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30 Annual
th
Problem-Oriented
Policing Conference
Sponsored by
at Arizona State University
Monday, April 25, 2022 | Kensington Hotel | Ann Arbor, Michigan
2022 POP Conference program contents
General information 4
• Local information
• Conference materials
• Meals
• Name badge
Agenda overview 5-7
Conference abstracts 8-13
Presenter biographies 14-17
Meeting room floor 18
plans
32022 POP Conference general information
Registration and general information
Pre-registration for the conference will open on Sunday from 3
p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Library Room of the Kensington Hotel. Regular
registration will open again at 7:30 a .m. on Monday in the foyer
outside of the Grand Ballroom. If you have questions or need
assistance during the conference, please visit the conference
registration desk during the following hours:
Monday: 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Local information
We encourage you to participate in all conference activities to gain
the most from the program. There is information in your welcome
bags, and at the registration area, you can pick up more information
about Ann Arbor attractions, special events, restaurants, and other
options to consider for your lunch breaks and free evenings after the
conference.
Conference materials
Upon registering at the conference, attendees will receive a
conference agenda at a glance, abstracts, presenter biographies,
attendee list and area information.
Meals
Breaks and continental breakfasts are provided each day of the
conference.
• Breakfast each morning will be located outside of the Grand
Ballroom.
• Lunches will be on your own and a list of recommended nearby
restaurants is included with your registration materials.
• A networking reception will be held on Monday, April 25th
from 4:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. in the foyer outside of the Grand
Ballroom.
Name badge
At registration, attendees will receive a name badge that should be
worn at all times. Attendees need this badge to enter all conference
functions. If you misplace your badge, obtain a replacement from the
conference registration desk.
4Monday, April 25
30th Problem-Oriented Policing Conference
Sponsored by the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing at Arizona State University
Hosted by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, the Ann Arbor Police
Department and the University of Michigan Police Department
7:30 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
Opening Session
Center for Problem-Oriented Policing - Director Michael Scott
8:30 – 10:00
Reflections on Herman Goldstein’s Influence on and Importance to Policing
10:00 – 10:30 Break
Location Conservatory Vanderbilt Grand Ballroom 1 Grand Ballroom 2 Grand Ballroom 3
Goldstein Introduction Civil Unrest and The Goldstein Building Analytical
Finalist Durham to Problem- Problem Solving Conundrum: Capacity for POP
Constabulary (UK) Oriented Policing Presenter: Tamara Problem-Oriented Presenters: Jessica
MATAC Reducing Presenter: Michael Herold Policing as an Herbert & Lt. Patrick
Harm in the Scott Organizational (PJ) Smith (Salisbury,
Medium Risk Model NC, PD)
10:30 – 11:45
Cohort of Presenters: Lee Hunt
Domestic Abuse and Derrick Jackson
Presenters: David
Ashton, John
Cooper and Meggan
Rutherford
11:45 – 1:15 Lunch on your own
Location Conservatory Vanderbilt Grand Ballroom 1 Grand Ballroom 2 Grand Ballroom 3
Goldstein Finalist Introduction Responding The Power of Goldstein
University of to Situational to Mentally CPTED: Cutting Finalist Durham
Cincinnati Crime Prevention Ill Persons in Crime with Constabulary (UK)
(OH) P.D. Presenter: John Eck Washtenaw Urban Design MATAC Reducing
Strategic County (MI) Presenter: Greg Harm in the
Investigation: Off- Presenters: Saville Medium Risk
1:15 – 2:30
Campus Burglary Derrick Jackson and Cohort of
Reduction Project Lisa Gentz Domestic Abuse
Presenters: David Presenters: David
Brinker, Michael Zidar Ashton, John
and Tamara Herold Cooper and Meggan
Rutherford
2:30 – 3:00 Break
Location Conservatory Vanderbilt Grand Ballroom 1 Grand Ballroom 2 Grand Ballroom 3
Goldstein Introduction to Training Police Civil Unrest and Goldstein Finalist
Finalist Kansas Problem Analysis Officers in Problem Solving University of
City (MO) P.D. Presenter: Julie POP Principles Presenter: Tamara Cincinnati
Violent Crime Wartell and Ray and Methods Herold (OH) P.D.
Reduction and Kianes Presenters: Gary Strategic
Prevention with Cordner and Annie Investigation: Off-
3:00-4:15
Risk-Based Rexford-Boren Campus Burglary
Policing Reduction Project
Presenter: Jonas Presenters: David
Baughman Brinker, Michael
Zidar and Tamara
Herold
4:15 -6:15 Networking Reception
5Tuesday, April 26
7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast
Location Conservatory Vanderbilt Grand Ballroom 1 Grand Ballroom 2 Grand Ballroom 3
Goldstein Analyzing The Power of Supporting POP Goldstein
Finalist Durham Homelessness- CPTED: Cutting at the National Finalist Kansas
Constabulary (UK) related Problems Crime with Level in the UK City (MO) P.D.
