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The open-access availability of criminological research to practitioners and policy makers
Criminology produces policy-relevant research and criminologists often seek to influence practice, but most criminological research is …
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Changes in Police Calls for Service During the Early Months of the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic poses multiple challenges for policing, including the need to continue responding to calls from the public. …
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Initial evidence on the relationship between the coronavirus pandemic and crime in the United States
The COVID-19 pandemic led to substantial changes in the daily activities of millions of Americans, with many businesses and schools …
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Studying crime and place with the Crime Open Database
The study of spatial and temporal crime patterns is important for both academic understanding of crime-generating processes and for …
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Comparing methods for measuring crime harm/severity
Ensuring police resources are focused where they are most needed requires understanding of the consequences of crime in relation to …
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The value of CCTV surveillance cameras as an investigative tool: an empirical analysis
There has been extensive research on the value of closed-circuit television (CCTV) for preventing crime, but little on its value as an …
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Self-guardianship at automated teller machines
Automated teller machines (ATMs) are central to the functioning of developed economies, but by their very nature operate without human …
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Children, gender, and sexual exploitation: a quantitative analysis of administrative data
In this case study, we focus on our recent large-scale quantitative analysis of 9,042 children who accessed sexual exploitation support …
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Immaterial boys? A large-scale exploration of gender-based differences in child sexual exploitation service users
Child sexual exploitation is increasingly recognized nationally and internationally as a pressing child protection, crime prevention, …
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Routine activities and proactive police activity: a macro-scale analysis of police searches in London and New York City
This paper explored how city-level changes in routine activities were associated with changes in frequencies of police searches using …
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