News and Activities

During Fall 2023, Drs. Santos partnered with the Savannah, GA Police Department to implement Stratified Policing departmentwide.  Pictured here are Roberto and Rachel with Chief Lenny Gunther. 

In May 2023, Drs. Santos speak a leadership seminar on Stratified Policing (pictured below) for the command staff of the Montgomery County, MD Police Department.  They are pictured (above) with Lt. Brian Merryman, Assistant Chief Francke, and a representative of the Montgomery County Police Foundation who sponsored the event. 

Drs. Roberto and Rachel Santos are pictured here with Chief Shon Barnes of the Madison, WI Police Department.  In October 2022, they begin a partnership with MPD to implement Stratified Policing which include a review and recommendations for current crime analysis, problem solving, crime prevention, and accountability practices, agencywide training, and in depth assistance.

In 2023, Drs. Santos have partnered with the Prosper, TX Police Department to assist the agency in the full implementation of Stratified Policing. They are pictured here above with Chief Doug Kowalski.

RELEASED: JANUARY 2023!!!

The new COPS Office Guide: Proactive Response to Domestic-Related Repeat Calls for Service, is the result of the partnership between the Danville (VA) Police Department (DPD) and Radford University’s Center for Police Practice, Policy and Research.

Domestic-related calls for service are one of the most frequent categories police respond to and are one of the most dangerous calls for officers. Yet many of these calls do not constitute a domestic violence crime or trigger an arrest. Dispatchers use a “domestic disturbance” or “domestic violence” call type to alert responding officers to potential domestic violence issues based on the brief information provided by citizens who call 911. Once an officer arrives, there may be no probable cause or even an allegation of violence, so no report is required to be taken. Because most proactive domestic violence responses are initiated by a crime report, identifying repeat occurrences of noncriminal calls for service presents an opportunity for police to respond proactively with the potential to prevent future incidents of domestic violence.

Based on DPD’s implementation of one component of Stratified Policing (i.e., “repeat incidents”), the guide outlines a proactive police response to short-term domestic-related problems identified through repeat calls for service at individual addresses. Importantly, DPD carried out all proactive activities within its normal police business without specialized personnel or units or overtime pay. Thus, the process outlined and recommendations for implementation are realistic for any police agency to implement immediately.  Lastly, although this guide focuses on a particular type of activity, the process can also be used for other types of repeat calls for service, for example, suspicious activity, drug activity, loud noise/parties, and alarms.

In 2021, Drs. Santos have partnered with the Gastonia, NC Police Department to assist the agency  in the full implementation of Stratified Policing. They are pictured here with Amanda Neese (PARC Administrator), Chief Brittan, and Assistant Chief Conard. 

Since Summer 2021, Dr. Rachel Santos has been assisting the Atlanta, GA Police Department in refining and focusing their crime analysis capacity to product effective action-oriented and evaluation-oriented to support the weekly COBRA accountability meeting (pictured here). 

In September 2021, Drs. Roberto and Rachel Santos conducted crime analysis and sworn training for the Pineville, NC Police Department as the first part of its implementation of Stratified Policing. They will continue the partnership  with Chief Hudgins and the department to provide assistance for the next several months until Stratified Policing is fully implemented. 

Drs. Santos are pictured here with the command staff and newly hired crime analyst, Katherine Rimer (Radford University Alum 2021). 

In Summer 2021, Drs. Santos conducted command-level, crime analysis, and operational personnel training for West Palm Beach Police, FL Police Department as part of their partnership to implement Stratified Policing. 

Drs. Roberto (pictured above) and Rachel (pictured below) Santos recently conducted training for all ranks at the Matthews, NC Police Department as part of a comprehensive implementation of Stratified Policing in the department. 

In Fall 2020, as part of Stratified Policing implementation, Drs. Santos conducted commander and executive training for Washoe County, NV Sheriff’s Office which included an overview of the approaches as well as sessions on crime analysis, accountability structure/meetings, and long-term problem solving. Separate sessions were conducted for sergeants, deputies, and detectives.