Operation Presenter: Daniel Urban Design Presenters: Lauren Violent Crime
Endurance Reinhard Presenter: Greg Poultney and Sally Reduction and
Presenters: Jon Saville Briggs Prevention
8:30 – 9:45 Curtis and Sam with Risk-
Oliver Based Policing
Presenter: Jonas
Baughman
9:45 – 10:15 Break
Location Conservatory Vanderbilt Grand Ballroom 1 Grand Ballroom 2 Grand Ballroom 3
Goldstein Mansfield Introduction Responding Goldstein
Finalist Cheshire (MA) PD to Situational to Mentally Finalist Durham
Constabulary (UK) Reducing Crime Prevention Ill Persons in Constabulary (UK)
Operation Police Calls at Presenter: John Eck Washtenaw Operation
Waterside: an Apartment County (MI) Endurance
10:15 – 11:30 Presenters:
Child Sexual Complex Presenters: Jon Curtis
Exploitation in Presenters: Michael Derrick Jackson and and Sam Oliver
Lisa Gentz
the Town Centre Fenore, Nicole
Presenters: Gina Newport-Archer and
Volp & Rob Simpson Heather Devitt
11:30 – 1:00 Lunch on your own
Location Conservatory Vanderbilt Grand Ballroom 1 Grand Ballroom 2 Grand Ballroom 3
Reducing Social Chula Vista Introduction to Analyzing Crime Goldstein
Unrest: The (CA) PD Problem Analysis Displacement Finalist Cheshire
Police Role in Using Drones Presenters: Julie Presenter: Rob Constabulary (UK)
Community to Respond to Wartell and Ray Guerette Operation
1:00 – 2:15 Development Police Calls Kianes Waterside: Child
Presenters: Greg Presenter: Dustin Sexual Exploitation
Saville and Harry Bruzee in the Town Centre
Tapia Presenters: Gina Volp
and Rob Simpson
2:15 – 2:45 Break
Location Conservatory Vanderbilt Grand Ballroom 1 Grand Ballroom 2 Grand Ballroom 3
The Proactive Introduction Training Police The Goldstein Building Analytical
Alliance Approach to Problem- Officers in Conundrum: Capacity for POP
to Policing Oriented Policing POP Principles Problem-Oriented Presenters: Jessica
Presenter: Molly Presenter: Michael and Methods Policing as an Herbert & Lt. Patrick
Mastoras Scott Presenters: Gary Organizational (PJ) Smith (Salisbury,
2:45 – 4:00 Cordner and Annie Model NC, PD)
Rexford-Borren Presenters: Derrick
Jackson and Lee
Hunt
6Wednesday, April 27
7:30 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
Location Conservatory Vanderbilt Grand Ballroom 2 Grand Ballroom 3
Analyzing Mansfield Armenia: When Analyzing Crime
Homelessness- (MA) PD the Police are Displacement
related Problems Reducing the Problem Presenter: Rob
Presenter: Daniel Police Calls at Presenters: Guerette
Reinhard an Apartment Stephen Schneider,
8:30 – 9:45
Complex Amalya Hovsepvan
Presenters: Michael and Artur
Fenore, Nicole Umrshatyan
Newport-Archer and
Heather Devitt
9:45 – 10:00 Break
Location Conservatory Vanderbilt Grand Ballroom 2
Chula Vista Reducing Social The Proactive
(CA) PD Unrest: The Alliance Approach
Using Drones Police Role in to Policing
to Respond to Community Presenter: Molly
10:00 – 11:15
Police Calls Development Mastoras
Presenter: Dustin Presenters: Greg
Bruzee Saville and Harry
Tapia
11:15 - 11:45 Break
Presentation of the Herman Goldstein Awards for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing
11:45 - 12:15
7Conference Abstracts
Monday, April 25 criminogenic needs of offenders who have committed
repeated offences against a victim or multiple victims.
The initiative has enabled coordinated multi-agency
Building Analytical Capacity for POP
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 collaboration both to support victims and to steer Room: Grand Ballroom 3
the offender to appropriate services. A thorough
Opening Session assessment demonstrates that MATAC is an effective
means of reducing the harm and demand caused by
Presenters:
Jessica Herbert, CEO, IDEA Analytics
Welcoming Remarks domestic abuse perpetrators, and provides important
insight into factors involved in serial domestic abuse Lieutenant Patrick (PJ) Smith, Salisbury (NC) Police
Presenters: offending. Department
Michael Scott, Director, Center for Problem-Oriented
Policing Have you done a three or five-year analysis to
understand your “normal” crime trends? Are you
Reflections on Herman Goldstein’s Influence on Introduction to Problem-Oriented focusing policing efforts in specific locations at specific
and Importance to Policing times? Are you talking with non-police stakeholders
Policing
This opening session of the conference will include about how to respond to the problem? Have you
welcoming remarks and reflections on the career of Room: Vanderbilt developed your policing data resources and are
Professor Herman Goldstein, including the role of the wondering what else you need to know about the
Presenter: problem? If you have answered yes to two or more of
police in free and open societies, such as in Ukraine, Michael Scott, Director, Center for Problem-Oriented
Afghanistan, and elsewhere. these, join Lt. Patrick Smith and Dr. Jessica Herbert’s
Policing talk about implementing the Rowan Regional Crime
Presenters: Mike Scott, Director, Center for Problem- Are you new or relatively new to problem solving and Information Center (RRCIC) to integrate data-driven,
Oriented Policing; Brandon Kooi, Aurora (IL) University; problem-oriented policing (POP)? This is the workshop problem-oriented approaches to managing crime. The
John Eck (University of Cincinnati); Gary Cordner for you. Hear what you need to know about the basic RRCIC is located at the headquarters of Salisbury
(Baltimore Police Department); Ron Glensor (Reno principles and methods of problem solving and POP. (NC) Police Department and provides support to four
Police Department [ret.]). This workshop will also give you the information you regional agencies to focus resources on persistent
need to help you decide which other workshops you crime problems. Lt. Smith and Dr. Herbert will cover
should attend at this conference. how transforming an empty room to an advanced
technology center for investigative and patrol needs
Monday, April 25 has developed – and is still developing – organizational
10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Civil Unrest and Problem-Solving
support for POP. This presentation will cover how to
address line-staff and stakeholder buy-in, building
analysts’ skill sets and processes, and crime reduction
Concurrent Workshops Room: Grand Ballroom 1 efforts.
Presenter:
Tamara Herold, Associate Professor, University of
Nevada Las Vegas
Goldstein Finalist:
Problem-solving can help agencies effectively
Monday, April 25
Durham Constabulary (UK) manage a wide variety of large-scale public events,
including concerts, parades, festivals, sporting events, Concurrent Workshops
MATAC: Reducing Harm in the conventions, celebratory activities, tourist crowds – and
Medium Risk Cohort of Domestic protests. This presentation provides an overview of 1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Abuse problem-solving approaches that can help officers
prevent or respond to harm stemming from civil unrest.
Room: Conservatory Problem-solving frameworks are used to explain the
outcomes of specific police-crowd dynamics and offer Goldstein Finalist:
Presenters:
Detective Superintendent David Ashton, Durham direction for preventing crowd violence and disorder University of Cincinnati (OH) Police
through early and effective crowd management. This
Constabulary
session will highlight a police-citizen interaction model Department
John Cooper, Analyst, Durham Constabulary Police and situational crime prevention techniques that Strategic Investigation: Off-Campus
Constable can be used to assess current police tactics, guide
officer training, and promote positive officer-crowd Burglary Reduction Project
Meggan Rutherford, Durham Constabulary interactions.
MATAC (Multi Agency Tasking and Coordinating) is
Room: Conservatory
an innovative approach for reducing the harm caused Presenter:
by serial domestic abuse perpetrators. Offender The Goldstein Conundrum: Problem- Lieutenant David Brinker, University of Cincinnati PD
management techniques are used to address the (OH)
Oriented Policing as an Organizational
Model Michael Zidar, Crime Analyst Technical Lead, University
of Cincinnati PD (OH)
Room: Grand Ballroom 2 Tamara Herold, Associate Professor, University of
Presenters: Nevada Las Vegas
Lee Hunt, Strategic Planning and Analysis The University of Cincinnati Police Division investigated a
Administrator, Greenville (SC) Police Department problem of off-campus residential burglaries. The project
Derrick Jackson, Director of Community Engagement, team assessed past burglary prevention interventions.
