Viral Videos of Police Use of Force: Exploring Police Officer Responses

CPACS Urban Research Awards Part of the mission of the College of Public Affairs and Community Service (CPACS) is to conduct research, especially as it relates to concerns of our local and statewide constituencies. CPACS has always had an urban mission, and one way that mission is served is to preform applied research relevant to urban society in general, and the Omaha metropolitan area and other Nebraska urban communities in particular. Beginning in 2014, the CPACS Dean provided funding for the projects with high relevance to current urban issues, with the potential to apply the findings to practice in Nebraska, Iowa, and beyond

Differential police control at drug dealing places

This paper draws on a randomized field trial in Oakland, California, to explore the different types of tactics the police use to control drug problems in different types of drug markets. We use a cluster analytic technique to create a typology of drug-dealing places. We identify six primary clusters. The clusters are studied to explore variations in policing tactics used to control drug problems at these places. We conclude that the police appear to informally categorize drug-dealing places and to use these cursory site assessments to tailor their drug control tactics