Evidence Analysis And Processing
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Effective | Implementing the program is likely to result in the intended outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. | |
Promising | Implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s) | On average, there is some evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. | |
No Effects | Implementing the program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome(s) and may result in a negative outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will not achieve the intended outcome or may result in a negative outcome. |
Programs
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Program Profile: Denver (Colorado) Crime Gun Intelligence Center |
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Violent crime, Assault, Gun violence, Homicide, Robbery, Law enforcement, Arrests, Databases, Evidence, Policing strategies, Crime prevention, Prosecution, Courts, Law enforcement operations, Investigations | The program focuses on reducing violent gun crime by disrupting the cycle of gun violence by relying on forensic science and data analysis to identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals who use guns in criminal activity, and the sources of their guns. The program is rated No Effects. The program did not significantly affect homicides or aggravated assaults with a firearm but was shown to significantly reduce violent crime and robbery with a firearm. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Phoenix (Arizona) Police Department Crime Gun Intelligence Center |
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Gun violence, Fusion Centers, Evidence, Databases, Crime prevention, Prosecution, Courts, Policing strategies | This is a collaborative law enforcement effort to collect, manage, and analyze crime gun evidence to identify serial shooters, disrupt criminal activity, and prevent future gun violence. The program is rated Promising. Posttest gun crime cases saw statistically significant increases in the likelihood of arrest, but no statistically significant difference in the likelihood of being charged or convicted, compared with cases in the pretest period. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Children’s Advocacy Center Model |
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Mental health, Treatment, Case Management, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Victims of crime, Juvenile (under 18) | This program is a multidisciplinary, victim-focused approach designed to improve forensic interviewing and the continuity of care for youth who are victims of sexual abuse and assault. The program is rated Effective. The program showed a statistically significant increase in the receipt of physical health examinations and counseling referrals for treatment group youth, compared with youth in the community comparison group. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Cautioning and Relationship Abuse (CARA) [Southampton, England] |
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Dating violence, Problem-oriented policing, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Intimate partner violence, Violent crime, Arrests | This was a policing strategy designed to reduce the severity of intimate partner violence and the rearrests of males who had been previously arrested for, or had admitted to, a first domestic violence offense and received a conditional caution. The program is rated Promising. Results indicated a statistically significant reduction in frequency and prevalence of rearrests of persons assigned to the treatment group compared with those assigned to the control group. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Improving Forensic Responses to Residential Burglaries (Queensland) |
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Burglary, Evidence, Fingerprints, Property crime, Investigations, Law enforcement, Law enforcement operations, Victims of crime | This program aims to improve police officers’ forensic evidence-collection techniques at burglary crime scenes to increase solved burglaries. The program also intends to improve police–victim and police–witness interactions at burglary crime scenes. The program is rated Promising. Results showed a statistically significant increase in solved burglary cases. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program - Multisite |
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Coping, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Prosecution, Courts, Victims of crime | The program uses specially trained nurses to provide comprehensive psychological, medical, and forensic services to recent sexual assault victims in either hospital- or community-based clinic settings. The program is rated Promising. Across multiple sites, the results showed that sexual assault cases that were prosecuted following implementation of SANE had a statistically significant greater likelihood of resulting in a guilty plea or conviction. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS) |
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Gun violence, Homicide, Databases, Crime scene investigation, Evidence, Violent crime, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement | This is an automated ballistics imaging and analysis system that populates a computerized database of digital ballistic images of bullets and casings from crime guns, to assist forensic experts in making identifications for police investigations and trials. The program is rated Effective. There was a statistically significant 6.23-fold increase in the monthly number of cold hits generated by the Ballistics Unit after implementation of the automated ballistics imaging and analysis program. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Post-Rape Video Intervention |
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Marijuana, Alcohol, Violent crime, Rape and sexual assault, Victims of crime, Drugs | This intervention is designed to reduce distress associated with forensic rape examinations and reduce the victims’ risk of developing psychopathology and substance use after an assault. The program is rated No Effects. At the 6-month follow up, there were no statistically significant differences between the treatment and nontreatment groups in alcohol, marijuana, or hard drug use, or in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, or depression. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners for Forensic Examinations in Cases of Sexual Assault/Rape |
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Juvenile health, Treatment, Violent crime, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Victims of crime, Crisis response | This practice uses qualified nurses who are trained to collect forensic evidence in cases of rape and sexual assault (of both adults and children). The practice is rated Effective for providing treatment for sexually transmitted infections and emergency contraception to sexual assault/rape victims, but is rated No Effects for the proportion of complainants who had a rape kit collected. Date Posted: |