1. Better policing through better evidence
From new professionalism to better remedies
Peter Neyroud CBE QPM
Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge
And
Molly Slothower, University of Maryland

2. Coming up
The Old policing profession – the old evidence and its consequences
From the Old, to the New
Evidence. Myths. Legends
Politics and Police
Developing the New policing professionalism supported by science
Turning Point and the community remedy

3. Coming up The Old policing profession From the Old, to the New
Evidence. Myths. Legends
Politics and Police
Developing the New policing professionalism

4. O. W. Wilson 1900-1972 Rapid response Deterrent patrol Investigations
Police science degrees
... the “Clinical Professor”
Chief of Wichita
and Chicago

5. O. W. Wilson
“the determination of the level of operational manpower to carry out police tasks..[is made by]
(a) guesswork
(b) comparison [to others]
(c) a calculation of the number of men to be added to compensate for an increase in crime…” (Wilson and McLaren, 1976: 363)
Chief of Wichita
and Chicago

6. O. W. Wilson
“An impression of omni-presence is created by frequent and conspicuous patrol at every hour and in all sections of the community..” (Wilson and McLaren, 1976: 363)
Chief of Wichita
and Chicago

7. The 3 Rs of the ‘old’ professional era
The end of the ‘old’ professional era
The 3 Rs of the ‘old’ professional era
Approach
Random patrols
Rapid response
Reactive detection
Objective
To deter
To prevent
To reduce

8. Coming up The Old policing profession From the Old, to the New
Evidence. Myths. Legends
Politics and Police
Developing the New policing professionalism

9. The end of the ‘old’ professional era
Approach
Random patrols
Rapid response
Reactive detection
Objective
To deter
To prevent
To reduce
Research Outcome
Not effective

10. The end of the ‘old’ professional eraor
Random Patrol

11. Community Policing Seeking mission beyond crime fighting
The end of the ‘old’ professional era
Community Policing
Seeking mission beyond crime fighting
Building upon Goldstein’s problem-solving model
Majority of police activities were not related to crime

12. Intelligence-led Policing
The end of the ‘old’ professional era
Intelligence-led Policing

13. BIG DATA Crime Fighting Evidence Cops on the dots TACTICS CONFIDENT
Compstat
BIG DATA
Evidence
CONFIDENT
Crime Fighting
Cops on the dots
TACTICS

14. Evidence-led Policing
The end of the ‘old’ professional era
Evidence-led Policing
Place
People
Protection
Persuasion
Areas of high crime rates
Most harmful and persistent
Most vulnerable
Legitimacy

15. Coming up The Old policing profession From the Old, to the New
Evidence. Myths. Legends
Politics and Police
Developing the New policing professionalism

16. Is policing based on researched facts?
50 years of research.
Is policing based on researched facts?

17. 5 Popular Myths

18. Focus on hotspots = crime 1
Myth
Fact
Focus on hotspots = crime 

19. 2
Myth
Fact
Targeting =
Displacement
Targeting =
Diffusion

20. 3 Myth Fact Formal Processing Court Prosecution = = Negative Impact
Deterrent
Formal Processing =
Negative Impact

21. 4 Myth Fact Community Policing Community Policing = = Crime Prevention
Legitimacy

22. ‘Traditional’ Policing5
Myth
Fact
‘Traditional’ Policing =
Crime Reduction
Science =
Success

23. Why do myths matter?