars suggest that consumers rely on heuristics to evaluate products. They employ both extrinsic and intrinsic cues to evaluate product quality and utilize the same cues to differentiate between counterfeit and genuine products. Read More

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The Use of Cues in the Consumer Product Authentication Process. Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection Program Backgrounder Series, 2013.

The proliferation of counterfeit goods has made product authentication increasingly important, with consumers and end users playing greater roles in the authentication process. Determining the degree to which infringing products can deceive customers is crucial for assessing the economic and public health and safety impact of counterfeiting and piracy, and for developing appropriate and effective countermeasures. Read More

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Resident Perceptions of Public-Safety Consolidation. Michigan State University, Research Brief, 2013.

Research on police-fire consolidation is scarce and mostly outdated. Those considering the public-safety model have few empirical lessons to guide their decision making and have called for more information (Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, 2008). One fundamental gap in knowledge is public perceptions of police-fire consolidation. Read More

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Featured Research

A Performance-Based Approach to Police Staffing and Allocation

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

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

Edward Elgar Publishing

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