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (MI) It also conducted resident and offender interviews to
determine how and why offenders targeted particular
In 2012, during the POP conference Professor places and victims. It conducted site observations, coupled
Herman Goldstein commented regarding why with CPTED and lighting assessments, to identify crime
Problem-Oriented Policing (as an organizational facilitators at specific locations. Working with a wide
model) had NOT been embraced more widely by variety of university and city partners, a response strategy
Law Enforcement, and instead embracing project- was developed and implemented, including (1) a knock
based POP; and why even at a project-based level and talk awareness campaign, (2) directed patrols and
it is often not sustained. This comment came after specific crime prevention measures, (3) a social media
twenty-five years of conferences, Federal grants and awareness campaign, (4) parental (guardian) notifications,
research, trainings, and law enforcement professional (5) visibility improvements, (6) landlord education, and (7)
organizational support. This presentation is targeted a university-sponsored resource center for off-campus
to command staff and executives who are interested living. Several property improvements were made as a
in sustaining existing efforts or looking to build/ result of the initiative. Assessment revealed significant
implement POP throughout the organization. The burglary reductions in the target area, with a mix of spatial
presentation invites questions and discussion with displacement and diffusion of benefits, but no evidence of
audience members. How does policing in the 21st crime type displacement.
Century expand or maintain POP as a function of law
enforcement?
8MATAC: Reducing Harm in the Training Police Officers in POP
Introduction to Situational Crime Medium Risk Cohort of Domestic Principles and Methods
Prevention Abuse Room: Grand Ballroom 1
Room: Vanderbilt Room: Grand Ballroom 3 Presenters:
Presenter: Presenters: Gary Cordner, Academic Director for Education and
John Eck, Professor, University of Cincinnati (OH) Detective Superintendent David Ashton, Durham Training, Baltimore (MD) Police Department
Constabulary
This session explains the basic principles and methods Annie Rexford-Boren, Research Coordinator for
of situational crime prevention, a set of crime control John Cooper, Analyst, Durham Constabulary the Center for Policing Excellence at the Oregon
theories that connect well with the problem-oriented Police Constable Meggan Rutherford, Durham Department of Public Safety Standards and Training
policing approach. Situational crime prevention Constabulary (DPSST)
aims to reduce opportunities for crime by focusing Problem-oriented policing (POP) isn’t rocket science,
on highly specific forms of crime, changing the way MATAC (Multi Agency Tasking and Coordinating) is
an innovative approach for reducing the harm caused but it doesn’t come naturally to every police officer
the immediate environment or target of the crime is either, so if we want it to happen, we need to prepare
managed or designed so that the risk or the effort by serial domestic abuse perpetrators. Offender
management techniques are used to address the officers to do it. This session will discuss who should be
required to commit the offense is increased, the trained in POP, what should be included in that training,
rewards are reduced, or the triggers removed from the criminogenic needs of offenders who have committed
repeated offences against a victim or multiple victims. and how best to deliver it. Videos, websites, and other
environment. POP resources will be highlighted. Two agencies’
The initiative has enabled coordinated multi-agency
collaboration both to support victims and to steer recent experiences will be provided as examples, but
the offender to appropriate services. A thorough session participants will be asked to contribute their
Responding to Mentally-ill Persons in assessment demonstrates that MATAC is an effective insights and experiences.
Washtenaw County (MI) means of reducing the harm and demand caused by
domestic abuse perpetrators, and provides important
Room: Grand Ballroom 1 insight into factors involved in serial domestic abuse Civil Unrest and Problem-Solving
offending.
Presenters:
Derrick Jackson, Director of Community Engagement, Room: Grand Ballroom 1
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (MI) Presenter:
Lisa Gentz, Program Administrator for Millage Initiatives,
Monday, April 25 Tamara Herold, Associate Professor, University of
Nevada Las Vegas
Washtenaw County Community Mental Health
3:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Problem-solving can help agencies effectively
manage a wide variety of large-scale public events,
In 2016, Washtenaw County Community Mental
Health faced State general fund cuts which reduced
Concurrent Workshops including concerts, parades, festivals, sporting events,
conventions, celebratory activities, tourist crowds – and
their budget by nearly $4 million and resulted in 350 protests. This presentation provides an overview of
individuals being discharged from their care. During that problem-solving approaches that can help officers
same period, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office Goldstein Finalist prevent or respond to harm stemming from civil unrest.
responded to several incidents involving individuals in Problem-solving frameworks are used to explain the
significant mental health crisis that could have resulted Kansas City (MO) Police Department outcomes of specific police-crowd dynamics and offer
in injury or death to the individuals, the responders, or direction for preventing crowd violence and disorder
the surrounding community. Faced with these evolving Violent Crime Reduction and through early and effective crowd management. This
challenges, the leadership of CMH and the Sheriff’s Prevention with Risk-Based Policing session will highlight a police-citizen interaction model
Office began a collaborative effort to improve the and situational crime prevention techniques that
overall community response to individuals in crisis. Room: Conservatory can be used to assess current police tactics, guide
This multi-faceted approach resulted in an enhanced officer training, and promote positive officer-crowd
multi-disciplined partnership which led to the creation Presenters:
interactions.
of a statewide behavioral health crisis response training, Presenter:
a successful millage effort, and several innovative Captain Jonas Baughman, Kansas City (MO) Police
programs designed to improve service, promote safety Department
and cultivate stronger, more sustainable communities Goldstein Finalist
within Washtenaw County. The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and its
partners sought to reduce violent crime through Risk- University of Cincinnati (OH) Police
Based Policing, an evidence-based problem analysis Department
strategy focused on environmental crime attractors
and generators. An outcome evaluation of target and Strategic Investigation: Off-Campus
The Power of CPTED: Cutting Crime comparison areas revealed violent crimes decreased Burglary Reduction Project
significantly (over 22%) during the one-year program
with Urban Design period. Significant spatial diffusion of benefits and Room: Grand Ballroom 3
Room: Grand Ballroom 2 significantly fewer police-initiated actions resulting in Presenters:
arrests/citations were also observed indicating that Lieutenant David Brinker, University of Cincinnati PD
Presenter: crime prevention was achieved without over-reliance
Greg Saville, Urban Planner, AlterNation LLC (OH)
of enforcement actions against people in target areas.
