A Forum to Explore Applied Research Usage and Research Capacity 5/27/2019 Forum on the Use Of Applied Research Methods In Justice and Security Agencies A Forum to Explore Applied Research Usage and Research Capacity

Introductions ASU Facilitators 5/27/2019 Introductions ASU Facilitators Dr. Charles Katz-Director of the Center for Violence Prevention and Professor of Criminology at Arizona State University Dr. Cassia Spohn, Director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Professor of Criminology at Arizona State University Dr. Vincent Webb, Professor of Practice at the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety and School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University

What is Applied Research? 5/27/2019 What is Applied Research? Using Research to Help Solve Real Problem Can Address Internal Organizational Problems What is best way to allocate our resources? Why are there so many staff absences due to sick call? Why does the public complain about our services? Can Inform the Development of Effective Interventions to Prevent Specific Types of Crimes Can Identify and Help Explain Important Crime Trends What has produced the dramatic drop in homicide How come some crimes such as domestic violence seem to be undercounted or unreported Can Identify Potential Problems/Issues Between the Police Organization and it Constituents. How are the police perceived by public and what factors are influencing the perceptions

What is Applied Research? 5/27/2019 What is Applied Research? Applied Research uses a Variety of Tools and Techniques to Produce data-drive information the can be used to inform policies and practices Applied Research helps us to make better decisions