Violence Reduction in Joliet, Illinois:
An Evaluation of the Strategic Tactical Deployment Program
Prepared by:
Robert M. Lombardo
Ira Sommers
Loyola University, Chicago
Project Period
1 October 2010 – 30 September 2012
This project was supported by grant number 2010-DG-BX-0054 awarded by the Office of Justice
Programs SMART Policing Evidence-Based Law Enforcement Initiative FYO2010 to the Joliet
Police Department and Loyola University, Chicago.
Acknowledgements
This project could not have been completed without the cooperation of many people. First,
we would like to thank Chief Michael Trafton of the Joliet
Police Department and his
predecessor Fred Hayes for supporting this research. Second, we would like to thank the
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members of the Will County Probation Department and the Parole Division of the Illinois
Department of Corrections for their participation in this effort. We are also grateful to the staff of
the Bureau of Justice Assistance who guided us through the data collection and reporting
process. Finally, we would like to thank Crime Analyst Maria Green and the members of the
Joliet Police Department for their willingness to cooperate with the research team and openly
discuss the Strategic Tactical Deployment process.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
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Introduction
1
Literature Review
5
Hot-Spot Policing
6
Police-Corrections Partnerships
8
Evidence-Based Policing
13
Strategic Tactical Deployment
16
Area-Based Crime Response
18
Probation Cooperation
19
Parole
Cooperation
22
Parole Compliance Checks
23
Community Outreach and Education
25
Summary of STD Effort
26
Evaluation
26
Theory
of
Change
28
Logic Model
29
Qualitative Methods
30
STD Meeting Observations
30
Field
Observations
and
Interviews
31
Findings
31
Quantitative Methods
34
STD Areas
34