Developing a Partnership Between a University and a Police Department: The University at Buffalo School of Management and the Buffalo Police Department Partnership Project -- Executive Summary

• NCJ Number: 181295
• Date Published: December 1999
• Author(s): Raymond G. Hunt Ph.D.; Pamela K. Beal Ph.D.
• Length: 12 pages
• Grant Number(s): 95-IJ-CX-0081
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
• Corporate Author: University at Buffalo School of Management
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/NCJRS; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Country: United States of America
• Note: For the full report see NCJ-181296

Annotation

This is an executive summary of a report on developing a partnership between a university and a police department.

Abstract

The partnership between the University at Buffalo School of Management and the Buffalo Police Department (BPD) was intended to help the BPD build effective strategies for community policing. Benefits for the police department include connection to university resources, a neutral observer who lends credibility and provides an external perspective and a macro view of the organization, and assistance with evaluations and other projects. Benefits for the university include an opportunity to integrate its research, teaching, and public service missions; substantial projects and field experience for interns; additional research opportunities; more readily available data; and a better understanding of the context of research, leading to better research. The partnership has continued for 4 years and has expanded to other law enforcement agencies and communities in Erie County through a Regional Community Policing Center located at the University at Buffalo.