Crime prevention through environmental design Implications for policy and practice are discussed within Michael Zidar, Crime Analyst Technical Lead, University
(CPTED) is a powerful tool for cutting opportunities the context of police responses to crime problems and of Cincinnati PD (OH)
for crime and, in its advanced forms, for reducing the data analytics.
Tamara Herold, Associate Professor, University of
motives that give rise to it. CPTED analyzes where Nevada Las Vegas
crime occurs and then provides tactics to modify the Introduction to Problem-Analysis
environment to make it difficult for offenders to offend The University of Cincinnati Police Division investigated a
problem of off-campus residential burglaries. The project
with impunity. When done properly it also helps locals Room: Vanderbilt team assessed past burglary prevention interventions.
work cohesively to reduce crime motives and make
their own neighborhood a safer place. This interactive Presenters: It also conducted resident and offender interviews to
session will describe the basics of 1st Generation Julie Wartell, Crime Analysis Consultant determine how and why offenders targeted particular
CPTED and advanced forms of 2nd Generation places and victims. It conducted site observations, coupled
Detective Ray Kianes, Austin Police Department (TX) with CPTED and lighting assessments, to identify crime
CPTED. It will provide some examples where CPTED
has cut crime and then describe SafeGrowth - the Traditionally, crime analysis in a police department has facilitators at specific locations. Working with a wide
latest method to transform high crime neighborhoods. been broken down into administrative, tactical, and variety of university and city partners, a response strategy
Finally, this session will provide information on what strategic approaches. With the advent of Problem was developed and implemented, including (1) a knock
officers should look for in CPTED training courses, how Oriented Policing, there is a need for a different type of and talk awareness campaign, (2) directed patrols and
to avoid the pitfalls of superficial CPTED, and how to analysis – problem analysis. This session will provide an specific crime prevention measures, (3) a social media
obtain professional CPTED certification through the overview of problem analysis and the role crime analysis awareness campaign, (4) parental (guardian) notifications,
International CPTED Association. plays in problem solving. An excellent resource, 60 (5) visibility improvements, (6) landlord education, and (7)
Steps to Problem Analysis, will be discussed as well as a university-sponsored resource center for off-campus
examples of problem analysis from around the world. living. Several property improvements were made as a
Lastly, participants will have an opportunity to talk about result of the initiative. Assessment revealed significant
Goldstein Finalist: the benefits and challenges to implementing crime burglary reductions in the target area, with a mix of spatial
analysis for problem solving. displacement and diffusion of benefits, but no evidence of
Durham Constabulary (UK) crime type displacement.
9Tuesday, April 26 The Power of CPTED: Cutting Crime Tuesday, April 26
with Urban Design
Concurrent Workshops Room: Grand Ballroom 1 Concurrent Workshops
8:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Presenter:
Greg Saville, Urban Planner, AlterNation LLC
10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Crime prevention through environmental design
(CPTED) is a powerful tool for cutting opportunities
Goldstein Finalist for crime and, in its advanced forms, for reducing the Goldstein Finalist
Durham Constabulary (UK) motives that give rise to it. CPTED analyzes where Cheshire Constabulary (UK)
crime occurs and then provides tactics to modify the
Operation Endurance environment to make it difficult for offenders to offend Operation Waterside: Child Sexual
with impunity. When done properly it also helps locals Exploitation in the Town Centre
Room: Conservatory work cohesively to reduce crime motives and make
their own neighborhood a safer place. This interactive Room: Conservatory
Presenter: session will describe the basics of 1st Generation
Inspector Jon Curtis, Durham Constabulary CPTED and advanced forms of 2nd Generation Presenters:
Police Constable Sam Oliver, Durham Constabulary CPTED. It will provide some examples where CPTED Detective Constable Gina Volp, Cheshire Constabulary
has cut crime and then describe SafeGrowth - the (UK)
In August 2017, Operation Endurance was launched, latest method to transform high crime neighborhoods.
providing a strategic identity and direction for Durham Finally, this session will provide information on what Sergeant Rob Simpson, Cheshire Constabulary (UK)
Constabulary’s response to the chronic problem of officers should look for in CPTED training courses, how
off-road vehicle related anti-social behaviour (ASB). This project highlights an incredibly important
to avoid the pitfalls of superficial CPTED, and how to problem-solving based investigation into a female
Joined by additional partners, a working group identified obtain professional CPTED certification through the
opportunities to help inform the delivery of proactive high-risk predator who was targeting other young
International CPTED Association. females for Child Sexual Exploitation and drug abuse in
enforcement campaigns. The Operation Endurance
Toolkit was created, providing a central resource of Macclesfield, Cheshire. This project was a partnership-
guidance, empowering Neighbourhood Policing Teams enabled investigation with many challenges, including
to deliver problem-solving plans in their areas. In the first Supporting POP at the National Level the rebuilding of confidence among reluctant young
year following implementation, Operation Endurance in the UK people who distrusted the police since they were also
delivered a 26.6% reduction in reported off-road ASB under investigation for other offences. The team used
incidents. Operation Endurance continues to evolve South Yorkshire Constabulary an array of legislation, policing methods and partnership
and remains the most recognised problem-solving agencies to cycle around the SARA process and
initiative in force. Room: Grand Ballroom 2 reorganise the Problem Analysis Triangle as the
Presenters: intelligence picture evolved. This project resulted
Chief Constable Lauren Poultney, South Yorkshire in successful prosecutions and the safeguarding of
Constabulary vulnerable young people.
Analyzing Homelessness-related
Problems Sally Briggs, Police Programme and Portfolio Manager,
South Yorkshire Constabulary
Room: Vanderbilt Reducing Police Calls at an Apartment
Presenter:
To transform ways of working at a local, regional and Complex
national level, in 2017 South Yorkshire Police were
Daniel Reinhard, Chief Data Analyst, Boulder (CO) awarded a sum of money from the British Home Office Mansfield (MA) Police Department
Police Department to lead the National Problem Solving and Demand
Analyzing and responding to homeless and homeless- Reduction Programme, on behalf of all forces. Following Room: Vanderbilt
related issues presents numerous challenges for both the successfully delivery of the Programme’s vision, in Presenters:
researchers and practitioners.These issues begin 2020 the Home Office committed additional funding to Officer Michael Fenore, Mansfield (MA) Police
with scanning and analysis, and persist through the allow the programme to continue the work undertaken Department
response and assessment. I present some of the to reduce demand on police and partners by
successes, failures, and considerations of these issues embedding a structured problem solving ethos. Chief Officer Nicole Newport-Archer, Mansfield (MA) Police
through five studies I have engaged in from 2014- Constable Lauren Poultney and Programme Lead, Department
2020. Specifically, I detail lessons learned from two city Sally Briggs will present on the different workstreams Heather Devitt, Social Worker, Mansfield (MA) Police
park interventions, one panhandler point-in-time count, undertaken to deliver the overarching programme vision Department
one study of homeless income and mobility, and one and the outputs and resources created as a result.
analysis of crime and disorder around automated public Station Pointe is one of the largest apartment
washrooms. The conclusion includes recommendations complexes in Mansfield, MA. The complex contains
and resources for homeless-related problem-solving many transient people since it is close to a commuter
Goldstein Finalist train station with a direct route to Boston. It is
efforts.
