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Better policing through better evidenceFrom new professionalism to better remedies

Peter Neyroud CBE QPM

Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge

And

Molly Slothower, University of Maryland

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Coming up

‣ The Old policing profession – the old evidence and its consequences

‣ From the Old, to the New

‣ Evidence. Myths. Legends

‣ Politics and Police

‣ Developing the New policing professionalism supported by science

‣ Turning Point and the community remedy

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Coming up

‣ The Old policing profession

‣ From the Old, to the New

‣ Evidence. Myths. Legends

‣ Politics and Police

‣ Developing the New policing professionalism

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O. W. Wilson1900-1972

Chief of Wichita and Chicago

Rapid response

Deterrent patrol

Investigations

Police science degrees

... the “Clinical Professor”

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O. W. Wilson1900-1972

Chief of Wichita and Chicago

“the determination of the level of operational manpower to carry out police tasks..[is made by]

(a) guesswork(b) comparison [to others] (c) a calculation of the

number of men to be added to compensate for an increase in crime…” (Wilson and McLaren, 1976: 363)

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O. W. Wilson1900-1972

Chief of Wichita and Chicago

“An impression of omni-presence is created by frequent and conspicuous patrol at every hour and in all sections of the community..” (Wilson and McLaren, 1976: 363)

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The 3 Rs of the ‘old’ professional era

Approach

Random patrols

Rapid response

Reactive detection

Objective

To deter

To prevent

To reduce

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Coming up

‣ The Old policing profession

‣ From the Old, to the New

‣ Evidence. Myths. Legends

‣ Politics and Police

‣ Developing the New policing professionalism

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The end of the ‘old’ professional era

Approach

Random patrols

Rapid response

Reactive detection

Objective

To deter

To prevent

To reduce

Research Outcome

Not effective

Not effective

Not effective

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The end of the ‘old’ professional era

orRandom Patrol

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Community Policing

‣ Seeking mission beyond crime fighting

‣ Building upon Goldstein’s problem-solving model

‣ Majority of police activities were not related to crime

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Intelligence-led Policing

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Compstat

BIG DATAEvidence

Cops on the dotsCrime

FightingTACTICS

CONFIDENT

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Evidence-led Policing

Place

People

Protection

Persuasion

Areas of high crime rates

Most harmful and persistent

Most vulnerable

Legitimacy

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Coming up

‣ The Old policing profession

‣ From the Old, to the New

‣ Evidence. Myths. Legends

‣ Politics and Police

‣ Developing the New policing professionalism

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50 years of research.

Is policing based on researched facts?

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5 Popular Myths

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1

Focus on hotspots = crime

Myth Fact

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2

Targeting =

Diffusion

Myth Fact

Targeting =

Displacement

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3

Myth Fact

Court Prosecution =

Deterrent

Formal Processing =

Negative Impact

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4

Myth Fact

Community Policing=

Crime Prevention

Community Policing=

Legitimacy

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5

Myth Fact

‘Traditional’ Policing=

Crime Reduction

Science=

Success

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Why do myths matter?

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