Present but not prevalent: identifying the organizational correlates of researcher-practitioner partnerships in U.S. Law Enforcement |
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| Authors: | Jeff Rojek John A Shjarback John Andrew Hansen Geoffrey P Alpert |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USArojekjef@msu.edu;3. Department of Law and Justice Studies, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA;4. Department of Criminal Justice, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA;5. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina/Griffith University |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTFederal funding streams, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and policing executives and scholars alike have advocated for more researcher-practitioner partnerships in American law enforcement. While a few studies have explored the growth and prevalence of research partnerships in policing, less attention has been placed on the organizational correlates of such collaborative relationships. Using a nationally representative sample of US law enforcement agencies, the current study investigated participation in what we term ‘rigorous partnerships’ – more formal, long-term relationships between researchers and practitioners with increased opportunity for interactive knowledge exchange. Policy implications and directions for future research are discussed, with a specific focus on the barriers and impediments that both parties face for successful collaborative efforts and research translation. |
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| Keywords: | Police partnerships translational criminology |
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