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Dark web displacement lessons
The post draw on my c hat with David Décary-Hétu on the Reducing Crime podcast. You can listen here, or access it from just about any...
Jerry Ratcliffe
3 hours ago1 min read
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The Koper Curve
Here is a quick primer on the Koper Curve from the National Policing Institute. And here is the original publication that discusses the...
Jerry Ratcliffe
Jul 181 min read
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What is focused deterrence?
Also known as Group Violence Reduction Strategy these days.
Jerry Ratcliffe
Jul 141 min read
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Newark police layoffs
The paper discussed in the video is this: Piza, E. L., & Chillar, V. F. (2021). The effect of police layoffs on crime: A natural...
Jerry Ratcliffe
Jul 111 min read
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Procedurally-just speeding tickets
The cited work is: Bates, L., Bennett, S., Irvine, C., Antrobus, E., & Gilmour, J. (2025). A procedurally just flyer reduces subsequent...
Jerry Ratcliffe
Jul 71 min read
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