Comments on: Online Crime Mapping Could Stem Effects of Negative PR for NYPD http://thecrimemap.crimereports.com/2010/02/08/online-crime-mapping-could-stem-effects-of-negative-pr-for-nypd/ Mapping the Way to Better Law Enforcement Practice Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Case for CompStat | The Crime Map http://thecrimemap.crimereports.com/2010/02/08/online-crime-mapping-could-stem-effects-of-negative-pr-for-nypd/comment-page-1/#comment-496 The Case for CompStat | The Crime Map Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:03:14 +0000 http://thecrimemap.crimereports.com/?p=2273#comment-496 [...] recent CompStat controversy in the NYPD has caused quite a stir within the law enforcement world. Although a new study attempts to throw [...] [...] recent CompStat controversy in the NYPD has caused quite a stir within the law enforcement world. Although a new study attempts to throw [...]

]]> By: Cst. Brad Edwards http://thecrimemap.crimereports.com/2010/02/08/online-crime-mapping-could-stem-effects-of-negative-pr-for-nypd/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Cst. Brad Edwards Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:16:54 +0000 http://thecrimemap.crimereports.com/?p=2273#comment-443 Great article. Getting crime information into more public hands, more readily, for more communities is the leading edge of a (re-)revolution in public policing that is badly needed. And while the cynics (or the self-interested) might use cases like NYPD's trouble to try and cast doubt on the whole idea of public crime statistics, the answer to these hiccups is more transparency, not less. This kind of situation, if it is true, is exactly the same kind of thing one sees every day in thousands of companies across North America and the world. Only here, it is crime stats and not profits. Eventually, the day will come when crime statistics are not only publicly reported, but also externally audited. The trophy will go to the ones who jump first and partner with companies like the Crime Map to engage the public. Great article. Getting crime information into more public hands, more readily, for more communities is the leading edge of a (re-)revolution in public policing that is badly needed. And while the cynics (or the self-interested) might use cases like NYPD’s trouble to try and cast doubt on the whole idea of public crime statistics, the answer to these hiccups is more transparency, not less.

This kind of situation, if it is true, is exactly the same kind of thing one sees every day in thousands of companies across North America and the world. Only here, it is crime stats and not profits. Eventually, the day will come when crime statistics are not only publicly reported, but also externally audited. The trophy will go to the ones who jump first and partner with companies like the Crime Map to engage the public.

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