Variability in the organizational structure of contemporary campus law enforcement agencies

Author(s):  
Eugene A. Paoline ◽  
John J. Sloan
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherah L. Basham

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which community policing within campus law enforcement agencies is influenced by the organizational structure, agency characteristics and campus characteristics.Design/methodology/approachThis study utilizes ordinary least squares regression modeling to examine community policing implementation. Data were drawn from a sample of 242 US colleges and universities included in the 2011–2012 Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies (SCLEA).FindingsFindings show that within-campus law enforcement agencies, greater levels of community policing are associated with more formalization, larger numbers of employees, a higher task scope and higher rates of on-campus property crime.Research limitations/implicationsUse of secondary data and reported crime rate limits the study. Future research should implement specialized surveys and qualitative methods to identify the specific needs and implementations of community policing.Originality/valueThis paper adds to the limited body of literature on the community policing in campus law enforcement through more recent data and the inclusion of campus community variables.


Author(s):  
Sherah L. Basham

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between emergency preparedness and community policing within campus law enforcement agencies, as well as agency and campus characteristics that impact the level of emergency preparedness activities.Design/methodology/approachUsing data from the 2011–2012 Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies, this study employs ordinary least squares regression modeling to examine emergency preparedness and community policing relationships within 298 campus law enforcement agencies.FindingsCommunity policing is the greatest predictor of emergency preparedness in campus law enforcement agencies. This finding refutes arguments that emergency preparedness and community policing are incompatible policing innovations.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is limited by the use of secondary data. Future research should utilize survey measures to better isolate the roles and functions of community policing and emergency preparedness.Practical implicationsThe findings have implications for campus law enforcement agencies to view emergency preparedness and community policing activities as interrelated. Specifically, agency administration can benefit by taking a holistic approach to campus policing and preparedness.Originality/valueThis paper extends the current research in municipal policing to the campus police environment. This paper also adds to the limited body of literature on the relationships between community policing and emergency preparedness.


2020 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 02023
Author(s):  
Yury Volgin ◽  
Olga Safargalieva ◽  
Oleg Sergeev

Based on the analysis of the operational situation in the Kemerovo region, the article formulates recommendations on the content of organizational and managerial measures aimed at ensuring the detection and documentation of crimes in the field of illegal coal mining. Considering the operational situation, the crimes in the field of illegal coal mining committed on the territory of Kuzbass were characterized. A description of the organizational structure and effectiveness of activities directed to fighting against crimes in the field of illegal coal mining realized by operational units of economic safety and anti-corruption of the Chief Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Kemerovo region was made. The proposed organizational and management measures include: measures aimed at changing the organizational structure of the operational units of economic security and anti-corruption of the Chief Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Kemerovo region. Measures to increase the efficiency of operational services for coal mining enterprises and territories in which illegal coal mining are considered as well. The recommendations for changing the organizational structure are based on the choice of the type of operational service. Measures aimed at improving the efficiency of operational services contain such recommendations as: the organization of interaction with various state and law enforcement agencies; the choice and change of the operational service regime, as well as the formation of open sources of operational search information.


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