Crime Prevention: Strategies to Deal With Active Shooters

How to Prevent Active Shooter Incidents at Educational Institutions: 20 strategies that can reduce the chances of planned attacks. 20 Active Shooter and Active Killer Prevention Strategies by Michael Dorn  September 15, 2016 See full article at: http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/article/20_active_shooter_and_active_killer_prevention_strategies Excerpts:  These strategies to deal with an active shooter on campus are as options to be considered rather than a checklist. It … Read More

NYPD Watchdog Say Bratton’s ‘Broken Windows’ Hasn’t Worked

Outgoing (now gone) NYC Police Commissioner Bill Bratton vigorously disagrees . One of Bill Bratton’s signature programs (along with Comp Stat) is adoption of the :Broken Windows” strategy based on the notion that nipping bad behavior in the bud will prevent worse behavior. The theory was introduced in a 1982 article by social scientists James Q. Wilson and George L. Kellin based on … Read More

Focused Deterrence Strategies by the National Institute of Justice

  https://www.crimesolutions.gov/PracticeDetails.aspx?ID=11 Practice Goals Focused deterrence strategies (also referred to as “pulling levers” policing) are problem-oriented policing strategies that follow the core principles of deterrence theory. The strategies target specific criminal behavior committed by a small number of chronic offenders who are vulnerable to sanctions and punishment. Offenders are directly confronted and informed that continued criminal behavior will not be … Read More

Report: Murder & Homicide Rates – Before & After Gun Bans

MURDER AND HOMICIDE RATES BEFORE AND AFTER GUN BANS Every place that has been banned guns (either all guns or all handguns) has seen murder rates go up. You cannot point to one place where murder rates have fallen, whether it’s Chicago or D.C. or even island nations such as England, Jamaica, or Ireland. For an example of homicide rates before and after … Read More