Key insights

• ⚕️ Dr. Ram focuses on community wellness, harm reduction, and mixed methods research
• 👮 Engagement in ongoing evaluation of the Able program in the San Francisco Police Department
• ⚖️ Aims of the Able program: creating a culture of active bystandership and preventing police misconduct
• 🔍 Utilizing randomized control trial (RCT) for process and outcomes evaluation
• ⛔ Challenges include contamination, limitations in training fidelity, and messy data
• 📊 Importance of sample size for research involving police departments
• 🤝 Bringing diverse stakeholders together for collaborative policymaking and processes
• 🌱 Emphasis on process evaluation, community engagement, and building relationships

Q&A

• Is there contact information provided for further discussion?

  Yes, contact information is provided for further discussion about the evaluation research and related topics.

• What is emphasized regarding evaluation research and community engagement?

  Time, intentionality, trust, and relationships are crucial in evaluation research, emphasizing process evaluation, community engagement, and a comprehensive and humane approach rooted in humanity.

• What is the significance of bringing diverse stakeholders together in collaborative policymaking?

  Bringing diverse stakeholders together is essential for creating collaborative policies and processes for trauma care and law enforcement, emphasizing slow, necessary, and collaborative efforts involving monthly meetings, open dialogue, and transparency.

• How does Dr. Cassandra Ram navigate competing interests among stakeholder groups in research and evaluation work?

  Dr. Cassandra Ram manages competing interests among stakeholder groups by bringing diverse stakeholders together, leveraging existing relationships, and influential leaders, fostering open dialogue, and transparency to ensure all voices are heard.

• How did Dr. Cassandra Ram foster a relationship with the police department for research?

  Dr. Cassandra Ram emphasized the importance of sample size, relationships, and influential leaders in fostering a relationship with the police department for research.

• What are the challenges faced in the evaluation of the Able program?

  Challenges include contamination, limitations in training fidelity, and messy data. Triangulating different data sources and continuous quality improvement are important.

• What are the strengths and challenges of the randomized control trial (RCT) design?

  The strengths include minimizing biases and community-based participation. Challenges involve potential risks of contamination, limitations in training fidelity, and messy data, necessitating continuous quality improvement.

• What are the goals of the research study on different training programs for policing behavior?

  The research study aims to measure changes in police behavior and address policing harms by involving the community in the research process through three groups: no training, implicit bias training, and de-escalation training.

• What research methodology is being utilized in the evaluation of the Able program?

  The evaluation of the Able program is utilizing a randomized control trial (RCT) for process and outcomes evaluation, including the examination of racial disparities and implicit bias in police behavior.

• What is the aim of the Able program in the San Francisco Police Department?

  The Able program aims to create a culture of active bystandership and prevent police misconduct.

• What is the ongoing evaluation Dr. Cassandra Ram is involved in?

  Dr. Cassandra Ram is engaged in an ongoing evaluation of the Able program in the San Francisco Police Department, aiming to create a culture of active bystandership and prevent police misconduct.

• What is Dr. Cassandra Ram's role at the Center for Innovations and Community Safety?

  Dr. Cassandra Ram serves as the Director of Research and Evaluation at the Center for Innovations and Community Safety, focusing on community wellness, harm reduction, and utilizing mixed methods research and community engagement.

• 00:00 Dr. Cassandra Ram discusses her work as the Director of Research and Evaluation at the Center for Innovations and Community Safety. She focuses on community wellness and harm reduction, utilizing mixed methods research and community engagement. She shares insights on an ongoing evaluation of the Able program in the San Francisco Police Department, aiming to create active bystandership and prevent police misconduct.
• 07:18 A research study is being conducted to evaluate the impact of different training programs on policing behavior. The study involves three groups - one receiving no training, one receiving implicit bias training, and one receiving de-escalation training. The goal is to measure changes in police behavior and address policing harms by involving the community in the research process.
• 13:47 The evaluation faces challenges such as contamination, limitations in training fidelity, and messy data. Triangulating different data sources and continuous quality improvement are important.
• 20:29 The speaker describes how they fostered a relationship with the police department for research, emphasizing the importance of sample size, relationships, and influential leaders. They also discuss navigating competing interests among stakeholder groups in research and evaluation work, using a hospital-based violence intervention program as an example.
• 27:24 Bringing diverse stakeholders together, including community members, police, medical professionals, and lawyers, to create collaborative policies and processes for trauma care and law enforcement. The process is slow but necessary, involving monthly meetings, open dialogue, and transparency to ensure all voices are heard. Co-creation takes time, and rushing the process can cause more harm than good.
• 34:05 The importance of time, intentionality, trust, and relationships in evaluation research highlighted. Emphasis on process evaluation and community engagement. Research should be comprehensive and rooted in humanity. Contact information provided for further discussion.