9 - 11 July 2014
Faculty of Law on Sidgick Site, Cambridge CB3 9DZ
The theme for 2018 was
Transforming Police Outcomes with Research
Professor Lawrence W. Sherman, Chair
Director, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge and
Jerry Lee Centre for Experimental Criminology
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Video and Sound recordings from the Conference:
All Presentations below are in running order as they appeared on the day.
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MONDAY 9th JULY 2018 |
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Welcome, Introductions and Keynote Address |
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Welcome and Introductions | Professor Lawrence Sherman KNO Chair, Police Executive Programme, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Professor Heather Strang Director, Police Executive Programme, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Sir Denis O'Conor CBE Chair, International Advisory Board, Cambridge Police Executive Programme, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge |
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Keynote Address | "Evidence-Based Policing and Management" Hon. Winnie CHIU Wai-yin, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Management), Hong Kong Police Force |
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Predicting Murders with Social Network Analysis and
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Predicting Murders with Social Network Analysis | Professor Andrew Papachristos, Northwestern University | ||||||
Using Network Analysis to Prevent Serious Harm | An interview of Professor Andrew Papachristos by Dr Paolo Campana, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge | ||||||
TUESDAY 10th JULY 2018 |
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Evidence-Based Policing in Durham |
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Chair: Chief Constable Mike Barton QPM Pioneering the Checkpoint Diversion Program Gillian Routledge MSt (Cantab), Durham Police Managing Arrestees Algorithmically with HART (the Harm Assessment Risk Tool) Sheena Urwin MSt (Cantab), Durham Constabulary Discussion: Chief Constable Barton moderating |
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Presentation of the 2018 Sir Robert Peel Medal to Michael Barton |
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Presentation | Chair: Professor Lawrence Sherman KNO | ||||||
Sir Robert Peel Address | Chief Constable Mike Barton QPM, Durham Constabulary | ||||||
Social Networks of Victims and Offenders |
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Chair: Chris Sims OBE QPM, Chief Constable, West Midlands 2009-2015 | |||||||
"Human Trafficking Through Criminal Networks" | Dr Paolo Campana, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge | ||||||
"Targeting Key Network Members in West Midlands" | Dr Barak Ariel, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge | ||||||
"Marijuana Farm Slavery: Victims of Networks?" | Adam Ramiz, Surrey Police | ||||||
Discussant: Andrew Papachristos, Northwestern University | |||||||
Evidence-Based Policing Against Domestic Abuse |
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Chair: Professor heather Strang, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge | |||||||
"Domestic Abuse Victims' and Perpetrators' Views on Restorative Justice Conferences" | Clare Nettleton, Surrey Police | ||||||
"Patterns of Reported Domestic Abuse in Sweden: Little Repetition or Escalation" | Marika Dagenbrink, Swedish Police | ||||||
"Implementing an Algorithmic Harm Forecasting Tool for Domestic Abuse." | Dr. Geoffrey Barnes, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge and W. Australia Police | ||||||
Discussion: Professor heather Strang, moderating | |||||||
Evidence vs. Experience: Two Comparative Tests |
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Chair: Chief Constable Alec Wood, Cambridgeshire Constabulary | |||||||
"Evidence vs. Professional Judgment in Setting Safeguarding Priorities." | Noel Simmonds, Sussex Police | ||||||
"Evidence vs. Intuition in Identifying Neighbourhood Crime Targets" | James Sutherland, Cambridgeshire Constabulary | ||||||
Discussion: Chief Constable Wood, moderating | |||||||
EBP at the College of Policing (UK) |
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Chair: Chief Constable Crispian Strachan CBE | |||||||
Speaker: Rachel Tuffin, College of Policing | |||||||
Tracking and Measuring Procedural Justice & Legitimacy |
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Chair: Dr Justice Tankebe, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge | |||||||
"Measuring Procedural Justice With Body-Cam Samples" | Arif Nawaz, Greater Manchester Police | ||||||