Kansas City (MO) Police Department well-known amongst the town’s population to be a
problematic location, and it is a constant source of
Violent Crime Reduction and frustration for the police department employees. Since
Prevention with Risk-Based Policing its creation in 1986/87, Station Pointe has provided a
steady and substantial supply of calls-for-service. We
Room: Grand Ballroom 3 selected Station Pointe for this project since it was the
largest generator of calls-for-service. Before this project,
Presenter: issues at Station Pointe were handled like every other
Captain Jonas Baughman, Kansas City (MO) Police call at the time - by reacting to each call separately
Department as they come in. There was no cooperation between
The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and its the police department, the apartment management
partners sought to reduce violent crime through Risk- team, or the individuals living there. After hiring a Crime
Based Policing, an evidence-based problem analysis Analyst for the department in 2015, the focus turned to
strategy focused on environmental crime attractors identifying the types of calls and their locations/times
and generators. An outcome evaluation of target and of occurrence. The data quickly confirmed that Station
comparison areas revealed violent crimes decreased Pointe had a significantly higher concentration of calls
significantly (over 22%) during the one-year program relating to domestic disturbances, general disturbances,
period. Significant spatial diffusion of benefits and and drugs and violence issues than any other location
significantly fewer police-initiated actions resulting in in town. The POP team was given the data on Station
arrests/citations were also observed indicating that Pointe and told to work on one problem at a time to
crime prevention was achieved without over-reliance identify the root causes of each issue/call and come up
of enforcement actions against people in target areas. with potential solutions to prevent future recurrences.
Implications for policy and practice are discussed within The team worked collaboratively with citizens, victims,
the context of police responses to crime problems and neighbors, and the apartment management team to
data analytics. create a cooperative approach to the issues. Whenever
possible, the POP team would connect citizens with
local resources to help address the root causes.
10There was a significant drop in calls for service to this
location in just two years. Even now, a few years later,
the lower numbers still remain with the responses
continued in place.
Introduction to Situational Crime
Prevention
Room: Grand Ballroom 1
Presenter
John Eck, Professor, University of Cincinnati (OH)
This session explains the basic principles and methods
of situational crime prevention, a set of crime control
theories that connect well with the problem-oriented
policing approach. Situational crime prevention
aims to reduce opportunities for crime by focusing
on highly specific forms of crime, changing the way
the immediate environment or target of the crime is
managed or designed so that the risk or the effort Oriented Policing, there is a need for a different type of
required to commit the offense is increased, the analysis – problem analysis. This session will provide an
rewards are reduced, or the triggers removed from the overview of problem analysis and the role crime analysis
environment. plays in problem solving. An excellent resource, 60
Steps to Problem Analysis, will be discussed as well as
Responding to Mentally-ill Persons in
Tuesday, April 26 examples of problem analysis from around the world.
Lastly, participants will have an opportunity to talk about
the benefits and challenges to implementing crime
Washtenaw County (MI) 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. analysis for problem solving.
Room: Grand Ballroom 2
Presenters:
Concurrent Workshops
Derrick Jackson, Director of Community Engagement, Analyzing Crime Displacement
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (MI) Room: Grand Ballroom 2
Reducing Social Unrest: The Police
Lisa Gentz, Program Administrator for Millage Initiatives, Role in Community Development Presenters:
Washtenaw County Community Mental Health
Room: Conservatory Rob Guerette, Professor, Florida International University
In 2016, Washtenaw County Community Mental Presenters: This presentation will examine concerns about crime
Health faced State general fund cuts which reduced displacement and how a better understanding of
their budget by nearly 4 million dollars and resulted Greg Saville, Urban Planner, AlterNation LLC it can improve police problem-solving efforts. It will
in 350 individuals being discharged from their care. describe the various forms of displacement (e.g., to a
Harry Tapia, Director of Operations, HACE different location, crime type, time, target, or method)
During that same period, the Washtenaw County
Sheriff’s Office responded to several incidents involving as well as its opposite—diffusion of benefits (i.e., more
Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in urban crime reduction than expected). The session will also
individuals in significant mental health crisis that could unrest and extremist riots. This session presents a way
have resulted in injury or death to the individuals, the summarize existing evidence on crime displacement
to reduce unrest through community development. As and provide examples, and discuss ways police can
responders, or the surrounding community. Faced we know from POP, no single response will answer
with these evolving challenges, the leadership of CMH measure it.
complex problems, but there are currently cities in the
and the Sheriff’s Office began a collaborative effort to country in which police/citizen community development
improve the overall community response to individuals has the potential to mitigate unrest. This session
in crisis. This multi-faceted approach resulted in an presents one particular neighborhood strategy called Goldstein Finalist
enhanced multi-disciplined partnership which led to the SafeGrowth where residents work with officers on
creation of a statewide behavioral health crisis response long-term neighborhood planning. Specifically, this Cheshire Constabulary
training, a successful millage effort, and several session presents a program called the SafeGrowth
innovative programs designed to improve service, Livability Academy in one Philadelphia neighborhood.
