CRIME PREVENTION ANALYSIS LAB-
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO

Projects

CPAL has a number of ongoing research projects. The breadth of this activity demonstrates the range of interests among program staff, as well as the important issues facing local communities. As these research projects are completed, reports and analyses will be made available to the public on a limited basis due to privacy considerations. For additional information on each project please email the associated researcher identifed by web mail links.

Lexington, KY

Riverside County Crime Prevention Act A.B. 1913

San Bernadino County Crime Initiative, CA

Public Art Initiative

590 Class Projects

Reports

Lexington, KY

	Commercial Burglary This project involves merging crime data (calls for service and reports) with available community level data and information obtained through site surveys into an analysis of commercial burglary concentration and potential. The goal of this project is to identify environmental features associated with commercial burglary concentrations and then use these variables to forecast where future concentrations are expected. Project contact Dr. Gisela Bichler-Robertson.
	Automobile Theft Forecasting This project involves merging crime data, site level characteristics and available community level data into an analysis of automobile theft concentration. The intent is to determine whether there is a relationship between levels of opportunity for auto theft and crime concentration. This analysis will be used to forecast where future concentrations are expected. Project contact Marissa Potchak

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Riverside County Crime Prevention Act (A.B. 1913)
Evaluation of Juvenile Crime Prevention Programs

	Bridge Anti-gang Program Geographical analyses will be performed for the BRIDGE evaluation in order to identify spatial features affecting the success of program clients. Included in this analysis will be juvenile offender mobility and proximity analysis.
	Police Action Counseling Team (PACT) The PACT or Family Violence Prevention Program operates in Coachella Valley and is fully supported by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. This program involves collaboration between the Sheriff's Department, contracted licensed mental health professionals, educators, county child protective services, mental health, and probation. Given the breadth of the area serviced and the limited resources available, the program evaluation being conducted by the faculty of CSUSB under the Criminal Justice Research Center will include a geographical analysis to control for geographic limitations.
	Youth Accountability Teams Three separate programs are included in this component of the Riverside Evaluation Project:Community-based Probation Diversion, Youth Court, and School Attendance Review Boards. Geographic analyses will be performed as part of the evaluation in order to identify spatial factors that improve or detract from program success rate. For more information about the above programs contact Dr. Gisela Bichler-Robertson.

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San Bernardino County Crime Initiative

Rialto Skate Park: Identifying the Crime Inducive Elements of Public Parks	Micah Miller
East Valley Housing Abatement Programs	Jolene Rivas-Elliott
Teen Courts in the Yucca Valley: Can they offer an effective solution to juvenile crime	Debra Lee Reichard
Using Publicly Available Information to Identify Crime Concentration in the East Valley	Amanda DeVries
Nuisance behaviors in Public Places of San Bernardino-- Drug Dealing and Prostitution in Public Parks	Tim Rubalca
Identifying Environmental and Situational Factors affecting Target Preference among Auto Thieves	Mario Rivera

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Public Art Initiative

Securing Temporary Public Art Exhibits: From Cows to Mr. Potato Head
Public art by definition must be accessible to people unfortunately not everyone is intent on enjoying these images and sculptures peacefully. A variety of mechanisms can be employed to secure temporary exhibits. This project examines the environmental features associated with art that is damaged to those that remain untouched in an effort to inform future exhibits.

Jill Christie and
Gisela Bichler-Robertson

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Special Projects

Authors: Jill Christie, Jason Keith, Raquel Delgado, Darlene Cervera, and Nancy Cabrera Title: Recognizing and Combating Deviant Social Behaviors on University Avenue Location: Riverside, CA	powerpoint presentation associated paper paper in html format
Authors: Amanda De Vries, Luis Larios, Jaime Arrowood, Mary Owen, Shuryo Fujita Title: Examining the Impact of Market Night on Delinquent Behavior near Redlands Mall Location: Redlands, CA	powerpoint presentation associated paper
Authors: Mario Rivera, Jaime Mireless, Shenita Jones, and Kathryn Starn Title: Is Your Car Safe at the Krikorian Movie Theatre? Location: Redlands, CA	powerpoint presentation associated paper
Authors: Thien Nguyen, Lucila Vega, Elias Verdin, and Chris Quiel Title: University Avenue: Addressing the Prostitution and Drug Problem between Kansas and Ottawa Location: Riverside, CA	associated paper
Author: Dennis Graham Title: Preventing Armed Convenience Store Robbery: A Fusion of Environmental and Social Strategies Location: Palm Springs, CA	associated paper (adobe)

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Professional Presentations & Papers

10th International Seminar, Environmental Criminology & Crime Analysis

Liverpool, England 17-20, June 2001

conference website

Presentation by: Gisela Bichler-Robertson and Melissa Johnson
Title: Connecting Evironmental Cues to Commercial Burglary Concentrations: Combining Theory and Practice into a Blended Approach

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ESRI International User Conference 2001
San Diego Convention Center, July 9-13

conference website

Presentation by: Gisela Bichler-Robertson
Title: Using GIS to Examine Risk-taking and System Hazard among Rare Events
Paper # 521 in the Conference Proceedings

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associated paper

Academy of Criminal Justice Research (ACJRC)
San Diego, Oct. 18-19

Presentation by: Melanie Tennant and Gisela Bichler-Robertson
Title: GIS Applications in Criminal Justice

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