"Tracking Self-Legitimacy Among Danish Police Recruits: A Panel Survey" | Jan Larsen, Danish Police | ||||||
"Varieties of Reactions to Becoming a Police Officer: Tracking the first 3 Years" | Peter Blichfeldt, Danish Police | ||||||
Discussion: Dr Justice Tankebe, moderating | |||||||
Evidence-Based Targeting of Police Resources and "EBIT" in Kent |
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Chair: Professor Lawrence Sherman KNO, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge | |||||||
"Doing Better With Less: How Kent Developed a Targeting-Based EBP Strategy" | Superintendent Dr John Phillips, Kent Police | ||||||
"Targeting Domestic Abuse with 315,000 Cases" | Alasdair Robertson, Manchester University and Andy Featherstone, Kent Police | ||||||
"Developing an Evidence-Based Investigative Tool (EBIT)" | Kent McFadzien, Cambridge Centre for EBP Ltd. | ||||||
Discussion and questions: Professor Lawrence Sherman KNO | |||||||
Wednesday 11th JULY 2018 |
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Tasers, Terrorism and Interviews: 3 RCTs We Needed |
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Chair: Dr Barak Ariel, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge | |||||||
"Can Police Motivate Drug Abusers to Quit? A Randomized Trial" | Mia-Maria Magnusson, Swedish Polisen | ||||||
"Does Police-Guided Corporate Training Prepare Employees for Terrorism?" | Syed Hussein, Metropolitan Police | ||||||
"Does Taser Availability Increase or Reduce Police Use of Force?" | David Lawes, City of London Police and Dr Barak Ariel, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge | ||||||
Discussion: Dr Barak Ariel | |||||||
Nudging up RCT Evidence on Nudges for Court Appearances |
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Chair: ACC Alex Murray, West Midlands Police | |||||||
"Sorry, Wrong Number: Texting Defendants Does Not Increase Court Attendance" | Ben Chivers, Hampshire Police | ||||||
"This Nudge Was Not Enough: A Text Message RCT for Victims and Witnesses" | Jonathan Cumberbatch, Staffordshire Police | ||||||
Three Nudge Experiments: One Works, One Doesn't, One's Promising" | ACC Alex Murray, West Midlands Police | ||||||
Discussion: ACC Alex Murray moderating | |||||||
Tracking Police Injuries and Religious Hate Crime Cases |
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Chair: Amanda McCormick, Australian Institute of Police Management | |||||||
"Tracking Police Injuries by Workload Demand in Stockholm" | Johan Kardell, Swedish Polisen | ||||||
"Developing Solvability Strategies for Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic crime in London" | Simon Rose, Metropolitan Police | ||||||
Discussion: Amanda McCormick moderating | |||||||
What Police Can Do With a Localized Crime Harm Index |
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Chair: Dr Peter Neyroud CBE, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge | |||||||
"The Danish Crime Harm Index" | Helle Andersen, Danish Politi | ||||||
"The Western Australia Crime Harm Index (WACHI)" | Paul House, Western Australia Police | ||||||
"A Hot Spots Policing Success as Measured by the WACHI." | Simon Williams and Dr Geoffrey Barnes, Western Australia Police | ||||||
Discussion: Dr Peter Neyroud moderating | |||||||
Progress on EBP Capability in Sweden |
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Chair: Jeanette Kerr, Northern Territory, Australia | |||||||
Speaker: Dr Erik Wennerstrom, Director, Swedish National Council on Crime Prevention | |||||||
Counter-Terrorism in an Age of Austerity |
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Chair: Sir Denis O'Conor | |||||||
Speaker: Sir Mark Rowley, UK National Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism 2014-18 | |||||||
"Two Cheers for Evidence-Based Policing: A 20-Year Review" |
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Chair: Chief Constable John D Parkinson OBE, Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University | |||||||
Speaker: Professor Lawrence Sherman KNO, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge | |||||||
Awards Ceremony: Cambridge Police Executive Programme 2018 |
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Chair: Professor Heather Strang, Director, Cambridge Police Executive Programme | |||||||
Valedictory Speaker: Sir Denis O'Conor | |||||||
Course Distinctions | Ben Chivers Robin Goodyear Simon Rose |
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Thesis Distinctions | Beatriz Abizanda Peter Blichfeldt Steven Chandler Ben Chivers Robin Goodyear Julie Henderson Syed Hussain Regin Hviid Johan Kardell Jan Larsen Ashley Liggins Gordon McCalmont Alistair Nall Arif Nawaz Adam Ramiz Simon Rose David Sandall Noel Simmonds James Sutherland |
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Victor Lissack Award | Frederick Højlund |