TLDR: we make identifying and prioritizing crime hot spots too hard. At just the “top 10” most criminogenic places for a given crime type there is a disproportionate share of crime. Meaningful crime reductions could be achieved by focusing on just the “top 10” micro-level places!
Excited to be recognized for this award! Thanks to @police_practice and the team there for the recognition. The publisher version of the article is available here: https://t.co/MoBj7XOn5u and a post-print can be accessed here: https://t.co/FkEZZ8N4hG
(1/11) New #OpenAccess article w/ @ntconnealy@reid_sav & C. Palermo “Using Automated Vehicle Locator Data to Classify Discretionary Police Patrol Across Space" in Journal of Criminal Justice: https://t.co/GRKcOGeQPt. A research brief is available at https://t.co/aHCCQgTzhV
1/ Been quiet for awhile on X but hoping it's still a place to share NEW research! Recent article in JOEX with Frederick & Cubitt looks at the potential criminogenic effect of safe consumption sites in Toronto. Lots of *loud* discourse on SCSs and if they produce or prevent harms
5/ The results add important nuance to the discussion of SCSs and their potential unintended negative consequences like crime. We found that crime generally did not change due to SCSs but the location of an SCS and crime distribution around it may be unique and situational.
Thank you to @ConversationUS for publishing my essay on my @OJPNIJ funded research on ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City: https://t.co/tIdMfbkY18. #OpenAccess versions of all articles mentioned in the essay are available at https://t.co/YFkcZ3fSjF.
Proud @ntconnealy & my article "The effect of the Seattle police-free CHOP zone on crime" is a top cited paper in @CPPJournal from 2022-2023: https://t.co/uqutsjXXV5. For those w/o subscription access an #OpenAccess postprint & research brief available at https://t.co/VEIw38ObAc
(1/6) New #OpenAccess article in J of Experimental Criminology: “Staggered Deployment of Gunshot Detection Technology in Chicago: A Matched Quasi‑Experiment of Gun Violence Outcomes” w/ @ntconnealy & crew https://t.co/1xUnGqQsIB. Research brief available @ https://t.co/y4Mkkcz9Si
Good day from Chicago! If you’re at @ACJS_National conference tomorrow (Wed. 3/20) @ntconnealy@Dan_S_Lawrence and I are holding a panel on “Cutting Edge Evaluation Research on Gunshot Detection Technology.” We’re in Willford Room C at 8am. See you bright and early!
Pleased to share my piece in @VItalCityNYC “Learning about ShotSpotter—and Gun Violence—from Chicago.” I discuss my colleagues and my @OJPNIJ funded evaluation of ShotSpotter in Chicago & Kansas City and the larger research evidence to contextualize Chicago cancelling ShotSpotter
Highlighting Tim Hart &my work on hot spots again: we found that crime levels at the 'Top 10' hot spots in several cities were significantly high, stable, & patrollable. Police could initiate a meaningful crime reduction at just 10 places. Post-print: https://t.co/cQhxsXFi3v
‘Top 10’ policing as an alternative place-based strategy: responding to the overcomplication and underestimation of the law of crime concentration: Police Practice and Research: Vol 0, No 0 https://t.co/4wxdAguR0I