The Delaware Gazette · Glenn Battishill December 30, 2023 · 12:00am The upcoming new year will be one of improvement and reassessment for the City of Delaware Police Department, according to Police Chief Adam Moore. Moore was appointed to the position in September 2022 and said his first full year as chief has been “long…
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Data Deep-Dives: Q&A with CPSM’s Director of Quantitative Analysis, Dov Chelst
We sat down with our Director of Quantitative Analysis, Dov Chelst, to learn more about a CPSM resource to compare police department responses across the nation. Tell me about this resource – who is it designed for? “When we talk with clients, they’ll typically ask how they compare to other law enforcement agencies. While there…
Scofflaws cripple Medford police efforts to combat crime
Chronic offenders who fail to show up in court, and lack of jail space, undermine the ability of Medford police to fight crime, study says The ability of Medford police to combat crime has been undermined by chronic offenders who fail to respond to citations or court dates, a study has found. The Washington, D.C.-based…
Wieczorek to Lead ICMA Webinar December 11
Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM) management director Thomas Wieczorek will lead a webinar for the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) on December 11, 2019. Titled “Asking Police Chiefs the Right Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions,” the webinar busts some common myths about police metrics. Because police and fire departments represent a large portion of…
Webinar: Asking Police Chiefs the Right Questions to Make the Right, Data-Driven Decisions (12/11/19)
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This ICMA University Online Classroom webinar provides tools to help make informed policy decisions by knowing what to ask of your police departments.
How many police officers do you really need? How well is your police department performing? Are “officers per 1,000” and “number of calls” really meaningful measures?
Join public safety expert, Tom Wieczorek, as he addresses these questions and more. Participants will gain insight into data that will help you rethink the workforce allocation of your police department.
This session will cover how to:
– Understand the difference between “calls for service” and “workload”
– Quantify workloads in police departments by seasonal and weekday variables and identify whether personnel are allocated correctly
– Get the metrics you need from police departments to make staffing decisions
– Learn alternative strategies for handling calls for service
– Establish goals and priorities and know what you need to analyze
– Set measurable goals, identify performance problems, and apply strategies to follow the path of continuous improvement
Speaker
Tom Wieczorek, director, Center for Public Safety Management
CPSM Leads ICMA Webinar on Partnering with Police Departments
Titled “Asking Police Chiefs the Right Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions,” the presentation was geared towards helping local government managers in partnering with their police departments.
CPSM Strengthens Relationship Between City Managers and Police Chiefs
Establishing a good working partnership between a city’s Police Chief and its City Manager is critical in both supporting the local government and meeting the needs of 21st Century policing.