More and better video evidence for police investigations of shootings: Chicago's area technology centers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. Cook ◽  
Anthony Berglund ◽  
Matthew Triano
Keyword(s):  
Digital Evidence ◽  
University Of Chicago ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Technology Centers ◽  
Police Investigations ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Chicago Police ◽  
The University

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to describe the creation, implementation, activities and rationale for the Area Technology Centers (ATCs), an innovation adopted by the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD’s) Bureau of Detectives (BoD) in 2019 for the purpose of supporting investigations of crimes of serious violence by deploying specialized teams of officers to gather and process video and digital evidence.Design/methodology/approachThis case study utilizes historical information and descriptive data generated by a record-keeping system adopted by the ATCs.FindingsThe ATCs were developed as a collaboration between the CPD and the University of Chicago Crime Lab (a research center). The start-up was funded by a gift from the Griffin Foundation. Detectives have made extensive use of the services provided by the ATCs from the beginning, with the result that homicide and shooting investigations now have access to more video and digital evidence that has been processed by state-of-the-art equipment. The CPD has assumed budget responsibility for the ATCs, which is an indication of their success. The ATC teams have been assembled by voluntary transfers by sworn officers, together with an embedded analyst from the University of Chicago.Practical implicationsThe ATC model could be adopted by other large police departments. The study finds that ATCs can be effectively staffed by redeploying and training existing staff and that their operation does not require a budget increase.Social implicationsBy arguably making police investigations of shooting cases more efficient, the ATCs have the potential to increase the clearance rate and thereby prevent future gun violence.Originality/valueThe ATCs are a novel response to the challenges of securing and making good use of video and digital evidence in police investigations.

Coda: Ten Questions on Globality

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
The Editors ◽  
Dipesh Chakrabarty
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
The State ◽  
University Of Chicago ◽  
Subaltern Studies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Human Understanding ◽  
The University ◽  
Asian Languages

Abstract Dipesh Chakrabarty is Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor in History and South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, including The Crises of Civilization (2018) and Provincializing Europe (2000); and was one of the principal founders of the editorial collective of Subaltern Studies. In this discussion he ruminates upon the state of globality; its relationship to the planet Earth; the scope and possible duration of the Anthropocene; and some of globalization's consequences for humanity and human understanding. The interview was conducted by managing editor, Kenneth Weisbrode.

Entrepreneur's profile: a taxonomy of attribu tes and motivations of university students

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 405-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mário Raposo ◽  
Arminda do Paço ◽  
João Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Educational Programme ◽  
Personal Attributes ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Potential Entrepreneur ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The University ◽  
Start Ups

PurposeThis paper aims to identify the profile of the potential entrepreneur student in what concerns the personal attributes and motivations for start‐ups' creation.Design/methodology/approachA review of literature related to the entrepreneur profile is made in order to justify the importance of the theme. Through some studies it was possible to identify a diversity of works and authors that present some aspects which contribute to the characterisation of entrepreneur individuals. The present research uses primary data obtained by means of a questionnaire, involving a sample of students, which were currently engaged in a graduation course at the University of Beira Interior. The questionnaire was administrated by interviews conducted in the classrooms of the University's faculties. The collected data were submitted to a multivariate statistical analysis.FindingsResearch findings include the existence of a typology of two distinct groups of students, respectively designated by “The accommodated independents” and “The confidents”, according to the most outstanding characteristics related with several attributes and motivations presented by each of them.Practical implicationsThe identification of the entrepreneurs' characteristics and the knowledge of the potential business creator students' profile may be important for the development of an adequate educational programme directed to the entrepreneurship education and start‐up processes.Originality/valueThe paper identifies some important characteristics that are common in entrepreneurs. The findings could be used both to promote entrepreneurship in our education systems and to identify the best practices.

