Ratcliffe's random ramblings

Ella Cockbain

Further information related to Ella Cockbain's Reducing Crime podcast episode.

Sep 22, 20191 min read

Ideas for instructors looking for ways to add interesting multimedia activities to their class.

Aug 1, 20192 min read

After a course assignment in my evidence-based policing class, it was clear that a few of my students were still struggling with the...

Apr 2, 20191 min read

In this guest blog, Dr. Tamara Herold explains the award-winning PIVOT project and how Cincinnati has used it to reduce crime and...

Jan 10, 20194 min read

What is it? Gift certificates, cash or other forms of compensation given, usually anonymously, in exchange for firearms. Does it work?...

Dec 19, 20182 min read

What is it? Hot spots policing strategies increase police attention to places with concentrated criminal opportunities. Does it work? Hot...

Dec 17, 20182 min read

In this guest blog, vignette author Police Scotland Chief Inspector Martin Gallagher outlines Operation Winter Shield. In chapter 4 of...

Oct 16, 20184 min read

The Reducing Crime website supports readers of the book in a number of ways. First, the chapters pages provide links to additional...

Oct 7, 20181 min read

On a recent intelligence-led policing course I was teaching in El Salvador, we were talking about how to tackle complicated problems. And...

Jan 13, 20183 min read