Offenses
A quasi-experimental synthetic control evaluation of a place-based police-directed patrol intervention on violent crime Journal of Experimental Criminology
Evaluating the Los Angeles Crime Gun Intelligence Center
Evaluation of the Milwaukee Police Department's Crime Gun Intelligence Center
Crime Gun Intelligence Center Practices: Lessons Learned From the Field
Investigating Violent Crime: The Prosecutors Role - Lessons Learned From the Field
What is a Crime Gun Intelligence Center? Overview for Local Law Enforcement
Justice Department Awards $145 Million to Advance Forensic Science
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement in Large Cities, 2018
National Institute of Justice, Annual Report 2017
Gangs
There is no single definition of a gang, but there are a number of widely accepted criteria for classifying groups as gangs (Decker and Curry, 2003; Esbensen et al., 2001; Klein, 1995; Miller, 1992; Spergel, 1995). This review used the following criteria: (1) the group has three or more members, generally aged 12-24; (2) members share an identity, typically linked to a name and/or symbols...
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State Administering Agencies
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Final Summary Overview: Research & Evaluation on Victims of Crime (STRiV Secondary Data Analyses)
Civil Rights
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Recipients of financial assistance from OVW are also prohibited from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. For more information, see Nondiscrimination Grant Condition in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.
Employees, beneficiaries and applicants for employment or services of any of the above who believe that they have experienced unlawful discrimination may file a complaint.
The Investigative Findings page captures information for a selection of OCR investigations.
Contacts
Director: Michael Alston
OCR Main Line: 202-307-0690
Fax: 202-354-4380
TDD/TTY: 202-307-2027
OCR E-mail: [email protected]
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