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Cynthia Lum, Dan Nagin, and Tarrick McGuire appeal for structural policing reforms

CEBCP Director Cynthia Lum, along with Daniel Nagin of Carnegie Mellon University and Tarrick McGuire call for fundamental structural changes in policing in an appeal to police leaders in an Op-Ed for the Washington Post.   Additional related readings: President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing Report (Co-chaired by Laurie Robinson and Charles Ramsey) and…

Laurie Robinson and Charles Ramsey discusses police use of force and George Floyd

CEBCP Senior Fellow and former Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson, and Evidence-Based Policing Hall of Fame Recipient and former chief Charles Ramsey, discuss the death of George Floyd and the actions that police agencies need to take in an opinion for USA Today. Read Laurie Robinson’s discussions with Politico about the Obama Task Force Report on…

Call for Papers for a Special Issue on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Crime and Justice

Criminology & Public Policy Editors in Chief have released a call for papers for a Special Issue on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Crime and Justice for 2021. Selected papers will be featured in CEBCP’s next congressional briefing. Learn more (PDF)

New Research on Collective Efficacy at Hot Spots

Read about Weisburd and Gill’s just released findings on collective efficacy and hots spots.

Preliminary Results of Impact of COVID-19 on Law Enforcement

The IACP and the CEBCP have partnered on a multi-wave panel survey examining the impacts of COVID-19 on law enforcement operations. Preliminary results (PDF) from the first wave are now available by Lum, Maupin and Stoltz. Download (PDF)

2020 CEBCP Symposium Cancelled

The 2020 CEBCP Symposium has been cancelled due to COVID-19. The 2021 CEBCP Symposium is tentative set for June 21, 2021. Each year, the CEBCP coordinates a free international symposium that brings together hundreds of practitioners, scholars, and community members to discuss a wide range of issues related to evidence-based crime policy. Learn more about…

Just Released: The special issue in Criminology & Public Policy on Countering Mass Violence in the United States.

The special issue in Criminology & Public Policy on Countering Mass Violence in the United States.

CEBCP Congressional Briefing (Video): “Countering Mass Shootings in the U.S.”

Congressional Briefing: Watch the videos from CEBCP’s congressional briefing on “Countering Mass Shootings in the U.S.” held September 17, 2019 at the U.S. Capitol.