Members’ Corner

Welcome to the Members’ Corner page. Submit items for the Members’ Corner page to Secretary-Treasurer Evan Sorg at ascpolicing@gmail.com:

Call for Papers

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management has a call for papers on the topic of place-based policing. All manuscripts will undergo blind peer review. Manuscripts should not exceed 7500 words, including tables, figures, and references. The word limit is a strict guideline in order to allow for a number of high quality manuscripts to be included in the special issue. Submission deadline for completed manuscripts is October 1, 2017. More information is available here.

Victims and Offenders has a call for papers for a special issue on the topic of, “The Evolving Police Response to Individuals with Behavioral Health Challenges: Victim, Offender, or Both?”Prior to submitting a paper, please email a 500-word abstract/proposal to Melissa Morabito (melissa_morabito@uml.edu) by November 15, 2017.

Funding Announcements

Job Announcements

Send job announcements to ascpolicing@gmail.com for inclusion on the Members’ Corner page.

New Publications and Policing Journals

Books & Online Resources

Sacramento Police Department Sergeant Renée Mitchell gave a TED talk on the founding of the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing entitled “Research not Protests.”
Martin Guevara Urbina and Sophia Espinoza Alvarez have released a new book, Latino Police Officers in the United States: An Examination of Emerging Trends and Issues.
The Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research at the University of the Fraser Valley has released a new book “Eliminating Crime: The 7 Essential Principles of Police-Based Crime Reduction” that is available for free download on the Centre’s website.
The Smart Policing Initiative website has a number of webinar videos covering important topics in policing. These include:
- The Criminology 101: Key Findings Every Police Practitioner Needs to Know from Criminological Research and Criminology 102: Busted Myths in Criminology webinars presented by Dr. Scott Decker
- The Strategies for Measuring Organizational Change webinar presented by Dr. Brenda Bond.
- The Using Randomized Controlled Trials in Criminal Justice webinar presented by Dr. Gipsy Escobar and Dr. Michael D. White. Video coming soon.

Read the latest issue of policing journals at the links below:

Conferences and Events

Upcoming Events

The American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting will be held November 15-18, 2017 in Philadelphia. See more on Division of Policing events on our ASC page when the schedule is finalized.

Past Events

The Third International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health was held October 2-5, 2016 in Amsterdam.
The National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) held their 2016 Academic Symposium at John Jay College of Criminal Justice on April 22, 2016. More information HERE.
The 2016 Conference of the International Academy of Investigative Psychology was held May 13-14, 2016 at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. More information HERE.
A Mini-Conference on Policing and Race was held at the University of Cincinnati January 29-30, 2016. More information HERE.
The 2015 European Police Research and Science Conference was held October 5-8, 2015 in Lisbon, Portugal.
The American Society for Public Administration held its annual conference March 6-10, 2015 in Chicago.
The National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) inaugural academic conference: Moving Beyond Discipline: The Role of Civilians in Police Accountability was held February 6, 2015 at Seattle University School of Law. Symposium papers are available online.

Special Offers

The International Association of Chiefs of Police has a new student membership program. Students can become IACP members and gain access to resources, training, and networking opportunities for only $30. More information available HERE and at the IACP Membership page.
Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice is a leading peer-reviewed publication from Oxford University Press. Aimed at connecting law enforcement leaders, police researchers, analysts, and policy makers, it contains critical analysis and commentary on a wide range of topics from policing on a local and global stage. In a new partnership with the Division of Policing, Oxford Journals is offering a special reduced members’ annual subscription rate of $114, a discount of more than 60% on the standard price ($308). This offer provides one year’s print subscription – 4 issues – along with complimentary online access. To claim this offer, please visit www.policing.oxfordjournals.org and choose the ‘Subscriptions’ tab. More information available HERE.