Cambridge Institute of Criminology Podcast

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Day 2: 'The London Tube Hot Spots Experiment': Barak Ariel & Mark Newton Aug 03, 2012

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The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP).

Barak Ariel teaches on the Police Executive Programme at Cambridge University. Barak is also the Jerry Lee Fellow in Experimental Criminology, and is involved in several field experiments on police tactics in partnership with forces in the UK and abroad, including hotspot policing, restorative justice, use of cameras in police operations, informal crime control, and tax compliance.

Mark Newton is a senior Police officer serving with the British Transport Police. His current role is that of Area Commander, delivering a policing service to the London Underground. Under his leadership, crime on the London Underground has reduced to its lowest ever recorded level. An experienced policing leader with over 30 years experience in Hertfordshire Constabulary and the British Transport Police. Mark has leadership experience in major crime, covert policing, critical incident management and stakeholder relationship.

Mark was one of the British Transport Police silver commanders during the 7/7 bombings. Mark currently leads a pan London partnership between the BTP, the Metropolitan Police and Transport for London aiming at reducing theft of passenger property by 10%. Current reductions are 14%.

Mark is well known at director level within most of the south east train operating company boards as well as executive level within Transport for London. Mark is currently close to completing his MBA with the University of Bedfordshire. Mark is the media lead for the British Transport Police for the 2012 London Olympics.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

Day 2: 'Can Automobile Vehicle Locator Systems Be Used to Manage Police Presence and Reduce Crime? The Dallas (TX) AVL Experiment': David Weisburd Aug 03, 2012

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David Weisburd is the Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice and Director of the Institute of Criminology of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law in Jerusalem, and a Distinguished Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University and Director of its Center for Evidence Based Crime Policy. Professor Weisburd is an elected Fellow of the American Society of Criminology and of the Academy of Experimental Criminology. He is a member of a number of prestigious international committees including the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Office of Justice Programs, the Campbell Crime and Justice Group (as Chair); and the Committee on Crime, Law and Justice of the National Research Council (NAS). He also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Police Foundation in Washington DC, and chairs its Research Advisory Committee. Professor Weisburd is the recipient of the Joan McCord Award from the Academy of Experimental Criminology, and the Klachky Family Award for the Advancement of the Frontiers of Science from the Hebrew University. He received the 2010 Stockholm Prize in Criminology for his research on policing and crime “hot spots.” He is author or editor of 20 books and more than 100 scientific articles. He is founding editor of the Journal of Experimental Criminology.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

Day 1: 'Total Policing': Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM, Metropolitan Police Service Aug 02, 2012

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Bernard Hogan-Howe was born in Sheffield. He has an MA in Law from Oxford University, a diploma in Applied Criminology and was awarded an MBA in Business Administration from Sheffield University. He has been awarded the Queen’s Police Medal.

After four years working in the health service, he joined South Yorkshire Police aged 22. He worked across the South Yorkshire area in uniform, CID, traffic and personnel. During this time he policed Doncaster’s mining community during the miners’ strikes.

In 1997, he joined Merseyside Police as ACC Community Affairs before taking responsibility for Area Operations in 1999. He was Gold Commander during the national Petrol Disputes of 2000/2001.

Mr Hogan-Howe joined the Metropolitan Police Service as Assistant Commissioner in July 2001, with responsibility for Human Resources. During this time he helped the Metropolitan Police to attain 20% growth, reaching 30,000 officers, the largest ever in the history of the Metropolitan Police.

He re-joined Merseyside Police in 2004 on appointment to Chief Constable, where he introduced the force Total Policing model focussing on crime, victims and professionalism. This approach led to crime reducing by a third, a 26% reduction in anti-social behaviour and the highest level of criminal asset recovery outside of London (more than £20 million over 3 years).

In October 2009 he was appointed Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary with responsibility for the London and National Office. This included inspections of the MPS, City, BTP, SOCA and PSNI. He was also lead HMI on thematic areas of policing such as the Olympics, counter terrorism and serious organised crime. Since January 2011 he has led the review of the national domestic extremism units.

He has vast experience in crime investigation and strategic leadership of major public events, public disorder and organised crime, particularly involving the use of firearms.

On 25th July 2011 Bernard became the Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service.

