An Evaluation of the Texas Driver Improvement Training Program

1976 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark L. Edwards ◽  
Newton C. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Texas Department

A major problem currently confronting law enforcement agencies is the assessment of the effectiveness of various driver improvement activities. The objectives of this research were to evalute the effect of the Texas Department of Public Safety driver improvement training program on driving record and to develop a technique for predicting reduction in accident and violation frequencies for the 12-month period following training. The results of this study indicated that the training program has a significant effect on accident and violation frequencies for selected groups. It was also found that it is possible to construct an equation that will predict with some accuracy, reduction in the number of accidents and violations for a 12-month period following training.

METHODOLOGICAL CONCEPTS OF ENSURING THE PUBLIC SECURITY AND ORDER DURING MASS EVENTS

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrii Melnyk ◽  
◽  
Mykola Gutsuliak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Law And Order ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Relevant Field ◽  
National Police ◽  
Mass Events

The conceptual aspects of ensuring the public safety and order during mass events in accordance with the implemented methodology of the National Police of Ukraine in the field of the realization of citizens’ rights to peaceful assembly have been analyzed in this article. The peculiarities of the organization of the activity of the police bodies and subunits within the limits of the joint performance of tasks concerning the maintenance of law and order have been defined. The main ways and methods of using police forces and means while preventing and stopping the offenses during peaceful assemblies have been analyzed for compliance with the national legislation. The authors have also compared some tactical methods used by the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine and those that are adopted from the European practice of policing and, accordingly, specified in the departmental regulations governing the relevant field of the professional duties. The statements, suggested in this scientific article, are based on the results of the interviews with the leadership of the National Police bodies and subunits that directly implement the tasks of the ensuring public safety and order during mass events and have been trained by the European Union Advisory Mission in Ukraine aiming to form a new model of securing the public order [1].

Estimating the Effects of Police Technology Using Quasi-Experimental Methods

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian B. Carr
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
License Plate ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Police Technology ◽  
License Plate Readers

Law enforcement agencies are adopting a variety of new surveillance technologies at a fast pace. These technologies could have substantial benefits in terms of public safety, but, for many of them, their ability to reduce crime is unknown. Although a small experimental literature addresses some of these technologies, many of the implementations have been too small to provide an accurate measurement of their potential. In this paper, I explore the advantages and make general suggestions about the use of quasi-experimental methodologies in estimating the public safety benefits of police technology. I also consider the specific case of license plate readers and provide some examples of difference-in-differences approaches that could be used to study their efficacy.

scholarly journals Dugenets A.S. Administrative liability: features of legal relations involving correctional agencies

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 115-123
Author(s):  
Dmitry A. Grishin ◽  
Alexander S. Dugenets
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Detention Centers ◽  
Legal Relationship ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Administrative Responsibility

The subject of the research is the modern administrative law and administrative procedural doctrine shaping the view of the contents and nature of the legal relationship of administrative liability involving correctional agencies. The purpose of the article is to confirm or disprove the hypothesis about significant features of legal relations of administrative liability arising, developing and terminating in the field of execution of criminal penalties. The methodology includes systematic analysis of legal academic literature, interpretation of Russian legislation on administrative offences. The main results. The static (universal for all law enforcement agencies) structure of the institution of administrative liability acquires its qualitative originality in the process of its practical implementation in the law enforcement activities of the relevant bodies and officials authorized by the state to bring to administrative responsibility through appropriate legal relations. The main part of the legal relations of administrative responsibility that develop in the activities of correctional institutions and pre-trial detention centers are of a security nature. These relations are primarily aimed not at implementing the main tasks of the legislation on administrative responsibility, but at achieving the basic goal of the func- tioning of penitentiary institutions, i.e. ensuring the public safety of objects of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. Identification and proper procedural registration of the fact of an administrative offense will be the basis for the emergence of the corresponding protective legal relationship. The authors make proposals aimed at improvement of normative regulation and practice of application of administrative coercive measures, enforced by employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. It is necessary to radically change the approach to the administrative and jurisdictional practice of correctional agencies by expanding the application of administrative responsibility to convicted persons and persons held in pre-trial detention centers. Conclusions. Administrative liability relations involving correctional agencies have specific features. The application of such liability is aimed at maintaining the normal legal regime and ensuring the public safety of the relevant penitentiary facility. Administrative responsibility should be applied by correctional agencies to citizens who are located on the territory of the penitentiary institution and pre-trial detention center, civil personnel of the penitentiary system and special agents. A doctrinal definition of the legal relationship of administrative liability involving correctional agencies is formulated by authors.

