“Most of us have thought of the statistician’s work as that of measuring and predicting . . . but few of us … More
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Stepping Back: Reflecting On a Police Shooting
MANY YEARS AGO, I was a young police officer, just out of the academy. My partner and I, also a … More
A Short Primer on Crime Numbers
What is CompStat and why is it causing problems for police? CompStat (short for COMPuter STATistics or COMParative STATistics) is: … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 