The neglected fond in university archives

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Garaba
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
University Archives ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Sport Clubs ◽  
The University

Purpose This paper aims to focus on the need to ascertain harmony in records and archives management practices between the university archives, sports union and the various sport clubs at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in an endeavor to establish whether these fugitive records are being captured. Design/methodology/approach Both quantitative and qualitative methods are used to investigate records and archives management practices in sport clubs on the Pietermaritzburg (PMB) campus, UKZN. Data are thus obtained through a questionnaire, interviews, observation and email correspondence. This triangulation of methods of data collection is designed to increase the validity and reliability of the results. Findings This study has established that there was much dissonance with regard to records and archives management practices and recommendations inter alia included their need for overhaul and the need for pro-activeness on the part of archivists to collect this heritage for future reference. Research limitations/implications This study is only confined to the UKZN, PMB campus and not the entire university that constitutes a limitation. The findings may assist university authorities as decision and policymakers to ensure that records and archives management practices in universities are overhauled to prevent further loss of records. The study has focused on one genre of records, namely, leisure records, and there is a need for a comprehensive study on the entire university’s record-keeping system. Practical implications This paper highlights the plight of university archives and reiterates the need for an urgent review by university authorities with regard to their management. Originality/value This paper has used a number of data collection techniques to ensure reliability and validity of the data gathered. Physically checking the collections in the university repository to establish gaps corroborated with the research findings in an effort to establish the underlying cause of poor archival development.

Improving the clearance of serious crime: the case of aggravated assault

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Scott ◽  
Charles Wellford
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Organizational Practices ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Aggravated Assault ◽  
Police Investigations ◽  
Crime Investigation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Case Characteristics

PurposeThis paper addresses the clearance of aggravated assaults (AAs). Specifically, the authors consider variations in these clearances over time for large agencies and test which crime, investigation and agency factors are associated with the likelihood of clearance by arrest or exceptional means. In doing this work, they seek to extend the understanding of how police can improve their investigations and ability to solve serious offenses.Design/methodology/approachUsing case, investigative and organizational data collected from seven large police departments selected on the basis of their trajectory of index crime clearances, and measures of case characteristics, investigative effort and organizational best practices, this paper uses descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze AA investigations and case clearance.FindingsKey findings include the following: trajectories of AA clearance vary across large agencies and covary with a measure of organizational best practices, and the relationship between investigative effort and case clearance can depend on organizational practices. The authors find that measures of investigative effort are either not related to case clearance or there is a negative association.Research limitations/implicationsNow that police researchers have a better understanding of AAs and their investigations, they need to test how this knowledge can be used to improve the quality of police investigations. Tests, preferably multi-agency randomized control trials, of new investigative strategies and organizational practices are needed.Originality/valueThis research is original in that it uses a multi-agency sample and crime, investigation and organizational measures to understand AA clearance.

Management of 136 consecutive supratentorial berry aneurysms

1978 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 794-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Mullan ◽  
Kathy Hanlon ◽  
Frederick Brown
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Carotid Occlusion ◽  
Respiratory Support ◽  
University Of Chicago ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The University ◽  
Medical Judgment ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A series of 103 consecutive cases admitted to the University of Chicago Hospitals with a recently ruptured supratentorial aneurysm were medically managed by antifibrinolytic medication, and, when applicable, by hypotension, intracranial pressure control, and respiratory support. Nine patients deteriorated and died, and six rebled and died before they were judged fit for surgical treatment. Four were treated by carotid occlusion. Nine, because of refusal or medical judgment, did not have surgical treatment. Sixty-nine of these patients and a further 33, electively admitted, underwent craniotomy. In these 102 patients, there was no mortality. Seven developed postoperative hemiparesis or hemiplegia. Six recovered. One has a residual monoparesis.

A timeline toolkit for cold case investigations

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-63
Author(s):  
David Keatley ◽  
David D. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Data Sets ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Task Forces ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Police Investigations ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Specialist Groups ◽  
Cold Case

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline a variety of related methods for helping with criminal (cold) case investigations. Despite the best efforts of police investigations, many cases around the world run out of leads and go cold. While many police departments around the world have developed specialist groups and task forces, academics have also been developing new methods that can assist with investigations. Design/methodology/approach Cold cases, by their very nature, typically comprise incomplete data sets that many traditional statistical methods are not suited to. Groups of researchers have therefore developed temporal, dynamic analysis methods to offer new insights into criminal investigations. These methods are combined into a timeline toolkit and are outlined in the current paper. Findings Methods from the timeline toolkit have already been successfully applied to many cold cases, turning them back into current cases. In this paper, two real-world cold cases are analysed with methods from the timeline toolkit to provide examples of how these methods can be applied in further cold cases. Originality/value Methods from the timeline toolkit provide a novel approach to investigating current and cold cases. This review provides academics and practitioners with a guide to begin using and developing these methods and forming successful collaborations with police departments and cold case task forces. The methods are also suitable for wider groups and to use in their investigations.

