Education
Ph.D. City University of New York Graduate Center
M.Phil. City University of New York Graduate Center
M.A. John Jay College of Criminal Justice
M.S. Tiffin University
About John
John DeCarlo is a nationally recognized expert in community policing and on perceptions of race in policing. He previously was a member of the Branford Police force for 34 years, including six years as chief
Dr. DeCarlo’s current research focuses on police contagion shooting, looking closely at what causes violence to escalate. He is the co-principal investigator on a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to study racial profiling.
The co-author of three books and numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. DeCarlo’s book, Police Leaders in the New Community Problem-Solving Era, examines community policing in Boston, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Newark, studying how police leaders successfully implemented community-policing strategies.
Selected Publications
- Book — An Introduction to Police Science – Kendall Hunt Publishing — (2022)
- Book — Criminal Justice Management and Leadership – Cognella Academic Publishing — (2022)
- Book — Police Science: Key Readings – Cognella Academic Publishing — (2021)
- Peer reviewed article — A Comparison of the Eyewitness Accuracy of Police Officers and Civilians - (2020)
- Peer reviewed article — An Exploratory Study of Police Officers: Low Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue — (2019)
- Kassin, S., Lawson, V., Kuchuka, J. & DeCarlo, J. (2016). Police reports of mock suspect interrogations: A test of accuracy and perception. Law & Human Behavior, Online First, 1-15.
- DeCarlo, J., Jenkins, M. (2015). Labor Unions, Management Innovation and Organizational Change in Police Departments. Springer Publishing.
- Book – Police Unions and Innovation, With Michael Jenkins, Police Unions – Springer Publishing – (2015)
- Book Review, September 2015 – Ghettoside, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, Volume XLII, Number 3
- Book Chapter on Amadou Diallo in African Americans and Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia (2015) Jones-Brown, D and Frazier, B. Greenwood Press, New York
- Peer reviewed Journal Article – FBI Law Enforcement News – May, 2014, with Michael Jenkins, A critical Evaluation of Executive Level Police Training – US Gov. Printing Office
- Book – Police Leaders in the New Community Problem Solving Era. With Michael Jenkins, Innovations in Policing – Carolina Academic Press – (2014)
- Peer reviewed Journal Article – Kassin, Lawson, Kuchuka and DeCarlo, (2012), Effects of video cameras on interrogation – Law and human behavior
- Peer reviewed Journal Article – DeCarlo, J. Sedelmaier, C & Jenkins, M. (2012), Criminal Path Mapping And Its Relationship To Environmental Crime Theories, International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) Journal, 21, 1
- Peer reviewed Journal Article - International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning – A Phenomenological Examination of Student Self Efficacy in Distance Learning – July, 2004
Grants
DeCarlo, J (2015)South Norwalk Against Crime BCJI P1.
DeCarlo, J (2016) NSF – Racial profiling study NSF LSS.