Journal article
On creating ethical, productive, and durable research partnerships with police officers and their departments: a case study of the National Justice Database
Police practice & research, v 20(6), pp 567-584
02 Nov 2019
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Abstract
Translational policing science must begin with explicitly communicated research aims and a shared vision for promoting safety. For researchers to approach police departments without first considering the concerns held by officers and their departments at large, is unethical, unproductive, and undermines efforts to secure longstanding mutually useful researcher-practitioner partnerships. In presenting a case study analysis of the multi-method National Justice Database's recruitment practices, this article highlights some of the challenges that emerge when articulating study aims that hold relevance for public safety; defining theoretically- and solution-oriented research questions; administrative police data collection, analysis, and dissemination; and bolstering human research subject protection protocols for sworn officers who may be justifiably reluctant to participate in social science research endeavors. Implications for ethical policing research practice, fostering collaborative researcher-practitioner partnerships, and leveraging the benefits of data science are also discussed.
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- Title
- On creating ethical, productive, and durable research partnerships with police officers and their departments: a case study of the National Justice Database
- Creators
- Erin M. Kerrison - University of California, BerkeleyPhillip Atiba Goff - John Jay College of Criminal JusticeChris Burbank - John Jay College of Criminal JusticeJordan M. Hyatt - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Police practice & research, v 20(6), pp 567-584
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Criminology and Justice Studies; Center for Public Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000483413300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85071560969
- Other Identifier
- 991019168618604721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Criminology & Penology