In 2006, New Jersey initiated a comprehensive gun violence reduction strategy, becoming the first in the country to create a long-term statewide, multi-jurisdictional program that relied upon the integration of data and intelligence from multiple sources. Spanning 15 years, the effort improved over time, transforming the investigative culture of all participating agencies. The key was sharing and analyzing information across forensic, criminal intelligence, and investigative entities at all levels of government — local, state, and federal — to support violent crime suppression.
— Read on nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/reducing-gun-violence-through-integrated-forensic-evidence-collection-analysis-and
Tag: Police Crime Fighting
2024 CRIME REDUCTION PLAN – Phoenix Police Department
See the report here:
www.phoenix.gov/policesite/Documents/2024CrimeReductionPlan.pdf
Efficient justice: Thinking at the margins about crime and punishment – Niskanen Center
A justice system, by its very nature, provides benefits and imposes costs.
— Read on www.niskanencenter.org/efficient-crime-control/
“It’s Not as Bad as People Think the Place Is” | Manhattan Institute
The Potential for Informal Social Control at Crime Hot Spots
Executive Summary
Criminologists have long known that crime is highly concentrated—in most cities, approximately 50% of crime happens on only 5% of streets. As a result, many cities have effectively reduced crime by concentrating police resources in extremely high-crime “hot-spots.”
— Read on manhattan.institute/article/potential-for-informal-social-control-at-crime-hot-spots
Get the .PDF HERE
Policing Works when It Is Done Right | Scientific American
The COVID pandemic and the police murder of George Floyd polarized views on policing. Rather than abolishing policing or maintaining its status quo, we need to make it better and more focused
— Read on www.scientificamerican.com/article/policing-works-when-it-is-done-right/
Cleaning up the built environment to reduce crime – Niskanen Center
In every city, a small group of blocks generate most of the serious crime. Place-based crime reduction strategies are grounded in some of the most critical insights made by crime scholars in the past forty years.
— Read on www.niskanencenter.org/cleaning-up-the-built-environment-to-reduce-crime/
What’s the truth behind the ‘shoplifting epidemic’? Six key questions answered
This is an interesting viewpoint of shoplifting from the UK. I think it differs slightly from what takes place in the US. What are your thoughts…..
According to media reports, in 2023 the UK experienced an unprecedented wave of shoplifting. The theory goes that the cost of living crisis and poor police responses are driving a crime wave.
— Read on phys.org/news/2023-12-truth-shoplifting-epidemic-key.html
Policing as Public Health: A 2024 View of Broken Windows | Manhattan Institute
The late Manhattan Institute scholar George L. Kelling developed his ideas through exhaustive fieldwork, spending time out on the street and riding along with police. His observations led not only to his co-authored description of “broken windows” dynamics of public disorder, but also inspired hosts of policy directives and further research projects, contributing vastly to community safety. […]
— Read on manhattan.institute/event/policing-as-public-health-a-2024-view-of-broken-windows
LAPD Helicopter Audit
This is the webpage of the LAPD helicopter audit. On the page is a summary video, an executive summary, and the full report.
LAPD Helicopter Audit
— Read on controller.lacity.gov/landings/lapd-helicopters
Lawful Stop-And-Frisk in Philadelphia | DCReport.org
Cherelle Parker advocated for stop-and-frisk. Experts provide evidence-based suggestions to implement it into Philadelphia and beyond safely.
Make sure to checkout the many links in the article. Helpful resources.
— Read on www.dcreport.org/2023/12/14/a-road-map-for-the-lawful-use-of-stop-and-frisk-in-philadelphia-and-elsewhere/
Future of Policing 