OCJS Research Brief, Volume 4, Issue #1: Economic Crime in Columbus Following the Opening of a Casion Volume 4, Issue 1
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1/1/2015
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Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services
Abstract
This issue of the OCJS Research Brief contains four articles summarizing recent research by the Ohio Statistical Analysis Center. “Economic Crime in Columbus Following the Opening of a Casino†examined the impact of the newly opened Hollywood Casino on economic crime in Columbus. The research showed no impact from the casino on economic crime, but OCJS will continue to examine the effects of the casino on Columbus crime rates. Overall, this effort represented a successful partnership between OCJS and the Columbus Police Department and demonstrated another way that OCJS can assist law enforcement to help make the state of Ohio safer. The second article, “Stalking in Ohio – 2013 and Preliminary 2014 Data,†demonstrates how Ohio's Incident-Based Reporting System (OIBRS) can be used as a tool to examine stalking in Ohio. The next article, “OCJS Sustainability Report,†provided the results of study to evaluate both the sustainability of OCJS and the utility of a sustainability measurement tool that has yet to be applied to programs in the criminal justice setting. Results showed that the tool, the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT), is useful in a criminal justice context, so OCJS will begin administering the PSAT to its funded programs to help evaluate and strengthen program sustainability. The final article, “Homicides in Ohio 2000-2012,†reported information on the incidence of homicide in the state from 2000 to 2012 as reported by law enforcement agencies to the FBI in Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR).
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This issue of the OCJS Research Brief contains four articles summarizing recent research by the Ohio Statistical Analysis Center. “Economic Crime in Columbus Following the Opening of a Casino†examined the impact of the newly opened Hollywood Casino on economic crime in Columbus. The research showed no impact from the casino on economic crime, but OCJS will continue to examine the effects of the casino on Columbus crime rates. Overall, this effort represented a successful partnership between OCJS and the Columbus Police Department and demonstrated another way that OCJS can assist law enforcement to help make the state of Ohio safer. The second article, “Stalking in Ohio – 2013 and Preliminary 2014 Data,†demonstrates how Ohio's Incident-Based Reporting System (OIBRS) can be used as a tool to examine stalking in Ohio. The next article, “OCJS Sustainability Report,†provided the results of study to evaluate both the sustainability of OCJS and the utility of a sustainability measurement tool that has yet to be applied to programs in the criminal justice setting. Results showed that the tool, the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT), is useful in a criminal justice context, so OCJS will begin administering the PSAT to its funded programs to help evaluate and strengthen program sustainability. The final article, “Homicides in Ohio 2000-2012,†reported information on the incidence of homicide in the state from 2000 to 2012 as reported by law enforcement agencies to the FBI in Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR).
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Stalking