He was announced as the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service on 12th September 2011.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

Day 1: 'Evidence and Education in Policing': Sir Peter Fahy, Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police Aug 02, 2012

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Sir Peter Fahy has been Chief Constable of Greater Manchester since September 2008. He previously served in four other forces and was Chief Constable of Cheshire for five years. He holds national responsibility within the Association of Chief Police Officers for workforce development and is Director of the Strategic Command Course at the National Police Leadership College Bramshill. He is a strong promoter of police and wider public sector reform and has been a school governor for 25 years. He grew up in the East End of London and holds a degree in French and Spanish from Hull University and a masters from the University of East Anglia. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in 2004 and received a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2012. He is married with four children.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

Day 1: 'Welcome and Introduction to the Conference': Nick Gargan, Chief Constable, NPIA, UK Aug 02, 2012

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Nick Gargan joined the NPIA in January 2010, having previously served as Assistant Chief Constable in Thames Valley Police, responsible for crime and criminal justice and, before that, local policing.

At the NPIA he was initially Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive until stepping up to the role of Chief Executive in September 2010. As Chief Executive, Nick is a member of ACPO Cabinet and Council as well as the High Level Working Group on Police Value for Money. He is the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for the Information Systems Improvement Strategy as well as for the IMPACT Programme – delivering the Police National Database to policing in response to Lord Bichard’s recommendation. He leads on supplier engagement for the police service, in partnership with the Home Office Commercial Directorate.

Nick’s police career began in Leicestershire Constabulary in 1988, fresh from a degree in French and Politics at the University of Leicester. He served in a variety of uniform and detective roles in and around Leicester before commencing a 3 year secondment to the National Criminal Intelligence Service in 1995. During his secondment he was based both in London and Paris. In Paris, he worked extensively in support of the investigation into the death of the Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed – subsequently giving evidence at the inquest.

On his return to Leicestershire in 1998, Nick performed a variety of roles including Detective Superintendent, Head of Crime Squads and Basic Command Unit Commander for Leicestershire East area. He transferred to Thames Valley Police at the beginning of 2006. Nick is an enthusiastic and eternally optimistic follower of Leicester City Football Club. He is regularly to be seen waving a flag in his capacity as Referee’s Assistant during Leicestershire Youth League games involving his son and daughter. He also enjoys running, cycling and is nurturing the beginnings of a love of opera.

He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the 2012 New Year’s Honours list.

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

Day 1: Presentation of the Sir Robert Peel Medal for Leadership in Evidence-Based Policing Jul 19, 2012

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Anthony Bouza came to the United States with his family at age 9. After graduating from Manual High School in Brooklyn and serving in the U.S. Army, Bouza worked briefly in sales in the garment industry in Manhattan before joining the New York City police, eventually becoming commander of police in The Bronx. In 1976 became deputy chief of the New York City Transit Police. He was brought to Minneapolis by Mayor Donald Fraser, who when newly elected in 1980, wanted an outsider to head the department following a series of scandals under his predecessor. After stepping down as chief, Anthony Bouza served as Minnesota gaming commissioner from 1989 to 1991 and briefly as director of the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence in the nation's capital. Bouza holds a Bachelors degree in business administration (1965) and a Masters degree in public administration (1968) from Baruch University. Bouza is author of four books: The Police Mystique: An Insider's Look at Cops, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System (Da Capo, 1990), A Carpet of Blue: An Ex-Cop Takes a Tough Look at America's Drug Problem (Fairview, 1991), Police Unbound: Corruption, Abuse, and Heroism by the Boys in Blue (Prometheus, 2001), and The Decline and Fall of the American Empire: Corruption, Decadence, and the American Dream (Da Capo Press, 2003). He also wrote two technical books: Police Intelligence: The Operations of an Investigative Unit (AMS Press, 1976) and Police Administration (Elsevier, 1978).

The 5th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2012.

'Less Prison + More Policing = Less Crime': Professor Lawrence Sherman Feb 16, 2011

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A presentation by Professor Lawrence Sherman, Wolfson Professor of Criminology, Director of the Jerry Lee Centre for Experimental Criminology and Director, Police Executive Programme.

Repeated experiments show that focused policing reduces crime. Yet research shows that prison increases offenders’ crime rates, especially after they are sent to prison for the first time. New forecasting tools allow criminologists to predict the few people who are too dangerous to divert from prosecution, and the vast majority of minor offenders who are “super-safe” in terms of serious violence. By letting police manage these low-harm offenders, prosecuting them as a last resort rather than the first option, we may be able to cut crime, cut costs, and reduce the prison population. This Cambridge Criminology video talk describes the key experiments for testing this hypothesis.

Cambridge Ideas - The Crime Experiment Nov 15, 2010

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Eminent criminologist Prof Lawrence Sherman has just set up a long term experiment with the police, to scientifically study crime in Manchester and come up with some solutions. This experiment will study crime hot spots and try out a technique Prof Sherman has developed in USA to lessen crime throughout the city by changing policing at these locations. This is the first time such a systematic experiment on city crime has been mounted in the UK.

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