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December 2020

Leveraging Data in Policing

GUEST EDITOR: Hilary Burgess

As law enforcement gains access to more data from research partnerships, public sources, and information sharing initiatives, understanding how to leverage it most effectively in decision making is essential. Access to data isn’t enough—it needs to be understood, analyzed, and used to drive prevention, enforcement, resource allocation, and other crucial practices,

Articles

  • How to Achieve Analysis-Driven Operations

    By Debra J. Piehl, International Consultant, Crime and Policing, The Piehl Group
    Imagine you are a police chief headed into work early on a Monday morning and you get a call from the mayor’s secretary. He indicates that the mayor wants to see you in 30 minutes to discuss a respo...

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  • The Case for Crime Analysis

    By Jonas Baughman, Captain, Kansas City Police Department, Missouri
    The policing profession is constantly adapting to a wide variety of changes. Some of these changes are considerable, such as the continued professionalization of the profession over the last 60 years....

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  • Animal Cruelty Hurts People Too

    By Julie Palais, PhD, Consultant, Animal Welfare Institute
    On January 1, 2016, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began collecting information about crimes involving animal cruelty from law enforcement agencies that participate in the National Incident...

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  • Leveraging Data to Reduce Gun Violence

    By Matthew G. Hammer, Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio, and Tamara D. Herold, Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    The year 2020 has amplified demands for more equitable policing, more efficient government, and greater transparency. As police leaders around the world attempt to maintain order and safety during a p...

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  • Connect to Protect

    By Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Al Mualla, Brigadier, Director of Excellence & Pioneering, Dubai Police, UAE
    Successful economies rely on the quality and capability of police services that respond quickly to customers and operate efficiently to ensure the highest levels of security. Police services are one o...

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  • IACP 2020 Virtual Training Event and Expo

    The IACP 2020 Virtual Training Event and Expo enabled attendees to come together for three days of education, interacting with exhibitors and sponsors, and connecting with fellow attendees from all ov...

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