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Publications

Process Evaluations

Bureau of Justice Assistance (1993). Multijurisdictional narcotics enforcement task forces: Lessons learned from the OCN model. Washington, DC: Author.

Craven, D. (1995). Vermont's drug task force: Perceptions and effectiveness. The Dataline Justice Research Bulletin 4 (1). Montpelier: Vermont Center for Justice Research.

Dewey, J. (1995). Combining qualitative and quantitative data in an evaluation of multijurisdictional drug enforcement units. Carbondale, IL: Southern University of Illinois, Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections.

Jacoby, J., Hammond C., Ratledge E. and Ward S. (1999). Evaluation of Illinois' multijurisdictional drug prosecution programs and local drug prosecution support programs. Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

Schmitz, R., Wassenberg, P. S., Gransky, L., Hagner, P. G., Sims, P. L, Magnusen, L. R., Reidel, M., O'Sullivan, W., & Sweat, G. (1998). An evaluation of the homicide and violent crime strike force program in Madison and St. Clair counties. Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

Outcome Evaluations

Bynum, T., Decker, S. and Swift, D. (1999). Final report: Evaluation of the Kankakee county violent crime task force. (Available from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Chicago, IL).

California State University. (2003). Evaluation of multijurisdictional task forces in California: Final report of the California State University, Sacramento. California: Author.

Cárdenas, G. G. (2002). An assessment of the multijurisdictional drug task forces in Texas: A case study. Texas: Texas State University-San Marcos, Political Science Department Public Administration.

Craven, D. (1995). Vermont's drug task force: Perceptions and effectiveness. The Dataline Justice Research Bulletin 4 (1). Montpelier: Vermont Center for Justice Research.

Decker, S., Bynum, T., Curry, G. D. and Swift, D. (2000). Evaluation of the Kankakee metropolitan enforcement group. Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

Dewey, J. (1995). Combining qualitative and quantitative data in an evaluation of multijurisdictional drug enforcement units. Carbondale, IL: Southern University of Illinois, Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, & Corrections.

Hayeslip, D. and Russell-Einhorn, M. (2002). Evaluation of multijurisdictional task forces project: Phase 1 final report. Washington, DC: Abt. Associates.

Herzik, E., Bartridge, J., & Hoyt, R. (1998). Evaluating the effectiveness of Nevada's multijurisdictional narcotics task forces. Reno, NV: The Great Basin Policy Research Institute.

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. (2006). Meth response team easing burden on localized drug task forces. Research at a glance, 1, (7), 1-2.

Jacoby, J. E., Hammond, C. B., Ratledge, E. C., & Ward, S. W. (1999). Evaluation of Illinois' multijurisdictional drug prosecution programs and local drug prosecution support programs. Chicago, IL: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

Jefferis, E., Frank, J., Smith, B., Novak, K. and Travis, L. (1998). An examination of the productivity and perceived effectiveness of drug task forces. Police Quarterly 1 (3).

Justice Research and Statistics Association. (1992). Law enforcement task force evaluation projects: Results and findings in the states. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Kirchner, R. and Robinson, K. (2000). Assessment of the judicial district multijurisdictional task forces: Past progress and future direction. Nashville, TN: Author.

Olson, D. E., Albertson, S., Brees, J., Cobb, A., Feliciano, L., Juergens, R., Ramker, G. F., & Bauer, R. (2002). New approaches and techniques for examining and evaluating multijurisdictional drug task forces in Illinois. Chicago, IL: University of Loyola.

Nunn, S., Quinet, K., & Newby, W. (2005). Indiana multijurisdictional drug task forces, 2002 and 2003. Indianapolis, Indiana: Center for Urban Policy and the Environment.

Pennell, S., Melton, R., & Hoctor, D. (1996). Assessment of a Multi-agency approach to drug involved gang members. San Diego, CA: San Diego Association of Governments, Criminal Justice Research Division.

Purintun, C., Bates, D., Brewster, D., Fine, K., Wiens, A., Wright, D., Huntington, D., Connelly M., & O'Connell, P. (1997). An initial evaluation of multijurisdictional drug task forces in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center.