Operation Waterside: Child Sexual
promote safety and cultivate stronger, more sustainable The developer of that program and the current manager Exploitation in the Town Centre
communities within Washtenaw County. of the Philadelphia Livability Academy will describe how
the program works and how you might adapt it where Room: Grand Ballroom 3
you work. Presenters:
Goldstein Finalist Detective Constable Gina Volp, Cheshire Constabulary
(UK)
Durham Constabulary (UK) Using Drones to Respond to Police Sergeant Rob Simpson, Cheshire Constabulary (UK)
Operation Endurance Calls This project highlights an incredibly important
Room: Grand Ballroom 3 Chula Vista (CA) Police Department problem-solving based investigation into a female
high-risk predator who was targeting other young
Presenters: Room: Vanderbilt females for Child Sexual Exploitation and drug abuse in
Macclesfield, Cheshire. This project was a partnership-
Inspector Jon Curtis, Durham Constabulary Presenters: enabled investigation with many challenges, including
Sergeant Dustin Bruzee, Chula Vista (CA) Police the rebuilding of confidence among reluctant young
Police Constable Sam Oliver, Durham Constabulary Department people who distrusted the police since they were also
In August 2017, Operation Endurance was launched, In 2018, the Chula Vista Police Department developed under investigation for other offences. The team used
providing a strategic identity and direction for Durham “Drone as First Responder,” using drones to respond an array of legislation, policing methods and partnership
Constabulary’s response to the chronic problem of to some calls for service and 9-1-1 calls. Today, the agencies to cycle around the SARA process and
off-road vehicle related anti-social behaviour (ASB). CVPD uses drones strategically placed throughout the reorganise the Problem Analysis Triangle as the
Joined by additional partners, a working group identified city on a full-time, 7-days-a-week basis. Drones have intelligence picture evolved. This project resulted
opportunities to help inform the delivery of proactive been critical for improving community relations, ensuring in successful prosecutions and the safeguarding of
enforcement campaigns. The Operation Endurance officer safety and de-escalating critical incidents. vulnerable young people.
Toolkit was created, providing a central resource of
guidance, empowering Neighbourhood Policing Teams
to deliver problem-solving plans in their areas. In the first
year following implementation, Operation Endurance Introduction to Problem-Analysis
delivered a 26.6% reduction in reported off-road ASB
incidents. Operation Endurance continues to evolve Room: Grand Ballroom 1
and remains the most recognised problem-solving Presenters:
initiative in force.
Julie Wartell, Crime Analysis Consultant and Ray Kianes
Traditionally, crime analysis in a police department has
been broken down into administrative, tactical, and
strategic approaches. With the advent of Problem
11(DPSST)
Wednesday, April 27
Problem-oriented policing (POP) isn’t rocket science,
but it doesn’t come naturally to every police officer 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
either, so if we want it to happen, we need to prepare
officers to do it. This session will discuss who should be Concurrent Workshops
trained in POP, what should be included in that training,
and how best to deliver it. Videos, websites, and other
POP resources will be highlighted. Two agencies’
recent experiences will be provided as examples, but Analyzing Homelessness-related
session participants will be asked to contribute their Problems
insights and experiences.
Room: Conservatory
Presenter:
The Goldstein Conundrum: Problem- Daniel Reinhard, Chief Data Analyst, Boulder (CO)
Oriented Policing as an Organizational Police Department
Model Analyzing and responding to homeless and homeless-
related issues presents numerous challenges for both
Room: Grand Ballroom 2 researchers and practitioners. These issues begin
Presenters: with scanning and analysis, and persist through the
Lee Hunt, Strategic Planning and Analysis Administrator response and assessment. I present some of the
Greenville (SC) Police Department successes, failures, and considerations of these issues
through five studies I have engaged in from 2014-
Derrick Jackson, Director of Community Engagement, 2020. Specifically, I detail lessons learned from two city
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (MI) park interventions, one panhandler point-in-time count,
In 2012, during the POP conference Professor one study of homeless income and mobility, and one
Tuesday, April 26 Herman Goldstein commented regarding why analysis of crime and disorder around automated public
washrooms. The conclusion includes recommendations
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Problem-Oriented Policing (as an organizational
model) had NOT been embraced more widely by and resources for homeless-related problem-solving
Law Enforcement, and instead embracing project- efforts.
Concurrent Workshops based POP; and why even at a project-based level
it is often not sustained. This comment came after
twenty-five years of conferences, Federal grants and Reducing Police Calls at an Apartment
The Proactive Alliance Approach to research, trainings, and law enforcement professional Complex
organizational support. This presentation is targeted
Policing to command staff and executives who are interested Mansfield (MA) Police Department
in sustaining existing efforts or looking to build/
Room: Conservatory implement POP throughout the organization. The Room: Vanderbilt
Presenters: presentation invites questions and discussion with Presenter:
audience members. How does policing in the 21st Officer Michael Fenore, Mansfield (MA) Police
Molly Mastoras, Co-founder, Safe Night LLC Century expand or maintain POP as a function of law Department
Proactive Alliance is a training program created by enforcement?
Molly Mastoras, MA, LPC that draws on principles Officer Nicole Newport-Archer, Mansfield (MA) Police
of counseling psychology to teach police officers Department
specific, immediately applicable techniques to establish Building Analytical Capacity for POP Heather Devitt, Social Worker, Mansfield (MA) Police
long-term working relationships with community Department
stakeholders. Proactive Alliance builds upon the Room: Grand Ballroom 3
fundamental principles of community-oriented policing Station Pointe is one of the largest apartment
by empowering officers to become change agents Presenters: complexes in Mansfield, MA. The complex contains
in pursuit of the “co-production” of public safety by Jessica Herbert, CEO, IDEA Analytics many transient people since it is close to a commuter
drawing on evidence-based principles and practices train station with a direct route to Boston. It is
Lieutenant Patrick (PJ) Smith, Salisbury (NC) Police well-known amongst the town’s population to be a
from counseling psychology. Proactive Alliance is Department
a focused, multidisciplinary approach that enables problematic location, and it is a constant source of
officers to meaningfully and purposefully communicate, Have you done a three or five-year analysis to frustration for the police department employees. Since
build relationships, and problem-solve with community understand your “normal” crime trends? Are you its creation in 1986/87, Station Pointe has provided a
members, especially those who are more difficult to focusing policing efforts in specific locations at specific steady and substantial supply of calls-for-service. We
engage. times? Are you talking with non-police stakeholders selected Station Pointe for this project since it was the
about how to respond to the problem? Have you largest generator of calls-for-service. Before this project,
developed your policing data resources and are issues at Station Pointe were handled like every other
wondering what else you need to know about the call at the time - by reacting to each call separately
Introduction to Problem-Oriented problem? If you have answered yes to two or more as they come in. There was no cooperation between
Policing of these, join Lt. Patrick Smith and Dr. Jessica Herbert the police department, the apartment management
talk about implementing the Rowan Regional Crime team, or the individuals living there. After hiring a Crime
Room: Vanderbilt Information Center (RRCIC) to integrate data-driven, Analyst for the department in 2015, the focus turned to
Presenter: problem-oriented approaches to managing crime. The identifying the types of calls and their locations/times
Michael Scott, Director, Center for Problem-Oriented RRCIC is located at the headquarters of Salisbury of occurrence. The data quickly confirmed that Station
Policing (NC) Police Department and provides support to four Pointe had a significantly higher concentration of calls
regional agencies to focus resources on persistent relating to domestic disturbances, general disturbances,
Are you new or relatively new to problem solving and crime problems. Lt. Smith and Dr. Herbert will cover and drugs and violence issues than any other location
problem-oriented policing (POP)? This is the workshop how transforming an empty room to an advanced in town. The POP team was given the data on Station
for you. Hear what you need to know about the basic technology center for investigative and patrol needs Pointe and told to work on one problem at a time to
principles and methods of problem solving and POP. has developed – and is still developing – organizational identify the root causes of each issue/call and come up
This workshop will also give you the information you support for POP. This presentation will cover how to with potential solutions to prevent future recurrences.