An integrated methodology for supporting the development and the performance evaluation of academic spin-offs

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-89
Author(s):  
Gianpaolo Iazzolino ◽  
Domenico Greco ◽  
Saverino Verteramo ◽  
Andrea Luca Attanasio ◽  
Gilda Carravetta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Integrated Methodology ◽  
Start Up ◽  
First Results ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University

Purpose This paper aims to propose an integrated methodology for evaluating academic spin-offs (ASOs) for supporting both the development phase and performance evaluation. The ASOs have peculiar characteristics compared to other start-up companies and the debate on their evaluation is still open. Design/methodology/approach The proposed methodology, adopting a lean approach, faces the typical problems that characterize the growth of an ASO: the excessive attention to the technological aspects with respect to the commercial and managerial ones; and the need for evaluation systems that try to evaluate all risk areas and to highlight any misalignment. The methodology was built also starting from the results of an Erasmus + research project, co-funded by the European Commission, called spin-off lean acceleration. Findings The methodology proposes to monitor the main risk areas (market, technological, implementation, governance and financial). For each of these areas, at first, a framework and a checklist are proposed for supporting the qualitative assessment of the potential of each areas. In the second part, a set of metrics for monitoring the performances and to understand if the spinoff is developing in the right direction is proposed. Moreover, the methodology was applied to the spin-offs at the University of Calabria (Italy), and the paper reports the first results obtained. Originality/value A new canvas model (lean acceleration canvas), more specific and suited to the context of ASOs, was developed and tested. A lean approach has been adopted also for understanding the weakness of traditional methods. The proposed methodology could be used by the technology transfer offices in their institutional activity of supporting ASOs.

Impact of entrepreneurship programmes on university students

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia P. Iglesias-Sánchez ◽  
Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado ◽  
Antonio Peñafiel Velasco ◽  
Husam Kokash
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
University System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Creation ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate entrepreneurship in Malaga University based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour model. There are two objectives: to analyse the influence of the main elements of orientation to entrepreneurship and to evaluate the efficiency of education programmes in the university system. Design/methodology/approach – The authors have chosen Ajzen’s influential model (1991) for analysing entrepreneurial intention as the basis for the analysis of a sample of 392 students at Malaga University. Findings – The results suggest that the students’ predisposition to entrepreneurship is moderate because perceived risk and ideas about their own abilities hinder their decision to start up a business. Practical implications – This research has practical implications for universities involved in designing programmes aimed at business creation. Social implications – This research provides interesting insights which could help new companies to be created, thus alleviating the unemployment resulting from the economic crisis. Originality/value – With the help of this widely used theoretical model to study, the authors analyse the impact of Entrepreneurship Education Programmes in higher education. It is only a starting point from which to evaluate which elements should be reinforced in entrepreneurship programmes if they are to achieve effective results.

Students as partners in university innovation and entrepreneurship

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Randolph Hall
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Plans ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Education Leaders ◽  
University Support ◽  
Higher Education Leaders ◽  
Entrepreneurial Training ◽  
The University

PurposeStudents are an essential part of university innovation. Through their training, research and energy, students acquire and transfer knowledge to industry, and they help establish new businesses and start-up companies. This paper investigates how universities might capture the entrepreneurial energies of students toward the goal of university improvement and transformation while also educating students to pursue their aspirations to create new businesses.Design/methodology/approachA framework is presented for integrating “Students as Partners” (SaP) with entrepreneurship training to achieve “inside innovation,” meaning innovation to advance the practices of the university. Students participating in Blackstone Launchpad at three American universities were surveyed as to how they perceive innovation culture and support at their universities.FindingsCommon services (help with business plans, market assessment and entrepreneurial training) had the biggest positive effect on satisfaction with university support. Nevertheless, many students had sought to apply their innovations inside their university and, in so doing, found navigating bureaucracy and knowing “whom to talk to” to be the biggest obstacles. Respondents were least likely to agree with the statement that their institution was willing to accept risks.Research limitations/implicationsSurvey included three universities. A larger sample would be useful for a broader assessment.Practical implicationsPartnered services, technology entrepreneurship, system add-ons and immersion are proposed as four strategies to overcome obstacles to make universities more innovative in their practices.Social implicationsThe paper proposes a culture change toward engaging student entrepreneurs in innovation within universities to improve higher education practices.Originality/valueA framework for how higher education leaders might use the SaP model to capture entrepreneurial energies of students for university improvement and transformation.

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