The Research and Analysis Unit. (2004). Special Focus: The impact of Methamphetamine on Illinois' Metropolitan Enforcement Groups and Task Forces. Chicago, Illinois: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

Schmitz, R., Wassnenberg, P. S., Gransky, L., Hagner, P. G., Sims, P. L., Magnusen, L. R., Reidel, M., O'Sullivan, W., & Sweat, G. (1998). An evaluation of the homicide and violent crime strike force program in Madison and St. Clair counties. Chicago: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

Schlegel, K., & McGarrell, E. F. (1991). An examination of arrest practices in regions served by multijurisdictional drug task forces. Crime & Delinquency, 37, (3), 408-426.

Smith, B. W., Novak, K. J., Frank J., & Travis, L. F. (2000). Multijurisdictional drug task forces: An analysis of impacts. Journal of Criminal Justice, 28, (6), 543-556.

Ward, R. H. (2001). TNCP: Measuring and evaluating narcotics task force's performance. Huntsville, TX: Sam Houston University, Criminal Justice Center.

Other Task Force Reports

Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. (2004). Enhanced drug and gang enforcement (EDGE) report. Phoenix, Arizona: Author.

Buhler, M. L. (1999). The fugitive task force as an alternative organizational model. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin 68 (4).

Bureau of Justice Assistance. (1994). A report to the attorney general: Multijurisdictional task forces use of overtime and related issues FY1994. Washington, DC: Author.

Bureau of Justice Assistance. (1997). Multijurisdictional task forces: Ten years of research and evaluation (a report to the attorney general). Washington, DC: Author.

Bureau of Justice Assistance. (2000). Creating a new criminal justice system for the 21st century: Findings and results from state and local program evaluations. Washington, DC: Author.

Caulkins, J., & Renter, P. (1998). What price data tells us about drug markets. Journal of Drug Issues 28 (3).

Coldren, J., McGarrell, E., Sabath, M., Schlegel, K., & Stolzenberg, L. (1993). Multijurisdictional drug task force operations: Results of a nationwide survey of task force commanders. Washington, DC: Justice Research and Statistics Association.

General Accounting Office. (1999). Drug control: DEA's strategies and operations in the 1990s. Washington, D.C.: Author.

General Accounting Office. (2001). Department of Justice: Status of achieving key outcomes and addressing major management challenges. Washington, DC: Author.

General Accounting Office. (2002). Results oriented management: Agency crosscutting actions and plans in drug control, family poverty, financial institution regulation, and public health systems. Washington, DC: Author.

Hayeslip, D. W., Dunworth, T., & Russell-Einhorn, M. L. (n. d.). Evaluation of multi-jurisdictional task forces in the United States, 1999-2000 (Description-Study No. 3865). Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-University Consortium For Political and Social Research. Retrieved September 14, 2004, from http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03865.xml

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. (1999). Kankakee MEG unit employs problem-solving approach to combat drug crime. On Good Authority 3 (4). Chicago, IL: Author.

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. (2003). A comparison of local and multijurisdictional drug enforcement efforts in Illinois. On Good Authority 6 (6). Chicago, IL: Author.

Illinois Criminal Justice Authority Research & Analysis Unit. (2002). A summary of drug enforcement activities across Illinois' multijurisdictional enforcement groups and task forces. Chicago, IL: Author.

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Research and Analysis Unit. (2004). Assessing Illinois' metropolitan enforcement groups and task forces. Chicago, Illinois: Author.

Justice Research & Statistics Association. (1993). Multijurisdictional drug control task forces: A five year review 1988-1992. Washington, DC: Author.

McGarrell, E. F., & Schlegel, K. (1991). An evaluation of the south central Indiana and tri-county narcotics task forces. Indianapolis: Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.

Murphy, G. R., Wexler, C., Davies, H. J., & Plotkin, M. (2004). Managing a multijurisdictional case: Identifying the lessons learned from the sniper investigation. Washington, DC: Police Executive Research Forum.

National Institute of Justice. (2003). Evaluating multijurisdictional drug enforcement task forces. NIJ Journal, 250, 40-42.

Olson, D. E., Feuerborn, A., Kushner, A., Mata, A., Przybylski, R. K., & Travis, J. (1994). Documenting the extent and nature of drug and violent crime: Developing jurisdiction-specific profiles of the criminal justice system. Chicago, IL: Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Sontheimer, H. (1993). Multijurisdictional task forces in Pennsylvania. The Justice Analyst 7 (1).