need to help you decide which other workshops you address line-staff and stakeholder buy-in, building The team worked collaboratively with citizens, victims,
should attend at this conference. analysts’ skill sets and processes, and crime reduction neighbors, and the apartment management team to
efforts.response and closure. Third, analytical tools create a cooperative approach to the issues. Whenever
have been developed and continue to evolve to guide possible, the POP team would connect citizens with
Training Police Officers in POP investigative processes and manage the workflow local resources to help address the root causes. There
associated with complex problem-solving efforts. These was a significant drop in calls for service to this location
Principles and Methods analytical tools push members of the agency toward in just two years. Even now, a few years later, the lower
Room: Grand Ballroom 1 problem-solving and crime prevention by making numbers still remain with the responses continued in
relevant data easily accessible as well as providing place.
Presenters: preconfigured analysis. This presentation will provide an
Gary Cordner, Academic Director for Education and overview of the policy and associated analytical tools, as
Training, Baltimore (MD) Police Department well as describe the policy’s impact on current problem-
Annie Rexford-Boren, Research Coordinator for solving efforts.
the Center for Policing Excellence at the Oregon
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training
12Armenia: When the Police are the session presents a program called the SafeGrowth
Problem Livability Academy in one Philadelphia neighborhood.
The developer of that program and the current manager
Room: Grand Ballroom 2 of the Philadelphia Livability Academy will describe how
the program works and how you might adapt it where
Presenters: you work.
Amalya Hovsepyan, National Police Reform Advisor
Stephen Schneider, Mission Advisor
Colonel Artur Umrshatyan, Chief of Patrol, Police of
The Proactive Alliance Approach to
Armenia Policing
The dramatic changes of the 2018 Velvet Revolution Room: Grand Ballroom 2
in the Republic of Armenia presented an opportunity
to drastically change the Police from a repressive Presenters:
instrument of state power to a public service law Molly Mastoras, Co-founder, Safe Night LLC
enforcement organization. This presentation covers the Proactive Alliance is a training program created by
history and political developments leading up to the Molly Mastoras, MA, LPC that draws on principles
changes; the leadership decisions that made change of counseling psychology to teach police officers
possible; the collaborative international engagement specific, immediately applicable techniques to establish
to assist the transformation, and the results achieved long-term working relationships with community
to date. Drawing on the experiences of the Republic stakeholders. Proactive Alliance builds upon the
of Georgia and Ukraine, the Armenian Patrol Police fundamental principles of community-oriented policing
Service is now a reality. by empowering officers to become change agents
in pursuit of the “co-production” of public safety by
drawing on evidence-based principles and practices
Analyzing Crime Displacement from counseling psychology. Proactive Alliance is
a focused, multidisciplinary approach that enables
Room: Grand Ballroom 3 officers to meaningfully and purposefully communicate,
build relationships, and problem-solve with community
Presenters: members, especially those who are more difficult to
Rob Guerette, Professor, Florida International University engage. Training police officers in POP principles and
This presentation will examine concerns about crime methods Problem-oriented policing (POP) isn’t rocket
displacement and how a better understanding of science, but it doesn’t come naturally to every police
it can improve police problem-solving efforts. It will officer either, so if we want it to happen, we need to
describe the various forms of displacement (e.g., to a prepare officers to do it. This session will discuss who
different location, crime type, time, target, or method) should be trained in POP, what should be included
as well as its opposite—diffusion of benefits (i.e., more in that training, and how best to deliver it. Videos,
crime reduction than expected). The session will also websites, and other POP resources will be highlighted.
summarize existing evidence on crime displacement One agency’s recent experience will be provided as
and provide examples, and discuss ways police can an example, but session participants will be asked to
measure it. contribute their insights and experiences.
Wednesday, April 27
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 27
Concurrent Workshops 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Using Drones to Respond to Police Presentation of the Herman Goldstein
Calls Award for Excellence in Problem-
Chula Vista (CA) Police Department Oriented Policing
Room: Conservatory Room: Grand Ballroom 1
Presenters: And the winner is… How did the audience and the
Sergeant Dustin Bruzee, Chula Vista (CA) Police judges vote? Learn which project earns the title of
Department winner of the 2021 Herman Goldstein Award for
Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing.
In 2018, the Chula Vista Police Department developed
“Drone as First Responder,” using drones to respond
to some calls for service and 9-1-1 calls. Today, the
CVPD uses drones strategically placed throughout the
city on a full-time, 7-days-a-week basis. Drones have
been critical for improving community relations, ensuring
officer safety and de-escalating critical incidents.
Reducing Social Unrest: The Police
Role in Community Development
Room: Vanderbilt
Presenters:
Greg Saville, Urban Planner, AlterNation LLC
Harry Tapia, Director of Operations, HACE
Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in urban
unrest and extremist riots. This session presents a way
to reduce unrest through community development. As
we know from POP, no single response will answer
complex problems, but there are currently cities in the
country in which police/citizen community development
has the potential to mitigate unrest. This session
presents one particular neighborhood strategy called
SafeGrowth where residents work with officers on
long-term neighborhood planning. Specifically, this 13Presenter Biographies
David Ashton is a detective superintendent with as the Criminal Investigative Lieutenant. As a Criminal policing team within Cleveland and Durham Specialist
over 23 years policing experience with Durham Investigative Lieutenant, he oversees a Sergeant, three Operations Unit, Jon received Road Safety Support’s
Constabulary. He is currently Head of Safeguarding Investigators, and a Crime Victim Services Coordinator. Individual Excellence Award in recognition of his
and sits on several multi-agency safeguarding dedication to improving road safety and raising public
partnerships as well as national groups for child death Dustin Bruzee is sergeant and a 21-year veteran of awareness of road safety issues. Always interested
investigation and domestic abuse. He is a qualified Law Enforcement. He began his career with the Fresno in a new challenge Jon has recently commenced a
Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) for Homicide and Police Department, before being hired with the Chula secondment with the College of Policing, supporting
Kidnap and Extortion investigations and achieved a Vista Police Department in 2014. During his tenure, UK police forces as its Roads Policing and Stop and
Master’s degree in Applied Criminology and Police Sergeant Bruzee has been assigned to a variety of Search Advisor.
