Brian R. Johnson

The effectiveness of computer based education in criminal justice undergraduate curricula - an evaluation

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:07:50 PDT

Police compulsory arbitration: A review of the research

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:05:02 PDT

Ensuring the future of asset forfeiture programs

Greg L. Warchol et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:03:58 PDT

Stress and officer-involved shootings - the agency's responsibility

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:02:37 PDT

Criminal forfeiture: An effective alterntative to civil proceedings

Greg L. Warchol et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:57:59 PDT

Property forfeiture has become one of the more controversial law enforcement techniques currently employed in the War on Drugs. The extensive use of administrative and civil-judicial forfeiture proceedings has resulted in increased criticism of the program because of their limited protections for suspects and relaxed burdens of proof for the government. This paper employs a qualitative and quantitative approach in examining the merits of the criminal forfeiture proceeding, a seldom used alternative for the favored administrative and civil proceedings. The authors argue for an increased utilization of criminal forfeiture to effectively meet the goals of law enforcement and protect the individual rights of property owners.

Police-compulsory arbitration in Michigan: A logistic model analysis of environmental factors

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:54:56 PDT

This study examined the significance of environmental variables in using compulsory arbitration in contract negotiations for public sector law enforcement unions and their respective municipalities in the state of Michigan. By analyzing 517 jurisdictions in Michigan from the period 1990 to 1994 that provide law enforcement services, the analysis showed that cites have the highest overall frequency of arbitration use while villages had the lowest. A logistic regression equation was also constructed to determine what environmental factors influenced the use of arbitration. Results indicated that the form of government, the wealth of the municipality, the number of employees, and location have a direct and statistically significant effect on parties seeking Act 312 arbitration over collectively bargaining the labor contract.

Police residential requirements: An exploratory analysis

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:51:36 PDT

This research examined the prevalence of residential requirements and police officers attitudes toward residential requirements in the state of Michigan. Through the collection of qualitative information, a survey was distributed to a medium-sized police agency in southwestern Michigan to record officers' concerns and attitudes toward their agency's residential requirement. Later, a statewide phone survey was also conducted. The research found the majority of police agencies sampled had residential requirements. Likewise, the data revealed opposition to residential requirements for a variety of personal issues. Traditional reasons posited by police administrators for the existence of a residential requirement were also refuted through the attitudinal questionnaire. This raises the question of the impact of these policies in the collective bargaining process and contemporary human resource management.

Giving security space at the mall

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:47:57 PDT

Guilty property: A qualitative analysis of civil forfeiture

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:46:22 PDT

The objective of this article is to explore how property seized under the federal civil-judicial forfeiture laws for drug law violations is proceeded against by the government. The methodology is primarily exploratory. A sample of federal civil-judicial drug forfeiture cases is described and then analyzed in regard to the relative importance of the cases’ characteristics. The findings raise serious questions about the use of this policy and the government’s intent behind forfeiture. Implications and suggestions for future research are also presented.

A cross sectional quantitative analysis of federal asset forfeiture

Greg L. Warchol et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:43:32 PDT

The seduction of asset forfeiture

Greg L. Warchol et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:41:15 PDT

Security's amazing recovery

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:39:17 PDT

Federal forfeiture: Law, policy and practice

Greg L. Warchol et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:36:18 PDT

The purpose of this research is to first describe the origins and current state of federal asset forfeiture law, then examine of how property seized under the forfeiture laws for drug law violations is proceeded against by the federal government. The methodology, which is primarily exploratory, utilizes both qualitative and quantitative data. A sample of over 6000 federal administrative and judicial drug forfeiture cases are described and analyzed to construct a profile of the federal government's use of this policy. Findings raise questions about the use of forfeiture and the government's intent. Implications and suggestions for future research are included.

An exploratory analysis of the selection of arbitrators in compulsory interest arbitration proceedings: The Michigan experience

Star Swift et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:31:00 PDT

This research provides a review of the compulsory arbitration process in Michigan. It first provides a qualitative description of how arbitrators are selected as members of the arbitration panel maintained and administered by the Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC). Using official data from MERC, this study also examined the background characteristics of all arbitrators (n = 54) listed as members of the panel. It found that the members of MERC's arbitration panel are predominately white males who have over 11 years of experience and possess law degrees. Using a multivariate model to explore what background characteristics are predictors of the selection of a neutral arbitrator by the parties in dispute, it was found that age, gender, years of experience, and education were not significant variables affecting the selection of arbitrators.

Corporate kidnapping: An exploratory study

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:25:01 PDT

Bail agents and bounty hunters: Adversaries or allies of the justice system?

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:22:55 PDT

Bounty hunters are employed by the bail industry to locate and apprehend criminal defendants who “skip” bail and, subsequently, fail to appear for court appointments. While some scholars have examined bounty hunters, this work is concerned primarily with the origins, history, and legal challenges to the industry and its practices. Popular literature on this subject has created the “myth” of the bounty hunter, but it has failed to provide an accurate portrayal of the activities these individuals perform. Through the use of field research methods, this study provides a better understanding of the role that bail agents and bounty hunters play in the criminal justice system.

Training dyslexics in skill-based applications

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:18:24 PDT

Grievance arbitration in law enforcement: The Wisconsin experience

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:16:25 PDT

This exploratory study examines grievance arbitration cases involving municipal and county sheriff's law enforcement agencies and unions in Wisconsin that had requested arbitration through the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC). Using official data (n = 141 cases) from WERC for 1994 to 2004, this study provides a profile of the types of cases brought to arbitration in Wisconsin according to dispute or issue, agency, union affiliation, and award outcome. Statistical analysis of the data found that county sheriff's agencies had a statistically significant higher number of cases brought to arbitration in to comparison municipal agencies. When controlling for specific issues, unions were more successful in issues that dealt with economic issues and employee terminations than employers. The findings also show that there were no statistically significant differences between unions affiliated with state-level or national unions in outcome success in comparison to independent-based unions.

Citizen police academies: An analysis of enhanced police-community relations among citizen attendees

Michael Breen et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:11:12 PDT

One current initiative used by many police agencies across the United States to foster better police–community relations is the Citizen's Police Academy (CPA). While CPAs lack a precise academic definition, they can be considered to be a planned programme created by law enforcement agencies to educate their citizens on police operations and management. Over the last 20 years, CPA programmes have rapidly expanded among police agencies in the United States, where it is estimated that approximately 15% of all police agencies have some type of these programmes. This article expands upon the limited research on CPAs by analysing their impact on attendees. Specifically, this article explores changes in the attitudes of 48 CPA attendees who completed a 12-week/36-hour CPA programme at a Sheriff's Department in the state of Michigan. Based on the analysis of pre- and post-test responses, this study found that this particular CPA had a positive impact on the attendees' attitudes towards the police, and their understanding of police operations, crime, and quality-of-life issues in their community.

Property crimes at O'Hare International Airport Post 9/11: The impact of increased security

Brian R. Johnson et al. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:05:45 PDT

Since 11th September 2001 there has been a raft of measures brought in to make airports and commercial airlines a more difficult target to reach. We have witnessed an increase in both the range of technologies and personnel deployed to ensure passenger safety. Although primarily designed to thwart terrorism, one of the secondary outcomes of these increased security measures has been the reduction of property-related offenses, particularly larceny and motor vehicle theft, at U. S. airports. Brian R. Johnson and Brian F. Kingshott examine the Changes in the number of reported property crimes at Chicago O'Hare, pre- and post-9/11.