Crime Research Group

04/14/2017

The Windsor County DUI Treatment Docket (WCDTD), the first DUI court in Vermont, is a post-sentence and voluntary program designed to hold repeat DUI offenders accountable and change their behavior...

03/03/2017

A very timely new book written by William Travis Morris of the CRG has recently been published: Dark Ideas: How Neo-Nazi and Violent Jihadi Ideologues Shaped Modern Terrorism.

Dark Ideas: How Neo-Nazi and Violent Jihadi Ideologues Shaped Modern Terrorism by William Travis Morris , a Research Associate at The Crime Research Group. Dark Ideas is the first book of its kind...

02/26/2017

CRG has been tasked with collecting traffic stop and race data from every State, local, county, and municipal law enforcement agency in Vermont on an annual basis. The data is required to be posted electronically in a manner that is analyzable and accessi

In accordance with  Sec. 26. 20 V.S.A. § 2366 , CRG has been tasked with collecting traffic stop and race data from every State, local, county, and municipal law enforcement agency in Vermont on an...

08/02/2016

Report posted to the Crime Research Group website:

REPORT: INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS - TRAINING OUTCOME EVALUATION.

In 2004, the State of Vermont enacted Act 80 which appropriated funds to the Vermont Attorney General

In 2004, the State of Vermont enacted Act 80 which appropriated funds to the Vermont Attorney General to establish a training program for law enforcement officers to assist them in their interactions...

08/02/2016

New Report Posted on the Crime Research Group website:
Windham County Electronic Monitoring Program Process Evaluation - July 2016

In 2013, the Windham County Sheriff proposed a pilot program to the legislature to "determine if electronically monitored h

In 2013, the Windham County Sheriff proposed a pilot program to the legislature to "determine if electronically monitored home detention can be utilized for pretrial detention and as a...

01/05/2016

A new training presentation has been posted on the CRG website -- Data-Driven Policing Series: Law Enforcement Dashboards This presentation provides an overview of two newly developed dashboards for use by law enforcement: 1) The Law Enforcement Incident Dashboard; and 2) The Drug Crime Dashboard. The training was part of the program for the Vermont Chiefs and Sheriffs Annual Meeting in Middlebury, Vermont on December 17, 2015.

https://crgvermontblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/data-driven-policing-series-law-enforcement-dashboards

A new training presentation has been posted on the CRG website --  Data-Driven Policing Series: Law Enforcement Dashboards This presentation provides an overview of two newly developed dashboards f...

09/08/2015

A new report has been posted on the CRG website -- Vermont Victims Compensation Program: A Needs Assessment for People with Disabilities - 2015 The Crime Research Group (CRG) conducted the Needs Assessment phase of this initiative, in consultation with VCCVS staff and a project advisory committee consisting of service providers representing agencies that serve people with disabilities and/or seniors. The needs assessment was designed to identify ways to increase awareness of the Victims Compensation Program among the general population and underserved populations, and identify ways to make the application and provision of services more accessible. Click here to download report-->

https://crgvermontblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/08/new-report-vermont-victims-compensation-program-a-needs-assessment-for-people-with-disabilities-2015/

A new report has been posted on the CRG website --  Vermont Victims Compensation Program: A Needs Assessment for People with Disabilities - 2015 The Crime Research Group (CRG) conducted the Needs A...

06/26/2015

The interactive column chart below shows the gender distribution of total victims of domestic violence in Vermont in 2013. In 2013, women were the most common victims of domestic violence, comprising 71% of the total number of victimizations. Clicking on the chart will take you to the Crime Research Group homepage and an interactive version of the chart that allows you to click on either gender bar to reveal a pie chart showing the distribution of ages of the victims. [ 66 more words. ]

https://crgvermontblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/26/domestic-violence-in-vermont-2013-gender-and-age-distribution-of-victims

The interactive column chart below shows the gender distribution of total victims of domestic violence in Vermont in 2013. In 2013, women were the most common victims of domestic violence, comprisi...

06/08/2015

While policing has remained a mostly reactionary phenomenon, a new, pro-active technology may have a promising future. Crime forecasting is the process of predicting future crime based on an analysis of past data. Crime forecasting, especially when paired with other tools of crime analysis (i.e. heat charts, or pin mapping) may give law enforcement agencies key insights into: 1) resource allocation, 2) more efficient patrolling, and 3) reduced response times (Groff and La Vigne, 2014: 31). [ 327 more words. ]

https://crgvermontblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/forecasting-the-future-of-crime-prediction

While policing has remained a mostly reactionary phenomenon, a new, pro-active technology may have a promising future. Crime forecasting is the process of predicting future crime based on an analys...

06/08/2015

A widespread belief is that child abuse, both physical and sexual, is most often committed by people who are strangers to the victims. However, recent data shows that strangers are not the likely the ones to subject minors to sexual offenses (forcible or non-forcible) or to assault. Surprisingly, the most common relationships between victims and offenders are acquaintances, parents, and siblings. [ 95 more words. ]

https://crgvermontblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/child-abuse-in-vermont-2013-victim-relationship-to-offender

A widespread belief is that child abuse, both physical and sexual, is most often committed by people who are strangers to the victims. However, recent data shows that strangers are not the likely t...