Date of Conferral

8-14-2025

Degree

Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A)

School

Health Services

Advisor

William Forrester

Abstract

The client organization had not previously analyzed the impact of its NIBIN program. This lack of analysis potentially impeded informed decision-making regarding staffing and resource allocation. The purpose of this study was to address the practice-focused research question: What impact do NIBIN leads have on case closure rates for aggravated assaults and homicides involving firearms? A Cox proportional hazards regression model, a type of survival analysis, was used to analyze the data, which was based on the Locard exchange principle. Data were collected from the organization’s record management system. The findings were that NIBIN leads significantly contributed to faster case closures compared to cases without NIBIN leads. The recommendations were that the client organization should continue to streamline the comparison process to expedite lead generation and conduct additional research to explore aspects not covered in this study. The client organization was provided with an executive summary that outlined the findings and recommendations. The findings can potentially impact public administrative practices by promoting inter-agency cooperation, resulting in faster identification of offenders and their connections to criminal incidents, ultimately helping to remove violent offenders from the community. The implications for positive social change include increasing program resources, thereby enhancing the public organization's effectiveness, and reducing crime through offender identification.

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