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View article: Does a rising tide lift all boats?: Evidence from a multicity randomized trial of procedural justice in hot spots policing
Does a rising tide lift all boats?: Evidence from a multicity randomized trial of procedural justice in hot spots policing Open
View article: Correction: Assessing community consequences of implementing hot spots policing in residential areas: findings from a randomized field trial
Correction: Assessing community consequences of implementing hot spots policing in residential areas: findings from a randomized field trial Open
View article: The role of community disorder in the association between drug availability and drug use: A moderated mediation analysis
The role of community disorder in the association between drug availability and drug use: A moderated mediation analysis Open
View article: In Memoriam: David Farrington, Founding Chair of the Campbell Crime and Justice Group
In Memoriam: David Farrington, Founding Chair of the Campbell Crime and Justice Group Open
View article: Legal Cynicism and Drug Use at the Microgeographic Level: Evidence from a Study of Crime Hot Spots
Legal Cynicism and Drug Use at the Microgeographic Level: Evidence from a Study of Crime Hot Spots Open
Our findings suggest that efforts to reduce drug use should focus on addressing legal cynicism regarding police ineffectiveness at the microgeographic level. The police should better communicate with residents to convey their dedication to…
View article: In Memoriam: David Farrington, Founding Chair of the Campbell Crime and Justice Group
In Memoriam: David Farrington, Founding Chair of the Campbell Crime and Justice Group Open
In late 1997, the key founder of the medical Cochrane Collaboration, Ian Chalmers, called Larry Sherman from Oxford to discuss the recent “Maryland Report” (Preventing Crime: What Works? What Doesn't? What's Promising?) submitted to the US…
View article: Antisocial and prosocial activities at crime hot spots: Rethinking conventional paradigms
Antisocial and prosocial activities at crime hot spots: Rethinking conventional paradigms Open
Numerous studies emphasise that crime hot spots are antisocial activity nodes where disorder and crime are prevalent. However, researchers to date have not considered prosocial activities at crime hot spots, and how such activities compare…
View article: Do White and Black People Truly View the Police Differently? Findings from a Study of Crime Hot Spots in Baltimore, Maryland
Do White and Black People Truly View the Police Differently? Findings from a Study of Crime Hot Spots in Baltimore, Maryland Open
View article: Commentary: Prioritising Randomized Trials; David P. Farrington's Legacy for Criminology in the 21st Century
Commentary: Prioritising Randomized Trials; David P. Farrington's Legacy for Criminology in the 21st Century Open
View article: Using Agent Based Modelling to Advance Evaluation Research in Radicalization and Recruitment to Terrorism: Prospects and Problems
Using Agent Based Modelling to Advance Evaluation Research in Radicalization and Recruitment to Terrorism: Prospects and Problems Open
Our paper argues that Agent Based Modelling (ABM) can play an important role in evaluating interventions for counter radicalization and recruitment. Its advantages are due to three realities of research and practice in this area of study. …
View article: Crime concentrations at micro places: A review of the evidence
Crime concentrations at micro places: A review of the evidence Open
Our paper reports on a systematic review of crime concentration studies over the last 35 years. We identify 47 papers that report on crime concentrations at a micro geographic unit of analysis. These papers produced 49 estimates of general…
View article: Police compliance with the social contract as an antecedent of police legitimacy, of satisfaction with the police, and of willingness to obey: findings from a two-stage vignette experiment
Police compliance with the social contract as an antecedent of police legitimacy, of satisfaction with the police, and of willingness to obey: findings from a two-stage vignette experiment Open
Objectives Test the effects of police compliance with the restrictions on their authority embedded in Social Contract Theory (SCT) on police legitimacy, satisfaction with the police, and willingness to obey police officers. Methods A two-s…
View article: Are We Underestimating the Crime Prevention Outcomes of Community Policing? The Importance of Crime Reporting Sensitivity Bias
Are We Underestimating the Crime Prevention Outcomes of Community Policing? The Importance of Crime Reporting Sensitivity Bias Open
One of the key policing innovations of the last three decades has been community-oriented policing. It is particularly important because it is one of the only proactive policing approaches that consistently improves citizen evaluations of …
View article: Can increasing preventive patrol in large geographic areas reduce crime? A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Can increasing preventive patrol in large geographic areas reduce crime? A systematic review and meta‐analysis Open
Research summary We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis examining whether increasing preventive patrol in large areas reduces crime. Our review included experimental and quasi‐experimental studies that focused on areas such as …
View article: Examining Crime-Specific and Crime-General Theories of Crime Causation at Place: The Case of Property and Violent Crime on Street Segments in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Examining Crime-Specific and Crime-General Theories of Crime Causation at Place: The Case of Property and Violent Crime on Street Segments in Tel Aviv-Yafo Open
We use data on street segments in Tel Aviv-Yafo to examine whether general or specific crime factors are key to understanding crime rates on street segments. We pose two questions. (1) What causal factors explain the property and violent c…
View article: Building “A Beautiful Safe Place for Youth” through problem‐oriented community organizing: A quasi‐experimental evaluation
