A few weeks ago, I posited the idea that, perhaps, security guards do more harm than good when it comes to protecting us from harm. And here is a perfect folowup.
Because they dress like law enforcement, we want to treat them as such, but—in reality—they have neither the power nor the ability to protect us from any harm. This creates a dangerous dynamic that gives a false sense of security and actually opens us up for attack.
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I came across this video the other day and I thought I would pass it along to all of you who are interested in crime analysis and intelligence-led policing. This is Professor Gloria Laycock, Director of The UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, talking about the way the she and others at the institute are studying and thinking about predictive crime theories. Although I think she’ll have quite a hurdle in getting these types of theories into wide acceptance and use in an average PD, she has a forward-thinking and innovative look at crime analysis. Take a look:
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Citizens in the UK are getting schooled on the workings of the judicial system through a program called ‘You Be the Judge,’ that has just recently been launched online.
Originally, the program brought citizens in from the community to participate in a live reenactment of an actual trial. After viewing the evidence and hearing arguments, the citizens were asked to make judgments. Their judgments and opinions were then compared to the outcome of the original trial to show citizens how things actually happen. Through this experience, British citizens were taught the inner workings and complexities of actual criminal trials.
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The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Center for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) recently partnered to give law enforcement agencies information and tools for recruitment at a time of budget cuts, military callups, and increasing officer retirement.
The toolkit as a free downloadable packet that contains four reports:
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This week, the Orlando Police Department becomes the 31st law enforcement agency in Florida to share their crime data on the National Crime Map at CrimeReports.com. More than 4 million Floridians now have online access to crime information through the most widely adopted crime-mapping site in North America.
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