Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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The push for more evidence-based approaches to policing has led to a rethinking by law enforcement leaders about how to incorporate research and analysis into their tactics and strategies.1 Decades of...
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In October 2010, someone deliberately fired a number of rounds at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. This was the beginning of a series of shootings that targeted multiple ...
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Street gang violence is a concern for many inner cities. The National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) reported the existence of an estimated 33,000 gangs and 1.4 million gang members in the United Sta...
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Many law enforcement agencies from throughout the United States have long realized some degree of divergence and inefficiency between an agency’s many administrative and operational functions. The r...
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The purpose of this article is to discuss the policing philosophy that has proven effective for reducing violent crime in the District of Columbia (D.C.). With many different policing philosophies and...
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The job of a police officer is not easy. Tasked with apprehending criminals, maintaining public order and preventing and detecting crimes, police officers put their lives in danger every day. In order...
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To say that municipal, county, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies across the United States have been adversely affected by the economic downturn of the past several years is a dramatic underst...
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There is a whole body of international research and reports about the many complex issues that focus on the escalating cost of policing as well as the pros and cons of amalgamations and restructuring ...