Building “A Beautiful Safe Place for Youth” through problem‐oriented community organizing: A quasi‐experimental evaluation Open
Research Summary This paper describes Rainier Beach: A Beautiful Safe Place for Youth (ABSPY), a community‐led, place‐based, data‐driven initiative to improve community safety and reduce crime involving young people at hot spots in Seattle…
View article: The Relevance of Targets’ Sexual Knowledge in the Progression of Online Sexual Grooming Events: Findings from an Online Field Experiment
The Relevance of Targets’ Sexual Knowledge in the Progression of Online Sexual Grooming Events: Findings from an Online Field Experiment Open
View article: The Relevance of Targets’ Sexual Knowledge in the Progression of Online Sexual Grooming Events: Findings from an Online Field Experiment
The Relevance of Targets’ Sexual Knowledge in the Progression of Online Sexual Grooming Events: Findings from an Online Field Experiment Open
View article: The Relevance of Targets’ Sexual Knowledge in the Progression of Online Sexual Grooming Events: Findings from an Online Field Experiment
The Relevance of Targets’ Sexual Knowledge in the Progression of Online Sexual Grooming Events: Findings from an Online Field Experiment Open
Although the typical end goal of an online grooming event is to lure a minor into performing sexual activity (either online or offline), no previous study has examined the relevance of targets' sexual knowledge on the progression of these …
View article: Can Training Make Policing Fairer and More Effective?
Can Training Make Policing Fairer and More Effective? Open
Following a series of high-profile cases of police harassment and violence, police reform has become a growing national concern in the U.S. We evaluate one reform effort, training police to treat people more fairly in hot spots of crime. W…
View article: Does police patrol in large areas prevent crime? Revisiting the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment
Does police patrol in large areas prevent crime? Revisiting the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment Open
Research Summary The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment (KCPPE) was seen by its developers to have produced “consistent evidence of the lack of effects of any consequence on crime,” a conclusion that was to have a strong impact on as…
View article: Does police patrol in large areas prevent crime? Revisiting the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment
Does police patrol in large areas prevent crime? Revisiting the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment Open
View article: Police stops to reduce crime: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Police stops to reduce crime: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Open
Background Police‐initiated pedestrian stops have been one of the most widely used crime prevention tactics in modern policing. Proponents have long considered police stops to be an indispensable component of crime prevention efforts, with…
View article: Can the police cool down quality-of-life hotspots? A double-blind national randomized control trial of policing low-harm hotspots
Can the police cool down quality-of-life hotspots? A double-blind national randomized control trial of policing low-harm hotspots Open
Substantial evidence suggests that focussing police resources on hotspots of crime has a discernable crime-reduction effect. However, little is known about the efficacy of proactively policing areas with higher concentrations of more commo…
View article: Disorder in the eye of the beholder: Black and White residents’ perceptions of disorder on high‐crime street segments
Disorder in the eye of the beholder: Black and White residents’ perceptions of disorder on high‐crime street segments Open
Research Summary Although broken windows theory has had strong influence on policy and practice in policing, there are still many questions and debates about the nature of disorder itself and, particularly, how people perceive and define i…
View article: Are the Police Primarily Responsible for Influencing Place-Level Perceptions of Procedural Justice and Effectiveness? A Longitudinal Study of Street Segments
Are the Police Primarily Responsible for Influencing Place-Level Perceptions of Procedural Justice and Effectiveness? A Longitudinal Study of Street Segments Open
View article: What are the effects of different elements of media on radicalization outcomes? A systematic review
What are the effects of different elements of media on radicalization outcomes? A systematic review Open
Background Most national counter‐radicalization strategies identify the media, and particularly the Internet as key sources of risk for radicalization. However, the magnitude of the relationships between different types of media usage and …
View article: Reforming the police through procedural justice training: A multicity randomized trial at crime hot spots
Reforming the police through procedural justice training: A multicity randomized trial at crime hot spots Open
Significance Our study is a randomized trial in policing confirming that intensive training in procedural justice (PJ) can lead to more procedurally just behavior and less disrespectful treatment of people at high-crime places. The fact th…
View article: What is the best approach for preventing recruitment to terrorism? Findings from ABM experiments in social and situational prevention
What is the best approach for preventing recruitment to terrorism? Findings from ABM experiments in social and situational prevention Open
CrimRxiv What is the best approach
View article: What is the best approach for preventing recruitment to terrorism? Findings from ABM experiments in social and situational prevention
What is the best approach for preventing recruitment to terrorism? Findings from ABM experiments in social and situational prevention Open
Research Summary This study uses agent‐based models (ABMs) to compare the impacts of three different types of interventions targeting recruitment to terrorism—community workers at community centers; community‐oriented policing; and an empl…