Evaluation of an Early Intervention System at a Law Enforcement Agency. Robert Scott Russell, 2014: Applied Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Abraham S. Fischler School of Education. ERIC Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Crime Prevention, Law Enforcement, Police Community Relationship, Program Evaluation. The problem addressed through this program evaluation was that no formal study had been conducted regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the BlueTeam Program (BTP) within the law enforcement agency (LEA) serving as the study site. The BTP is a program that utilizes a computer application to track officer behaviors and alert administrators to potential trends in officer misconduct and complaints against officers. The program evaluation was guided by the process and product segments of Stufflebeamu27s (2003) content, input, process, and product model. To conduct the evaluation, the researcher used a mixed methods approach for analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data. The perceptions of LEA stakeholders regarding the BTP, such as the sufficiency of staffing, budget, training, and ongoing support for effective implementation, were first collected. Quantitative data, consisting of archived, deidentified indicators of officer misconduct and complaints against officers acquired through the BTP, were then analyzed. Findings of the study were that the BTP was effective in reducing incidents of officer misconduct and complaints against officers and for use in identifying which alerts were valid indicators of misconduct and complaints against officers. The one concern of stakeholders involving the BTP was limited nighttime vision; the recommendation for program improvement is that this shortcoming be addressed to determine possible solutions. Recommendations for future research involve the need for initial determinations, as well as formative evaluations, pertaining to the following three areas: (a) ascertaining the way in which the early intervention system will be used, (b) identifying the indicators of misconduct that will be tracked, and (c) determining the threshold at which the system will issue an alert.
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机译:执法机构对早期干预系统的评估。罗伯特·斯科特·罗素(Robert Scott Russell),2014年:新博士学位论文,新星东南大学,亚伯拉罕·费舍勒教育学院。 ERIC描述符:计算机软件评估,预防犯罪,执法,警察社区关系,计划评估。通过该计划评估解决的问题是,尚未对作为研究地点的执法机构(LEA)内的BlueTeam计划(BTP)的实施和有效性进行正式研究。 BTP是一种程序,它利用计算机应用程序来跟踪人员的行为,并警告管理员注意人员不当行为和对人员投诉的潜在趋势。该计划的评估以Stufflebeam(2003)的内容和流程,产品细分,输入,过程和产品模型为指导。为了进行评估,研究人员使用混合方法来分析定性和定量数据。首先收集了LEA利益相关者对BTP的看法,例如人员配备,预算,培训以及对有效实施的持续支持。然后对定量数据进行了分析,这些数据包括已归档的,身份不明的军官不当行为指标以及通过BTP获得的对军官的投诉。该研究的发现是,BTP有效地减少了官员的不当行为和对官员的投诉,并且可以用于识别哪些警报是对官员的不当行为和投诉的有效指示。涉及BTP的利益相关者关注的一个问题是夜间视野有限;计划改进的建议是,应解决此缺陷以确定可能的解决方案。对于未来研究的建议涉及以下三个方面的初步确定和形成性评估的需要:(a)确定早期干预系统的使用方式,(b)确定将要采取的不当行为指标(c)确定系统将发出警报的阈值。
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