Jerry RatcliffeMar 244 minFatal shootings by police; a podcast clarificationIn my podcast episode with Dr. Phil Goff I outlined some rough estimates on numbers of people shot and killed by police in a year, and how many interactions ...
Jerry RatcliffeNov 5, 20193 minWhat Compstat can learn from The Russia HouseThe publication of a new novel by the master of the spy genre John le Carré got me thinking about one of his other works, the underrated The Russia House. If...
Jerry RatcliffeSep 23, 20191 minElla CockbainFurther information related to Ella Cockbain's Reducing Crime podcast episode.
Jerry RatcliffeAug 1, 20192 minTen ways to use the @_ReducingCrime podcast in classIdeas for instructors looking for ways to add interesting multimedia activities to their class.
Jerry RatcliffeApr 2, 20191 minEvidence hierarchyAfter a course assignment in my evidence-based policing class, it was clear that a few of my students were still struggling with the concepts around research...
Jerry RatcliffeJan 11, 20194 minPIVOT (Place-based Investigations of Violent Offender Territories) In this guest blog, Dr. Tamara Herold explains the award-winning PIVOT project and how Cincinnati has used it to reduce crime and shootings. You may also wan...
Jerry RatcliffeDec 19, 20182 minGun buy-back programs (a primer)What is it? Gift certificates, cash or other forms of compensation given, usually anonymously, in exchange for firearms. Does it work? There is NO evidence t...
Jerry RatcliffeDec 17, 20182 minHot spots policing (a primer)What is it? Hot spots policing strategies increase police attention to places with concentrated criminal opportunities. Does it work? Hot spots policing is g...
Jerry RatcliffeOct 16, 20184 minOperation Winter Shield In this guest blog, vignette author Police Scotland Chief Inspector Martin Gallagher outlines Operation Winter Shield. In chapter 4 of Reducing Crime, Martin...
Jerry RatcliffeOct 7, 20181 minHow to use reducingcrime.comThe Reducing Crime website supports readers of the book in a number of ways. First, the chapters pages provide links to additional relevant studies and blogs...
Jerry RatcliffeJan 13, 20183 minHow long division taught me to think about crimeOn a recent intelligence-led policing course I was teaching in El Salvador, we were talking about how to tackle complicated problems. And the problems in El ...
