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Evidence-Based Policing

The renowned criminologist talks about the need to develop effective strategies and programs to reduce gun violence and hold offenders accountable
Chief Philip Lukens has a simple goal: Allow computers to do computer work and humans to do human work
In an NIJ podcast, LEADS Scholars from three police departments discuss how they worked with community organizations and used evidence-based policing to reduce gun violence
With the drop in relatively low-level police activity, scientists found that civilian complaints of major crimes dropped by about 3 percent to 6 percent
Jim and Doug welcome guests Renee Mitchell and Jason Potts to discuss what EBP actually is, and why line-level officers should actively work to use it
The rise in arrests dovetails with Police Commissioner William Bratton’s embrace of the “broken windows” theory of policing
The tactic is under renewed scrutiny, with some lawmakers and experts saying the decades-old theory no longer applies to a city with far less crime