The Police in Latin America

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Bergman
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Administrative Data ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Limited Success

This chapter focuses on the limited success of the police in improving public safety in most countries of the region, showing that in most countries law enforcement agencies have been unable to lead effective anti-crime programs. Police structures and crime-fighting strategies are surveyed, and it is argued that police forces generally reacted slowly and erratically against rising crime, that they did not develop strong information systems to fight organized crime, and that they have lacked the support of citizens due to the past repression and corruption. Using arrest, survey, and administrative data this text underscores two variables that correlate with rising criminality: a) the failure to incorporate modern, large-scale policing techniques, particularly those that make use of information and intelligence, and b) the failure of police to adjust to new standards after transitions to democracies, undermining bonds of trust between police and citizens.

Public-Safety Concerns Among Law Enforcement Agencies in Suburban and Rural America

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph B. Kuhns ◽  
Edward R. Maguire ◽  
Stephen M. Cox
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Rural America ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Safety Concerns

Cultural Fragmentation as a Barrier to Interagency Collaboration: A Qualitative Examination of Texas Law Enforcement Officers’ Perceptions

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 886-901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galia Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Interagency Collaboration ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

Public management scholars have long speculated on the importance of interagency collaboration among public agencies in the delivery of public services. This study examines barriers to public interagency collaboration in the area of public safety. Interjurisdictional collaboration among law enforcement agencies at all levels has become emblematic of “new governance” models for enhanced public safety delivery. However, such collaborative efforts encounter many challenges. The purpose of this research is to examine the ways in which cultural fragmentation among law enforcement officials constrain interagency collaboration. This study collected information from 45 law enforcement officers and command personnel from 18 different local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in a large metropolitan area in Texas. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews and focus groups. Analysis of the data revealed three potential dimensions of cultural fragmentation that impede collaborative efforts between agencies and departments: the agency-type dimension, the rank-segment dimension, and the leadership style dimension. Implications for practice and future research are discussed as well.

Penerapan Hukum Wakaf Uang di Indonesia Perspektif Legal System Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masdar Masdar
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Legal Culture ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Muslim Society ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government

Cash waqf in Indonesia has been long enough implemented based on some rules enacted by government and other rules defined by The Waqf Board of Indonesia (BWI). However, the implementation of cash waqf has not reached the level of success. Therefore, this article studies the application of cash waqf law in Indonesia according to Friedman’s legal system theory. The legal system theory of Friedman firstly looks at the substance of the law, which is the rules or regulations; and secondly it examines the structure of the law, encompassing the law enforcement agencies, such as judge, prosecutor, police and legal counselors. And lastly the theory examines the element of legal culture, which is a response from Muslim society. The first two examinations indicate that there is nothing to be a problem. But from the last examination there is a problem regarding the trust from Muslim society. From the legal culture point of view, the implementation of cash waqf by the government, which is performed by BWI, needs attracting society’s credentials in order to improve and maximize the performance of cash waqf in Indonesia.

ANALISIS ABORSI DALAM PERATURAN PEMERINTAH NO. 61 TAHUN 2014 TENTANG KESEHATAN REPRODUKSI

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ferry Fadzlul Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Rape Victims ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Community Factors ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
The Government

Abortion is a social phenomenon that is increasingly alarming. The concern is not without reason, because so far the behavior of abortion many negative effects both for themselves the perpetrators and the wider community. With the passing of the Government Regulation No. 61 Year 2014 on Reproductive Health still raises the pros and cons in the middle of the community. The approach used to address the problem that the above problems are normative juridical approach. Based on the results of the study need to decriminalize abortion in Government Regulation No. 61 Year 2014 on Reproductive Health which has the goal of creating the legal basis for abortion and the experts who helped him as an indication of a medical emergency or pregnancy due to rape, and factors inhibiting the decriminalization of abortion is legal factors themselves, law enforcement officials factors, factors facilities or infrastructure, community factors, and cultural factors. Suggestion that the author should the government needs to review the Government Regulation No. 61 Year 2014 on Reproductive Health in particular Article 31 and Article 34 within the limited evidence of rape victims in just 40 days because of the time limit is not relative to the law enforcement agencies to prove it, as well as regarding the evidentiary aspects of pregnancy due to rape victims in order to avoid an impression of legitimizing the act of abortion in any form. Keywords: Abortion, , Reproductive Health

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