An Interview With Chief DeGiusti of the Ypsilanti, MI Police Department

2021 ◽  
pp. 151-162
Author(s):  
Steven W. Steinert
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Police Chief ◽  
Meaningful Change ◽  
And Performance

Chief DeGiusti, of the Ypsilanti Police Department, provides his insights about working as a police Chief in Ypsilanti, MI. He discusses aspects of police training and performance enhancement that are currently in place and those that are still needed. Chief DeGiusti also discusses his philosophies of policing and how he works to implement those philosophies within his department. Chief DeGiusti provides a unique perspective about how researchers can contribute to meaningful change in law enforcement.

Recruit conservation warden field training: A qualitative analysis of the San Jose Police Department Field Training Model applied to natural resource law enforcement

2021 ◽  
pp. 146135572110164
Author(s):  
Matthew Groppi
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Training Model ◽  
The United States ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Field Training

This article reviews the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing (hereafter President’s Task Force) findings on law enforcement field training. The President’s Task Force was critical of the San Jose Police Department Field Training Model (hereafter the San Jose Model), the most common model used by law enforcement agencies within the United States. These criticisms were the impetus for an assessment of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Law Enforcement Field Training Program which was based on the San Jose Model. The WDNR employs conservation wardens who primarily enforce wildlife, environmental, and recreational vehicle laws. This study evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the WDNR field training program through surveys of the perceptions and experiences of the field training officers, recruit conservation wardens, and warden supervisors. These findings also permit analysis regarding the criticisms identified by the President’s Task Force. The author found very little existing research pertaining to field training programs and little existing research on conservation law enforcement. The findings of this study persuaded command staff within the WDNR to follow the recommendations of the President’s Task Force and adopt the Police Training Officer (PTO) Model because it incorporated adult learning concepts, problem-based learning, and was more focused on community policing. Practical applications for other agencies are discussed and needs for future empirical research related to law enforcement field training are identified.

An Interview With Chief Johnson of the East Lansing, MI Police Department

2021 ◽  
pp. 218-229
Author(s):  
Sneha Shankar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Mental Health Integration ◽  
Insight Into

In this interview, Chief Johnson of the East Lansing Police Department, describes his journey of becoming the Chief of Police in East Lansing, MI. He discusses how his interests in law enforcement began and reflects on the changes observed within the police department and within the community over the last three decades. He provides insight into current police training procedures, the benefits of these in preparing new officers, and areas for improvement. In addition, Chief Johnson discusses his vision for the development of the police department, including the expansion of police training and the need for mental health integration to increase effectiveness. He observes the need for continued research in law enforcement to aid in the development of this field.

scholarly journals Field Monitoring the Effects of Overnight Shift Work on Specialist Tactical Police Training with Heart Rate Variability Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7895
Author(s):  
Colin Tomes ◽  
Ben Schram ◽  
Robin Orr
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Heart Rate Variability Analysis ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Hrv Analysis ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Personnel Allocation

Police work exposes officers to high levels of stress. Special emergency response team (SERT) service exposes personnel to additional demands. Specifically, the circadian cycles of SERT operators are subject to disruption, resulting in decreased capacity to compensate in response to changing demands. Adaptive regulation loss can be measured through heart rate variability (HRV) analysis. While HRV Trends with health and performance indicators, few studies have assessed the effect of overnight shift work on HRV in specialist police. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effects overnight shift work on HRV in specialist police. HRV was analysed in 11 SERT officers and a significant (p = 0.037) difference was found in pRR50 levels across the training day (percentage of R-R intervals varying by >50 ms) between those who were off-duty and those who were on duty the night prior. HRV may be a valuable metric for quantifying load holistically and can be incorporated into health and fitness monitoring and personnel allocation decision making.

scholarly journals Mechanical and Microstructural Characteristics of Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement Exposed to Early-Age Carbonation Curing

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3515
Author(s):  
Weikang Wang ◽  
Xuanchun Wei ◽  
Xinhua Cai ◽  
Hongyang Deng ◽  
Bokang Li
Keyword(s):  
Cement Paste ◽  
Pore Diameter ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Diameter Distribution ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Calcium Sulfoaluminate ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Curing Pressure ◽  
Carbonation Curing

: The early-age carbonation curing technique is an effective way to improve the performance of cement-based materials and reduce their carbon footprint. This work investigates the early mechanical properties and microstructure of calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement specimens under early-age carbonation curing, considering five factors: briquetting pressure, water–binder (w/b) ratio, starting point of carbonation curing, carbonation curing time, and carbonation curing pressure. The carbonization process and performance enhancement mechanism of CSA cement are analyzed by mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), thermogravimetry and derivative thermogravimetry (TG-DTG) analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that early-age carbonation curing can accelerate the hardening speed of CSA cement paste, reduce the cumulative porosity of the cement paste, refine the pore diameter distribution, and make the pore diameter distribution more uniform, thus greatly improving the early compressive strength of the paste. The most favorable w/b ratio for the carbonization reaction of CSA cement paste is between 0.15 and 0.2; the most suitable carbonation curing starting time point is 4 h after initial hydration; the carbonation curing pressure should be between 3 and 4 bar; and the most appropriate time for carbonation curing is between 6 and 12 h.

Evaluation of ‘the R-Model’ crisis intervention de-escalation training for law enforcement

2019 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian Peterson ◽  
James Densley ◽  
Gina Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Calls For Service ◽  
Model Research ◽  
One Year

This study presents findings from a process and outcome evaluation of a custom crisis intervention and de-escalation training for law enforcement, delivered in-house to a suburban Minnesota police department (the R-Model: Research, Respond, Refer). Individual officer survey data showed the R-Model significantly decreased stigma and increased self-reported knowledge of mental health resources over baseline. Knowledge of resources held at the 4-month follow-up. One-year follow-up data at the agency level, showed decreases in the number of crisis calls for service and the number of repeat calls to the same addresses, even when compared to crisis call rates at similar police departments. Findings provide preliminary evidence that the R-Model may be an effective model that warrants additional study.

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