Police leaders as role models in feedback-seeking: how police leaders’ negative feedback-seeking encourages, reinforces, and enables their followers’ negative feedback-seeking: Police Practice and Research: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The governance gap: examining the capacity of police service boards to hold police services accountable in Canada: Police Practice and Research: Vol 25 , No 4 - Get Access tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Our research paper is out on frontline police officers' decision-making process for responding to mental health calls based on the Atlantic Canadian police context. Well done Sam Freeze! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

In this CBC radio interview on Information Morning - Fredericton with Jeanne Armstrong, I speak about our police decision-making in MH calls but also the value of having 911 diversion to civilian crisis responders when appropriate. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

So much encouragement for women to join policing…as long as they are prepared to handle some of the challenges surrounding childcare & family, the machismo culture, & staying true to themselves.

New paper with Kellie Renfro Jessie Huff out now!
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Covert Intel and Operations & I are pleased to announce the launch of our newly founded Journal of Applied Operational Intelligence (JAOI). This is a place to submit research concerning the day-to-day policies and practices of applied operational intelligence.

See - ubplj.org/index.php/jaoi

Syed suggests that creativity has two aspects, one that involves making connections between ideas that have never been done before but most critically…

🧵NEW STUDY: Opening two safe injection sites in New York City DID NOT lead to increased crime or disorder, even though the NYPD stopped making most drug arrests around them. Read more in our paper, the first such published analysis, in JAMA Network Open.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Resharing this again, as the fifth reminder of 2023, given the news coming out of Edmonton: There is no empirical evidence to suggest gun buyback programs are effective.

The linked tweet below also has a comprehensive evaluation of the literature findings on these programs.

Police Legitimacy relies on trust, the trust of those we police by consent …. We need to challenge and change practices based on the best evidence available. Thank you Dr. Rylan Simpson, and the Barrie Police Service EBP Unit…. This is where ‘research meets the road’.

Police vehicles = ubiquitous in modern #policing .

Most public obvs of police are of #police #vehicles .

So, what does public think abt them?

In new article, I collab w/ Barrie Police to examine perceptions of & preferences twd police vehicle designs: doi.org/10.1016/j.jcri…

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I'm pleased to share that I'm offering consulting services to help #nonprofits in #saskatoon #yxe . My mission: Helping to strengthen non-profits through applied research & analysis to support & advocate for community well-being efficiently & effectively. valuebasedcommunityresearch.ca

Speed(ing) = contributor to traffic collisions… ↑ risk & ↑ injuries!

So how can #police reduce speed(ing)?

In new article, I worked w/ BC Highway Patrol to test effects of PARKED, MARKED & UNOCCUPIED #police #car on speed(ing) along hwy offramp: doi.org/10.1177/001112…

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Hi everyone, I’m working on a personal research project. I’m looking for literature on where & how police officers learn about crime & disorder in their jurisdiction (e.g. informal conversations, street experience, analytical/intelligence sources). Any help would be appreciated!

The value of incremental change and routine testing for impact and optimization (Matthew Syed’s Black Box Thinking). Start small, evaluate, make improvements, & expand.

Quote from James Vowles, chief strategist for Mercedes F1.

Can we be more optimal in #policing ?