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From the Archive- Citizen Contact Patrol: The Houston Field Test

This month's From the Archive document is a research project conducted by the Police Foundation, and funded by the National Institute of Justice, in the early 1980's. In 1983 - 1984, the citizen contact patrol field experiment was conducted to examine the impact of police officers initiating contacts with citizens in residences, businesses, and on the street. In making these brief, friendly face-to-face contacts, the police increased their presence in targeted areas and made contacts equal to 14% of the population and 37% of the occupied housing units.

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Guns in America- The Complete Technical Report

This month's "From the Archive" installment focuses on an issue that is, and has been, the subject of much discussion. Guns in America, is a product of the National Survey of Private Ownership of Firearms (NSPOF) coducted in 1994. It provides some of the most comprehensive information on what type of guns are in circulation, who owns them, how and why they were acquired, and how they are stored. 

Also discussed are the views of those surveyed with respect to gun regulation.

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Firearms

From the Archive- Spousal Abuse, Police Newsletters, and Victim Recontact

The Police Foundation has over 40 years of history in conducting high quality research. Much of this research was conducted before the availability of computers and digital archiving capabilities. This means that a great deal of research conducted by the Police Foundation has only been available by requesting printed copies of material.  In an effort to ensure that research conducted by the Police Foundation reaches the broadest possible audience we are undertaking a new imitative to digitize our historical reports.

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