Joel M. Caplan

Imagine using an evidence-based risk management model that enables researchers and practitioners alike to analyze the spatial dynamics of crime, allocate resources, and implement custom crime and risk reduction strategies that are transparent, measurable, and effective. Risk Terrain Modeling (RTM) diagnoses the spatial attractors of criminal behavior and makes accurate forecasts of where crime will occur at the microlevel. RTM informs decisions about how the combined factors that contribute to criminal behavior can be targeted, connections to crime can be monitored, spatial vulnerabilities can be assessed, and actions can be taken to reduce worst effects. As a diagnostic method, RTM offers a statistically valid way to identify vulnerable places.

This book provides all the information you need to get started with Operation Safe Surroundings (OpSS) in your jurisdiction. This evidence-based violence prevention strategy will help you reduce crime and enhance public safety. OpSS is an effective and sustainable approach to problem-solving that: Maximizes existing resources to focus on places and people with the greatest needs; Balances policing and law enforcement tactics with all other options; and, Establishes a data-driven and transparent process for crime prevention and meaningful community engagement. This book is intended for police and other public safety practitioners, elected officials, community stakeholders, non-profit organization leaders, and anyone else interested in sharing the burden of public safety.

Risk-based policing is a research advancement that improves public safety, and its applications prevent crime specifically by managing crime risks. In Risk-Based Policing, the authors analyze case studies from a variety of city agencies including Atlantic City, New Jersey; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Glendale, Arizona; Kansas City, Missouri; Newark, New Jersey; and others. They demonstrate how focusing police resources on risky places and basing police work on smart uses of data can address the worst effects of disorder and crime while improving community relations and public safety. Topics include the role of big data; the evolution of modern policing; dealing with high-risk targets; designing, implementing, and evaluating risk-based policing strategies; and the role of multiple stakeholders in risk-based policing. The book also demonstrates how risk terrain modeling can be extended to provide a comprehensive view of prevention and deterrence.

In an effort to learn about his daughter Oriellah's day at school, Daddy asks if fantastically funny activities happened, to which she repeatedly says "No". But finally, Oriellah tells all about her day with the same amount of gusto for imagination. It turns out that school was quite an adventure, and definitely something to talk about