Lawrence W. Sherman
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View article: Measuring the Cost-Effectiveness of New Technologies in Policing: The Case of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR)
Measuring the Cost-Effectiveness of New Technologies in Policing: The Case of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) Open
Research Question Can research discover the true cost-effectiveness of new technologies in policing, such as automatic license plate readers (ALPR)? Data We review the findings of many impact tests of introducing ALPR readers in predominan…
View article: Did More Stop and Search by Police Cause Less Knife Injury in London? Evidence from 2008–2023
Did More Stop and Search by Police Cause Less Knife Injury in London? Evidence from 2008–2023 Open
Objectives This study investigates the impact of police stop and search encounters (SSEs) on knife injuries and homicides in public places in London. While prior research has studied SSE impact on crime in general, we focus specifically on…
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: Reporting randomised trials of social and psychological interventions: The CONSORT-SPI 2018 Extension
Reporting randomised trials of social and psychological interventions: The CONSORT-SPI 2018 Extension Open
Background: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are used to evaluate social and psychological interventions and inform policy decisions about them. Accurate, complete, and transparent reports of social and psychological intervention RCTs a…
View article: Anthony V. Bouza and the Founding of Evidence-Based Policing
Anthony V. Bouza and the Founding of Evidence-Based Policing Open
Anthony V. Bouza (1928–2023) was a founding father of evidence-based policing. The first police chief to authorize a randomized controlled trial (RCTs) of arrest, he turned the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) into a “crime lab’’ for wh…
View article: The barriers to interprofessional care for cancer cachexia among Japanese healthcare providers: A nationwide survey
The barriers to interprofessional care for cancer cachexia among Japanese healthcare providers: A nationwide survey Open
Background Cancer cachexia is a severe complication of advanced malignancy, with few therapeutic options. To promote interprofessional care for cancer cachexia, healthcare providers' needs should be addressed in detail. This pre‐planned su…
View article: Transforming medical education in Liberia through an international community of inquiry
Transforming medical education in Liberia through an international community of inquiry Open
A critical component of building capacity in Liberia’s physician workforce involves strengthening the country’s only medical school, A.M. Dogliotti School of Medicine. Beginning in 2015, senior health sector stakeholders in Liberia invited…
View article: Identification and management of cancer cachexia in patients: Assessment of healthcare providers' knowledge and practice gaps
Identification and management of cancer cachexia in patients: Assessment of healthcare providers' knowledge and practice gaps Open
Background Cancer cachexia negatively impacts patient outcomes, quality of life and survival. Identification and management of cancer cachexia remains challenging to healthcare professionals (HCPs). The aim of this assessment was to identi…
View article: “Just Right” Policing: a Job for Science
“Just Right” Policing: a Job for Science Open
Research Question Can police develop the concept of “signal failures” to build a science of “just right” policing, learning from the mistakes of both “under-policing” and “over-policing”? Data Qualitative documentation of “signal failure” …
View article: “Test-As-You-Go” for Hot Spots Policing: Continuous Impact Assessment with Repeat Crossover Designs
“Test-As-You-Go” for Hot Spots Policing: Continuous Impact Assessment with Repeat Crossover Designs Open
Hot spots policing is rapidly changing its evidence-base. Instead of producing more results of one-off, conventional experiments that provide an evidence-base across police agencies (Braga et al., ( Campbell Systematic Reviews, 15 (3), 201…
View article: Goldilocks and the three “Ts”: Targeting, testing, and tracking for “just right” democratic policing
Goldilocks and the three “Ts”: Targeting, testing, and tracking for “just right” democratic policing Open
Research Summary Police are often criticized for doing “too much” or “too little” policing in various situations. These criticisms amount to testable hypotheses about whether “less” force, or intensity, or enforcement would have been enoug…
View article: Goldilocks and the three “Ts”: Targeting, testing, and tracking for “just right” democratic policing
Goldilocks and the three “Ts”: Targeting, testing, and tracking for “just right” democratic policing Open
Research Summary Police are often criticized for doing “too much” or “too little” policing in various situations. These criticisms amount to testable hypotheses about whether “less” force, or intensity, or enforcement would have been enoug…
View article: Shattering the paradox of guns and crime: Incidence, prevalence, and the 2020 Stockholm Prize
Shattering the paradox of guns and crime: Incidence, prevalence, and the 2020 Stockholm Prize Open
The apparent paradox of guns and crime is that gun homicide rates have been dropping for three decades in the United States while the number of guns in circulation has been rising. Those trends form an apparent paradox because guns are so …
View article: Sweet Spots of Residual Deterrence: A Randomized Crossover Experiment in Minimalist Police Patrol
Sweet Spots of Residual Deterrence: A Randomized Crossover Experiment in Minimalist Police Patrol Open
In this article, we examine how communities can maximize deterrence of crime while minimizing cost and police intrusion on public life. Using 3,720 hot spot-days, we show that the “sweet spot” duration of police absence, to maximize the re…
View article: Zhao-Papachristos-Appendix-Annals-687-SAGE – Supplemental material for Network Position and Police Who Shoot
Zhao-Papachristos-Appendix-Annals-687-SAGE – Supplemental material for Network Position and Police Who Shoot Open
Supplemental material, Zhao-Papachristos-Appendix-Annals-687-SAGE for Network Position and Police Who Shoot by Linda Zhao and Andrew V. Papachristos in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
View article: Evidence-Based Policing and Fatal Police Shootings: Promise, Problems, and Prospects
Evidence-Based Policing and Fatal Police Shootings: Promise, Problems, and Prospects Open
The promise of evidence-based policing is to reduce harm with better research for targeting, testing, and tracking police actions. The problems of using evidence-based policing to reduce harm are found in the emotional dimensions of ethics…
View article: Appendix-Annals-687-SAGE – Supplemental material for Reconciling Police and Communities with Apologies, Acknowledgements, or Both: A Controlled Experiment
Appendix-Annals-687-SAGE – Supplemental material for Reconciling Police and Communities with Apologies, Acknowledgements, or Both: A Controlled Experiment Open
Supplemental material, Appendix-Annals-687-SAGE for Reconciling Police and Communities with Apologies, Acknowledgements, or Both: A Controlled Experiment by Thomas C. O’Brien, Tracey L. Meares and Tom R. Tyler in The ANNALS of the American…
View article: Acknowledgments
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Their intelligence, dedication, and friendship greatly enhanced the book.Nancy helped write chapters 6 and 9. Other work we have done on computer matching and profiling helped me in thinking about new directions in social control.Jay carri…