Management at the University of Cambridge in 2019. investigative units to include Sexual Assault, Child
He has previously featured as a finalist in the Goldstein Abduction, Internet Crimes against Children, Crisis Heather A. Devitt is a social worker who specializes
Problem Awards in 2017 for a burglary reduction POP. Negotiations, and Robbery-Homicide. Sergeant Bruzee in domestic violence victim services. She began
currently oversees UAS Operations for the Chula Vista working with the Mansfield Police Department through
Jonas Baughman is an 18-year veteran of the Kansas Police Department. He supervises a full-time UAS team, a grant orchestrated by the District
City Police Department (KCPD) with experience in for 7-day-a-week “Drone as First Responder” (DFR) Attorney office in 2018. She officially left her position
patrol, investigations, crime analysis, and administration. operations, which cover all 52 square miles of Chula at the local domestic violence agency to work
His professional passions are crime analysis and Vista.” directly for the Mansfield Police Department in June
data-driven public safety strategies and he has served of 2020.Heather provides support and utilizes the
as a sworn crime analyst; helped create and supervise John Cooper is an analyst with Durham Constabulary, empowerment model when assisting people affected
the KCPD’s Real-time Crime Center; directed a gang working as part of a team providing analytical support to by violence.
intelligence Detective squad; and was assigned to the a wide range of projects and products. He has recently
Chief’s Office where he provided strategic analysis acted as the lead analyst for a domestic abuse strategic John E. Eck is a professor of criminal justice at the
and other performance metrics to executive command profile for the force. John is also in the final stages University of Cincinnati. He has been involved with
staff. Captain Baughman is currently assigned to of completing a PhD based on Checkpoint offender problem-oriented policing since 1984 and has written
the Information Services Division within the KCPD’s management programme, part of a collaboration numerous guides and other publications for police on
Administration Bureau. between Durham Constabulary and the Institute of the topic. He also studies crime places and how they
Criminology at the University of Cambridge. The can be handled by police.
Jerry L Clayton is a 34-year criminal justice research is based around a randomised controlled trial
professional with operational and executive experience and formed part of Durham’s entry to the Goldstein Michael N. Fenore has been serving with the
in police service, corrections and special weapons awards in 2019. Mansfield Police Department in Massachusetts for
and tactics. Jerry has been a certified criminal justice ten years. He initially worked as a patrol officer for the
trainer and instructor for more than twenty-five Gary Cordner is academic director in the education first 4 years. He moved into the Problem-Orientated
years, specializing in numerous areas, including; and training section of the Baltimore Police Police Unit with Officer David Sennott during its
Cultural Diversity, Bias-Free Policing, Organizational Department. Most recently, he served as chief research inception in 2015. He is an instructor on the Metro-LEC
Management and Leadership. Jerry provides training, advisor for the National Institute of Motorcycle Unit, which consists of 44 cities and towns
compliance monitoring and subject matter expert Justice (NIJ) LEADS Scholars Program. He was a in Massachusetts, and he is a firearms and use of force
consulting services to a variety of private and public CALEA Commissioner (Commission on instructor. Before working in Mansfield, Michael worked
sector clients, including the United Nations, United Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies) and has as a Police Officer at a prestigious University. Before
States Department of Justice, the National Sheriff’s long been associated with the Center for that, he worked in a state hospital providing security
Association and the American Civil Liberties Union. Problem-Oriented Policing. He is Professor Emeritus at to staff and patients with severe mental illness and
Jerry has leveraged his experience and training to Eastern Kentucky University, where he substance abuse. That is where his skills in diffusing
deliver progressive instruction to his clients based on an served as Dean of the College of Justice and Safety. potentially hostile situations began. Michael can be
“Ultimate Outcomes” philosophy. Earlier in his career, he was a police officer and police reached best by email: MFenore@mansfieldma.com
chief in Maryland and obtained his PhD from Michigan
Sally Briggs joined South Yorkshire Police in 2009, State University. Lisa Gentz, LMSW, is the Program Administrator for
working in the Business Change and Innovation (BC&I) Millage Initiatives/Mental Health Court/Jail Services
department. During her time in BC&I, Sally led on Jon Curtis has almost 29 years operational service teams for Washtenaw County Community Mental
and delivered a number of force wide projects before with Durham Constabulary, performing a wide variety of Health. As a mental health professional for the last 18
being appointed as the Problem Solving and Demand uniformed roles including response, neighbourhoods, years, Lisa has worked extensively with individuals with
Reduction Programme Lead in 2018. In this role, Sally operational planning, firearms officer, and roads the most severe and persistent forms of mental illness
oversaw the delivery of the national Problem Solving policing. In 2019, whilst leading the strategic roads centering primarily on the delivery of crisis care. Most
programme and different work streams within it, to
assist in embedding a structured problem-solving ethos
in all UK police forces. In 2021 Sally was promoted
to Programme and Portfolio manager for the Savings
and Efficiency and Problem Solving Teams, and now
has responsibility for ensuring South Yorkshire Police
are achieving value for money through the efficient and
effective use of its resources
David Brinker has worked in Public Safety for
approximately twenty-one years. Prior to joining
the University of Cincinnati Police Department, he
worked for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office as a
Corrections Officer. As a Correction Officer, he spent
most of his time supervising inmates with special needs,
including Protective Custody, LGBTQ Inmates, and
Inmates with Psychological Disorders. He joined the
University of Cincinnati Police Department in 2003
as a patrol officer. While working as an officer he
earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal
Justice, from the University of Cincinnati, in his spare
time. As a patrol officer, he became a member of the
Dignitary Protection Unit. As a Dignitary Protection
Officer, he helps facilitate and provided security for
Dignitaries, high profile individuals, and the University
of Cincinnati’s head football and basketball coaches.
David has also worked in UCPD’s criminal investigative
unit and managed the evidence room. He successfully
investigated a wide range of criminal offenses, which
aided in the prosecution of the offenders. In 2014,
he was promoted to Lieutenant and served as a third
shift patrol supervisor. His responsibilities included
the supervisor of thirteen police officers and four
security officers. In August of 2015, he was assigned
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