Evidence-Based Policing

Directors:
Dr. Cynthia Lum
Dr. David Weisburd

Coordinator:
Mr. Cody Telep

Affiliated Scholars:
Dr. Brian Lawton
Dr. Stephen Mastrofski
Dr. Linda Merola
Dr. Christopher Koper
Dr. Joshua Hinkle
Dr. Nigel Waters
Dr. James Willis

Evidence-Based Policing Hall of Fame

More Information and Call for Nominations Coming Soon

Collaborations and/or Sponsors:

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Ideas in American Policing

Cynthia Lum's Ideas in American Policing Lecture, Translating Police Research into Practice, available here.

Improving Policing with Evidence

The Research Program on Evidence-Based Policing of the CEBCP engages in a variety of projects and activities, in collaboration with police agencies, to promote the use of scientific research, evidence, and analysis to guide police practices.

Evidence-Based Policing Matrix
Cynthia Lum, Christopher Koper, and Cody Telep

The evidence-based policing Matrix is a free, online interactive tool that provides an easy-to-use framework for summarizing all police evaluation studies of moderate to high rigor.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Evaluation of License Plate Recognition Systems
Cynthia Lum (PI) and Linda Merola

Can License Plate Recognition Systems improve law enforcement's ability to combat auto theft and other violations? More...

The San Bernardino Valley Broken Windows Policing Experiment
David Weisburd, Josh Hinkle, Christine Famega, and Justin Ready

Does "broken windows" policing reduced fear, make residents feel safer, and increase collective community efficacy? More...

The Effects of Problem-Oriented Policing on Crime and Disorder: A Systematic Review
David Weisburd, Cody Telep, Josh Hinkle, and John Eck

Researchers conducted a Campbell Collaboration systematic review of problem-oriented policing programs to determine whether this widely adopted innovation is effective in reducing crime and disorder. More...

NEWS AND EVENTS

Evidence-Based Policing Matrix online tool now available.

Cynthia Lum (PI) and Linda Merola (co-PI) were awarded a grant from SPAWAR (DoD) to study License Plate Recognition technologies in law enforcement using randomized controlled experiments.

Project TIPLINE available here